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Children's hospital · Saint Paul, MN

GILLETTE CHILDRENS SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

CCN 243300RAMSEY CountyGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityUrban (USDA RUCC)50 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Saint Paul, MN. It ran an operating surplus of 0.1% in FY24 on $368.8M of operating revenue. It held 250 days of cash on hand (60th percentile among Children's hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -8.5% in FY20 to 0.1% in FY24.

Operating margin · FY24
+0.1%
7.3 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals35th pctl of 66 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
250d
all sources
85.1 days vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals60th pctl of 60 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$368.8M
84.7 $M vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals28th pctl of 68 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+6.9%
3.7 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals32nd pctl of 66 (FY24)
Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=66); the Children's hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
One point of operating margin at GILLETTE CHILDRENS SPECIALTY HOSPITAL is about $3.7M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where GILLETTE CHILDRENS SPECIALTY sits among Children's hospitals

Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 66 of 73 filed

Each point is one Children's 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 Children's hospital median is +5.6%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=66); the Children's hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Children's hospital median +5.572969972789766%GILLETTE CHILDRENS +0.12366643737356416%-20%0%+20%Children's hospital median +5.572969972789766%GILLETTE CHILDRENS +0.12366643737356416%
One children's hospitalGILLETTE CHILDRENSChildren's 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
+0.1% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+6.9% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
250d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
3.62× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
70% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not reported in this filing
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue266,704268,682351,798
Other operating revenue10,95215,48017,017
Total operating revenue277,655284,161368,815
Total operating expenses283,550304,639368,359
Operating income(5,895)(20,477)456
Operating margin %-2.1%-7.2%+0.1%
Grants & contributions12,2756,9056,022
Investment income(19,562)23,93821,023
Other non-operating, net000
Net income(13,182)10,36627,501
Net income %-4.9%+3.3%+6.9%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
FY20, FY23, FY24 accounts receivable is not shown: patient receivables not separately identified on the filed balance sheet.

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

A 50-bed hospital at 47% occupancy 58% 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
46.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
23.47
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
50
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
2,116
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
4.0d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
57.7%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
-8.5%+4.8%-2.1%-7.2%+0.1%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
369 days393 days345 days335 days250 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

RAMSEY County, MN · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$81.0K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
12.4%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
5.2%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
15.4%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
18.1%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 10.0% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 19.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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