Astrelis
Children's hospital · Akron, OH

AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

CCN 363303SUMMIT CountyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateUrban (USDA RUCC)225 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Akron, OH. It ran an operating surplus of 6.4% in FY24 on $1392.6M of operating revenue. It held 93 days of cash on hand (37th percentile among Children's hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -4.5% in FY20 to 6.4% in FY24.

Operating margin · FY24
+6.4%
3.2 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals55th pctl of 66 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
93d
all sources
14.1 days vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals37th pctl of 60 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$1.39B
145.7 $M vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals75th pctl of 68 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+13.4%
8.1 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals62nd 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 AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL is about $13.9M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 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%AKRON CHILDREN'S +6.355869221393634%-20%0%+20%Children's hospital median +5.572969972789766%AKRON CHILDREN'S +6.355869221393634%
One children's hospitalAKRON CHILDREN'SChildren'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
+6.4% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+13.4% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
93d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
2.21× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
73% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
47d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue1,040,4881,113,6271,253,256
Other operating revenue97,653133,281139,394
Total operating revenue1,138,1411,246,9071,392,650
Total operating expenses1,120,3031,208,1561,304,135
Operating income17,83838,75288,515
Operating margin %+1.6%+3.1%+6.4%
Investment income(42,909)67,53273,182
Other non-operating, net38,723(34,713)40,883
Net income13,65271,571202,580
Net income %+1.2%+5.6%+13.4%
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 225-bed hospital at 58% occupancy 64% 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
58.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
132.52
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
225
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
10,104
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
4.8d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
63.7%
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
-4.5%+7.4%+1.6%+3.1%+6.4%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
75 days80 days88 days79 days93 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

SUMMIT County, OH
Median household income
$71.0K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
12.6%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
5.6%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
19.0%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
18.2%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 9.2% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 20.1% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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