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Urban PPS hospital · Detroit, MI

HENRY FORD HEALTH ST JOHN HOSPITAL

CCN 230165WAYNE CountyVoluntary non-profit - ChurchUrban (USDA RUCC)432 bedsLatest FY 2025
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Detroit, MI. It ran an operating loss of 0.7% in FY25 on $1079.5M of operating revenue. It held 1 day of cash on hand (29th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -5.3% in FY21 to -0.7% in FY25. Including nonoperating items, the all-in result was positive at 4.9%.

Operating margin · FY25
-0.7%
2.4 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals43rd pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
1d
all sources
0.2 days vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals29th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$1.08B
80.1 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals89th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+4.9%
1.1 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals44th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at HENRY FORD HEALTH ST JOHN HOSPITAL is about $10.8M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).

Where HENRY FORD HEALTH 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%HENRY FORD -0.7027185102934491%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +1.3311360264910879%HENRY FORD -0.7027185102934491%
One urban pps hospitalHENRY FORDUrban 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
-0.7% (FY25)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+4.9% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
1d (FY25)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
4.44× (FY25)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
86% (FY25)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
45d (FY25)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY23FY24FY25
Patient revenue929,089999,4191,079,536
Other operating revenue2
Total operating revenue929,091999,4191,079,536
Total operating expenses1,018,0621,030,4041,087,122
Operating income(88,970)(30,985)(7,586)
Operating margin %-9.6%-3.1%-0.7%
Grants & contributions1,1771,536
Investment income2,1591,3732,720
Other non-operating, net165,68969,20960,932
Net income80,05541,13356,066
Net income %+7.3%+3.8%+4.9%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY21–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
FY25 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 432-bed hospital at 66% occupancy 51% 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
65.8%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
284.91
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
432
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
28,333
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.7d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
51.0%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
3,212
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
17.4%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Results are based on a shorter time period than required.; This measure was calculated using partial performance period data due to a CMS-approved exception.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
This measure was calculated using partial performance period data due to a CMS-approved exception.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
This measure was calculated using partial performance period data due to a CMS-approved exception.
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
This measure was calculated using partial performance period data due to a CMS-approved exception.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
-5.3%-11.8%-9.6%-3.1%-0.7%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Days cash on hand
2 days1 day2 days1 day1 dayFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

The county this hospital serves

WAYNE County, MI
Median household income
$59.5K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
20.1%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
5.7%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
16.1%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
24.3%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 13.5% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 27.6% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).

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