A hospital in Austin, TX. It ran an operating surplus of 21.9% in FY24 on $578.9M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (19th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 19.6% in FY20 to 21.9% in FY24.
Operating margin · FY24
+21.9%
▲ 0.5 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals91st pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
0d
all sources
▲ 0.1 days vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals19th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$578.9M
▲ 50.6 $M vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals76th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+22.1%
▼ 0.2 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals89th 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 ST DAVID'S SOUTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER is about $5.8M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where ST DAVID'S SOUTH 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 hospitalST DAVID'SUrban 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.
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY22
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
465,314
528,252
578,890
Other operating revenue
1,303
(11)
—
Total operating revenue
466,616
528,241
578,890
Total operating expenses
375,819
415,052
452,091
Operating income
90,798
113,189
126,799
Operating margin %
+19.5%
+21.4%
+21.9%
Other non-operating, net
1,110
6,140
1,456
Net income
91,908
119,329
128,255
Net income %
+19.6%
+22.3%
+22.1%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · where other operating income is not reported, total operating revenue reflects net patient revenue alone · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 297-bed hospital at 82% occupancy 40% 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
81.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
243.50
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
297
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
22,769
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.9d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
39.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
1,445
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
16.7%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$49.2M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.192
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.2%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
1.06
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.984163
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
TRAVIS County, TX · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$97.2K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
11.0%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
12.2%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
10.7%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
15.7%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 3.0% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 7.9% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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