Astrelis
Urban PPS hospital · Lewiston, ME

ST MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

CCN 200034Voluntary non-profit - ChurchUrban (USDA RUCC)126 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Lewiston, ME. It ran an operating loss of 2.8% in FY24 on $223.6M of operating revenue. It held 41 days of cash on hand (59th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -16.1% in FY20 to -2.8% in FY24.

Operating margin · FY24
-2.8%
12.6 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals35th pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
41d
all sources
19.4 days vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals59th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$223.6M
1.5 $M vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals44th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
-2.0%
11.3 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals22nd 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 ST MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER is about $2.2M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where ST MARY'S REGIONAL 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.
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +2.027429837815152%ST MARY'S -2.7935669812379973%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +2.027429837815152%ST MARY'S -2.7935669812379973%
One urban pps hospitalST MARY'SUrban 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.

Operating margin
-2.8% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-2.0% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
41d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
0.50× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
-24% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
41d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue196,331211,411202,305
Other operating revenue14,88313,60121,248
Total operating revenue211,214225,013223,553
Total operating expenses260,737259,548229,798
Operating income(49,523)(34,535)(6,245)
Operating margin %-23.4%-15.3%-2.8%
Other non-operating, net(1,890)4,1211,781
Net income(51,413)(30,414)(4,464)
Net income %-24.6%-13.3%-2.0%
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 126-bed hospital at 31% occupancy 73% 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
31.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
39.15
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
126
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
3,181
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
4.5d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
73.2%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
873.40
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
18.9%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$25.1M
Verified fact2023
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
14.7%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.97
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
1.220942
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
-16.1%-9.1%-23.4%-15.3%-2.8%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
40 days22 days19 days22 days41 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

ANDROSCOGGIN County, ME · metro, under 250K
Median household income
$67.3K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
13.0%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
6.8%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
18.5%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
20.3%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 12.5% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 27.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).

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