A hospital in Paducah, KY. It ran an operating surplus of 16.5% in FY24 on $339.3M of operating revenue. It held 294 days of cash on hand (92nd percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 10.7% in FY20 to 16.5% in FY24.
Operating margin · FY24
+16.5%
▲ 3.4 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals84th pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
294d
all sources
▼ 32.5 days vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals92nd pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$339.3M
▲ 14.1 $M vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals58th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+19.5%
▲ 3.5 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals86th 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 MERCY HEALTH - LOURDES HOSPITAL is about $3.4M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where MERCY HEALTH - 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 hospitalMERCY HEALTHUrban 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
288,087
319,169
334,029
Other operating revenue
3,561
6,103
5,297
Total operating revenue
291,649
325,272
339,326
Total operating expenses
265,820
282,726
283,437
Operating income
25,829
42,546
55,889
Operating margin %
+8.9%
+13.1%
+16.5%
Investment income
(18,889)
10,331
10,993
Other non-operating, net
12,758
780
1,623
Net income
19,698
53,657
68,505
Net income %
+6.9%
+16.0%
+19.5%
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 171-bed hospital at 59% occupancy 63% 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
58.6%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
100.44
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
171
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
9,959
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.7d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
63.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
871.40
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
21.4%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$5.4M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.106
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
1.03
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.767433
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
MC CRACKEN County, KY · metro, under 250K
Median household income
$62.4K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
15.3%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
5.6%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
20.1%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
Not available
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 11.1% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 24.0% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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