A hospital in Hardeeville, SC. It ran an operating surplus of 24.9% in FY22 on $94.8M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (0th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 18.7% in FY20 to 24.9% in FY22.
Operating margin · FY22
+24.9%
▲ 1.2 pts vs FY21
vs Urban PPS hospitals94th pctl of 2,537 (FY22)
Days cash on hand · FY22
0d
all sources
▬ 0.0 days vs FY21
vs Urban PPS hospitals0th pctl of 2,290 (FY22)
Total operating revenue · FY22
$94.8M
▲ 3.5 $M vs FY21
vs Urban PPS hospitals22nd pctl of 2,581 (FY22)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY22
+25.0%
▼ 0.4 pts vs FY21
vs Urban PPS hospitals94th pctl of 2,539 (FY22)
Benchmarked within its own FY22 pool (n=2,537); the Urban PPS hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
One point of operating margin at COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL is about $948K per year (1% of FY22 total operating revenue).
Where COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL sits among Urban PPS hospitals
Operating margin · FY22 pool · n = 2,537 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 -0.8%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
Benchmarked within its own FY22 pool (n=2,537); the Urban PPS hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
One urban pps hospitalCOASTAL CAROLINAUrban 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.
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY20
FY21
FY22
Patient revenue
80,554
90,818
94,750
Other operating revenue
536
459
70
Total operating revenue
81,089
91,276
94,820
Total operating expenses
65,936
69,606
71,186
Operating income
15,154
21,671
23,634
Operating margin %
+18.7%
+23.7%
+24.9%
Investment income
0
0
0
Other non-operating, net
100
2,056
89
Net income
15,254
23,727
23,723
Net income %
+18.8%
+25.4%
+25.0%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY22 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 37-bed hospital at 52% occupancy 72% 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
51.8%
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
19.22
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
37
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
3,351
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.1d
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
72.2%
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
266.80
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
15.5%
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$4.8M
Verified fact2022
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.259
No Different than National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
13.9%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
1.03
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.927384
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
JASPER County, SC
Median household income
$63.5K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
18.3%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
12.9%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
22.0%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
22.0%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 8.5% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 27.9% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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