A hospital in Covington, LA. It ran an operating surplus of 9.7% in FY24 on $66.6M of operating revenue. It held 4 days of cash on hand (34th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 11.3% in FY20 to 9.7% in FY24.
Operating margin · FY24
+9.7%
vs Urban PPS hospitals71st pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
4d
all sources
vs Urban PPS hospitals34th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$66.6M
vs Urban PPS hospitals14th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+10.0%
vs Urban PPS hospitals64th 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 AVALA is about $666K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where AVALA 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 hospitalAVALAUrban 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
63,975
65,232
67,372
Other operating revenue
356
(1,875)
(723)
Total operating revenue
64,331
63,357
66,649
Total operating expenses
59,230
55,369
60,192
Operating income
5,101
7,989
6,457
Operating margin %
+7.9%
+12.6%
+9.7%
Investment income
7
12
5
Other non-operating, net
205
141
209
Net income
5,313
8,142
6,671
Net income %
+8.2%
+12.8%
+10.0%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · 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
FY20, FY21, FY22, FY23, FY24 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 21-bed hospital at 21% occupancy 67% 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
21.5%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
4.53
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
21
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
869
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
1.9d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
67.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
210.80
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
18.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$0.0M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
14%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.96
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.906108
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
ST. TAMMANY County, LA · metro, 250K–1M
Median household income
$79.3K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
12.2%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
7.3%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
18.0%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
20.1%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Not designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.5% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 16.7% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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