A hospital in Cartersville, GA. It ran an operating surplus of 12.9% in FY25 on $230.5M of operating revenue. It held 3 days of cash on hand (35th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 33.0% in FY20 to 12.9% in FY25, though it rose 2.6 points in the most recent year.
Operating margin · FY25
+12.9%
vs Urban PPS hospitals79th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
3d
all sources
vs Urban PPS hospitals35th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$230.5M
vs Urban PPS hospitals44th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+13.5%
vs Urban PPS hospitals73rd pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at PIEDMONT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER is about $2.3M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where PIEDMONT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL sits among Urban PPS hospitals
Operating margin · FY25 pool · n = 1,475 of 2,681 filed
Each point is one Urban PPS hospital in the national distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market — that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The Urban PPS hospital median is +1.3%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One urban pps hospitalPIEDMONT CARTERSVILLEUrban PPS hospital median
The money
$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated
Ratios tell you how this hospital is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY23
FY24
FY25
Patient revenue
170,144
203,882
229,228
Other operating revenue
2,931
2,083
1,275
Total operating revenue
173,075
205,965
230,502
Total operating expenses
182,164
184,846
200,814
Operating income
(9,089)
21,120
29,689
Operating margin %
-5.3%
+10.3%
+12.9%
Grants & contributions
—
0
73
Investment income
648
505
809
Other non-operating, net
625
488
684
Net income
(7,816)
22,113
31,255
Net income %
-4.5%
+10.7%
+13.5%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY25 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 118-bed hospital at 71% occupancy 58% of patient revenue is outpatient.
The metrics this hospital type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.
Scale and flow
Occupancy
71.0%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
83.98
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
118
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
8,296
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.7d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
58.4%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
745.50
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
18.6%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$22.1M
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.94
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.881411
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 6 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
BARTOW County, GA · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$79.4K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
10.1%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
14.6%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
14.5%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
20.4%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Not designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 8.2% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 21.1% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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