A hospital in Dickson City, PA. It ran an operating surplus of 1.5% in FY25 on $133.1M of operating revenue. It held 22 days of cash on hand (50th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 0.7% in FY23 to 1.5% in FY25, though it fell 22.9 points in the most recent year. Including nonoperating items, the all-in result was negative at 28.0%.
Operating margin · FY25
+1.5%
vs Urban PPS hospitals51st pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
22d
all sources
vs Urban PPS hospitals50th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$133.1M
vs Urban PPS hospitals27th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
-28.0%
vs Urban PPS hospitals2nd pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - DICKSON CITY is about $1.3M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL 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.
One urban pps hospitalLEHIGH VALLEYUrban 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.
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 33-bed hospital at 63% occupancy 74% 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
63.0%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
20.85
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
33
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
2,435
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.1d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
73.9%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
293.70
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
27.2%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.999
No Different than National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
16%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
1.01
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.927576
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 3 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
LACKAWANNA County, PA
Median household income
$64.7K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
14.0%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
4.7%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
20.3%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
Not available
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 12.5% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 26.4% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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