Astrelis
Psychiatric hospital · Berwick, PA

BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER

CCN 394058COLUMBIA CountyProprietaryRural (USDA RUCC)14 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Berwick, PA. It ran an operating loss of 11.8% in FY24 on $4.6M of operating revenue. It held 12 days of cash on hand (65th percentile among Psychiatric hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 16.9% in FY23 to -11.8% in FY24.

Operating margin · FY24
-11.8%
28.7 pts vs FY23
vs Psychiatric hospitals20th pctl of 437 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
12d
all sources
20.9 days vs FY23
vs Psychiatric hospitals65th pctl of 376 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$4.6M
2.5 $M vs FY23
vs Psychiatric hospitals6th pctl of 509 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
-11.4%
46.4 pts vs FY23
vs Psychiatric hospitals14th pctl of 434 (FY24)
One point of operating margin at BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER is about $46K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER sits among Psychiatric hospitals

Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 437 of 610 filed

Each point is one Psychiatric 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 Psychiatric hospital median is +4.8%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Psychiatric hospital median +4.788257940327237%BERWICK HOSPITAL -11.833792848924299%-20%0%+20%Psychiatric hospital median +4.788257940327237%BERWICK HOSPITAL -11.833792848924299%
One psychiatric hospitalBERWICK HOSPITALPsychiatric 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
-11.8% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-11.4% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
12d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
2.15× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
-191% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
89d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY23FY24
Patient revenue4,3254,606
Other operating revenue2,792
Total operating revenue7,1174,606
Total operating expenses5,9155,151
Operating income1,202(545)
Operating margin %+16.9%-11.8%
Other non-operating, net1,99420
Net income3,196(525)
Net income %+35.1%-11.3%
2 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY23–FY24 · where other operating income is not reported, total operating revenue reflects net patient revenue alone

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

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
81.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
11.49
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
14
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
187
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
22.4d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
How the care measures up
No public quality measures are reported for this facility in the current Care Compare refresh.

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 2 reporting years
Operating margin
+16.9%-11.8%FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
33 days12 daysFY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

COLUMBIA County, PA · nonmetro, urban 20K+, metro-adjacent
Median household income
$62.0K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
15.7%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
4.3%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
20.2%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
Not available
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Not designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 11.9% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 26.6% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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