Astrelis
Children's hospital · Houston, TX

HEALTHBRIDGE CHILDRENS'S HOSPITAL OF HOUSTON

CCN 453309HARRIS CountyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateUrban (USDA RUCC)111 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Houston, TX. It ran an operating surplus of 22.0% in FY24 on $66.9M of operating revenue. Only a single comparable reporting year is available, so trend context is limited.

Operating margin · FY24
+22.0%
vs Children's hospitals89th pctl of 66 (FY24)
Days cash on hand
Not available
all sources
vs Children's hospitals
Total operating revenue · FY24
$66.9M
vs Children's hospitals7th pctl of 68 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+22.0%
vs Children's hospitals86th pctl of 66 (FY24)
Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=66); the Children's hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
One point of operating margin at HEALTHBRIDGE CHILDRENS'S HOSPITAL OF HOUSTON is about $669K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where HEALTHBRIDGE CHILDRENS'S HOSPITAL sits among Children's hospitals

Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 66 of 73 filed

Each point is one Children's 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 Children's hospital median is +5.6%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=66); the Children's hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Children's hospital median +5.572969972789766%HEALTHBRIDGE CHILDRENS'S +21.99931858732393%-20%0%+20%Children's hospital median +5.572969972789766%HEALTHBRIDGE CHILDRENS'S +21.99931858732393%
One children's hospitalHEALTHBRIDGE CHILDRENS'SChildren's 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
+22.0% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+22.0% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
Not reported in this filing
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
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 itemFY20FY23FY24
Patient revenue19,65247,41966,648
Other operating revenue0272
Total operating revenue19,65247,41966,920
Total operating expenses18,50636,20352,198
Operating income1,14611,21614,722
Operating margin %+5.8%+23.7%+22.0%
Investment income175
Other non-operating, net001
Net income1,32111,21614,723
Net income %+6.7%+23.7%+22.0%
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 111-bed hospital at 66% occupancy 0% 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
65.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
73.22
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
111
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
318
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
84.0d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
0.2%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 3 reporting years
Operating margin
+5.8%+23.7%+22.0%FY20FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
Not available
FY24 days cash suppressed: out of display range.

The county this hospital serves

HARRIS County, TX · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$73.1K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
15.9%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
21.2%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
11.4%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
21.8%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 5.6% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 12.9% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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