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Urban PPS hospital · Jamaica Plain, MA

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN FAULKNER HOSPITAL

CCN 220119SUFFOLK CountyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateUrban (USDA RUCC)150 bedsLatest FY 2025
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Jamaica Plain, MA. It ran an operating loss of 4.6% in FY25 on $415.7M of operating revenue. It held 30 days of cash on hand (53rd percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -5.3% in FY20 to -4.6% in FY25, though it fell 4.1 points in the most recent year.

Operating margin · FY25
-4.6%
vs Urban PPS hospitals32nd pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
30d
all sources
vs Urban PPS hospitals53rd pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$415.7M
vs Urban PPS hospitals63rd pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
-2.4%
vs Urban PPS hospitals21st pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN FAULKNER HOSPITAL is about $4.2M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).

Where BRIGHAM AND WOMEN 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.

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +1.3311360264910879%BRIGHAM AND -4.56778798396489%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +1.3311360264910879%BRIGHAM AND -4.56778798396489%
One urban pps hospitalBRIGHAM ANDUrban 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
-4.6% (FY25)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-2.4% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
30d (FY25)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
1.05× (FY25)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
29% (FY25)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
40d (FY25)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY23FY24FY25
Patient revenue346,126385,701415,663
Other operating revenue316442
Total operating revenue346,442386,143415,663
Total operating expenses375,213388,087434,650
Operating income(28,772)(1,943)(18,987)
Operating margin %-8.3%-0.5%-4.6%
Grants & contributions(15)2,196
Investment income11956
Other non-operating, net13,0807,9266,589
Net income(15,681)6,924(10,202)
Net income %-4.4%+1.8%-2.4%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–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

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

A 150-bed hospital at 83% occupancy 71% 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
82.5%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
124.18
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
150
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
8,688
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
5.2d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
70.8%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
1,435
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
19.8%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$26.1M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.39
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
14.1%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.9
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.703557
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 6 reporting years
Operating margin
-5.3%+0.5%-7.8%-8.3%-0.5%-4.6%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Days cash on hand
105 days12 days4 days32 days16 days30 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

The county this hospital serves

SUFFOLK County, MA · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$92.9K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
16.5%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
3.3%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
13.0%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
17.2%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 9.1% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 15.3% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).

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