A hospital in Athens, GA. It ran an operating surplus of 6.1% in FY25 on $920.5M of operating revenue. It held 5 days of cash on hand (38th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 4.3% in FY21 to 6.1% in FY25, though it fell 1.2 points in the most recent year.
Operating margin · FY25
+6.1%
▼ 1.2 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals63rd pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
5d
all sources
▲ 1.2 days vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals38th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$920.5M
▲ 108.9 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals86th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+12.4%
▲ 4.2 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals71st pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER is about $9.2M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL 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 ATHENSUrban 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
629,813
811,570
920,469
Other operating revenue
81,099
—
—
Total operating revenue
710,912
811,570
920,469
Total operating expenses
645,416
752,872
864,741
Operating income
65,496
58,699
55,729
Operating margin %
+9.2%
+7.2%
+6.1%
Grants & contributions
9
107
41,270
Investment income
3
2
0
Other non-operating, net
7,524
8,781
25,484
Net income
73,032
67,589
122,483
Net income %
+10.2%
+8.2%
+12.4%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY21–FY25 · where other operating income is not reported, total operating revenue reflects net patient revenue alone · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
FY25 net patient A/R is not shown: gross A/R was not reported on the filing, making the derived net figure spurious (AR quality flag).
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 341-bed hospital at 77% occupancy 54% 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
76.6%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
259.27
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
341
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
25,460
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.7d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
54.2%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
2,656
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
20.4%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.294
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.5%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.95
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
1.013228
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
Location, GA
Median household income
$52.3K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
25.9%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
11.1%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
12.1%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
19.4%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.5% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 20.3% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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