A hospital in Harlingen, TX. It ran an operating surplus of 19.0% in FY25 on $477.6M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (0th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 13.9% in FY21 to 19.0% in FY25.
Operating margin · FY25
+19.0%
▼ 0.2 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals89th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
0d
all sources
▬ 0.0 days vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals0th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$477.6M
▲ 22.6 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals68th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+19.4%
▼ 0.2 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals85th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at VHS HARLINGEN HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC is about $4.8M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where VHS HARLINGEN 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 hospitalVHS HARLINGENUrban 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
FY23
FY24
FY25
Patient revenue
394,863
454,601
477,180
Other operating revenue
790
427
418
Total operating revenue
395,653
455,028
477,598
Total operating expenses
343,215
367,885
386,854
Operating income
52,438
87,143
90,745
Operating margin %
+13.3%
+19.2%
+19.0%
Investment income
0
(45)
(24)
Other non-operating, net
2,218
2,028
2,102
Net income
54,656
89,126
92,823
Net income %
+13.7%
+19.5%
+19.4%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY21–FY25 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
FY21, FY22, FY23, FY24, FY25 net patient A/R is not shown: gross A/R was not reported on the filing, making the derived net figure spurious (AR quality flag).
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 298-bed hospital at 79% occupancy 34% 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
79.2%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
236.49
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
298
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
20,724
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
4.2d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
34.1%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
1,547
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
14.9%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.293
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
14.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
1.04
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
1.083691
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
CAMERON County, TX
Median household income
$51.3K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
24.4%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
26.7%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
14.0%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
30.9%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 17.1% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 34.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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