Astrelis
Urban PPS hospital · Paterson, NJ

ST JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER INC

CCN 310019PASSAIC CountyVoluntary non-profit - ChurchUrban (USDA RUCC)515 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Paterson, NJ. It ran an operating loss of 2.3% in FY24 on $1028.3M of operating revenue. It held 132 days of cash on hand (77th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from -0.9% in FY20 to -2.3% in FY24. Including nonoperating items, the all-in result was positive at 1.0%.

Operating margin · FY24
-2.3%
0.3 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals36th pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
132d
all sources
8.2 days vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals77th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$1.03B
59.1 $M vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals90th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+1.0%
2.0 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals32nd 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 JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER INC is about $10.3M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where ST JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY 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 JOSEPH'S -2.2584567534709694%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +2.027429837815152%ST JOSEPH'S -2.2584567534709694%
One urban pps hospitalST JOSEPH'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
-2.3% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+1.0% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
132d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
2.14× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
34% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
46d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue801,647832,108935,968
Other operating revenue92,101137,14092,376
Total operating revenue893,748969,2491,028,344
Total operating expenses918,464988,2111,051,569
Operating income(24,716)(18,963)(23,225)
Operating margin %-2.8%-2.0%-2.3%
Investment income27,49012,35116,156
Other non-operating, net5,57138,29518,169
Net income8,34531,68311,100
Net income %+0.9%+3.1%+1.0%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
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 515-bed hospital at 67% occupancy 38% 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
67.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
348.05
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
515
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
25,518
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
5.0d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
37.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
4,669
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
16.7%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$65.1M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.22
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.4%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
1.1
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.73346
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
-0.9%-0.9%-2.8%-2.0%-2.3%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
223 days201 days154 days140 days132 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

PASSAIC County, NJ · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$87.1K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
13.7%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
12.1%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
15.5%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
22.5%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 10.6% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 22.0% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).

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