A hospital in El Dorado, KS. It ran an operating loss of 6.8% in FY24 on $35.0M of operating revenue. It held 120 days of cash on hand (75th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -21.2% in FY20 to -6.8% in FY24.
Operating margin · FY24
-6.8%
▲ 2.3 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals25th pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
120d
all sources
▲ 2.1 days vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals75th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$35.0M
▬ 0.0 $M vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals6th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
-0.1%
▲ 2.2 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals28th pctl of 2,563 (FY24)
Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=2,562); the Urban PPS hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
One point of operating margin at SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is about $350K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where SUSAN B ALLEN sits among Urban PPS hospitals
Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 2,562 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 +2.0%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=2,562); the Urban PPS hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
One urban pps hospitalSUSAN BUrban 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
FY22
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
32,569
31,301
31,301
Other operating revenue
196
3,711
3,711
Total operating revenue
32,765
35,011
35,011
Total operating expenses
38,578
38,221
37,404
Operating income
(5,813)
(3,210)
(2,393)
Operating margin %
-17.7%
-9.2%
-6.8%
Grants & contributions
—
254
254
Investment income
(2,098)
1,279
1,279
Other non-operating, net
2,666
828
827
Net income
(5,245)
(849)
(33)
Net income %
-15.7%
-2.3%
-0.1%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 18-bed hospital at 31% occupancy 83% 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
31.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
5.65
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
18
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
700
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.9d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Swing-bed average daily census
0.19
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 L5–6
Swing-bed share of inpatient days
3.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 (acute + swing days)
Outpatient share of patient revenue
82.5%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
197.40
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
15.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$2.3M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
2.747
No Different than National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.1%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.84
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.95686
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
BUTLER County, KS · metro, 250K–1M
Median household income
$80.4K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
9.0%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
6.3%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
15.9%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
16.2%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.0% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 18.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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