A hospital in Macungie, PA. It ran an operating loss of 5.7% in FY24 on $17.1M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (0th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Only a single comparable reporting year is available, so trend context is limited.
Operating margin · FY24
-5.7%
vs Urban PPS hospitals28th pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
0d
all sources
vs Urban PPS hospitals0th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$17.1M
vs Urban PPS hospitals2nd pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
-2.0%
vs Urban PPS hospitals22nd 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 LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - MACUNGIE is about $171K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL 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.
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.
A condensed balance sheet is not shown for this hospital: the public cost report does not carry substantive balance-sheet detail (assets, liabilities, and net assets that reconcile) for this provider. The income statement and ratio exhibit above are the reliable financial view here. We lead with those rather than render a hollow table.
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 19-bed hospital at 14% occupancy 94% 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
13.6%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
3.33
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
19
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
207
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.3d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
93.6%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
0
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
100.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
Results are not available for this reporting period.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
The number of cases/patients is too few to report.
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
Results are not available for this reporting period.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · single reporting year
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
Location, PA
Median household income
$77.5K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
11.9%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
6.3%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
17.3%
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: 10.1% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 20.7% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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