A hospital in Wheeling, WV. It ran an operating surplus of 6.3% in FY25 on $675.5M of operating revenue. It held 18 days of cash on hand (47th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -15.2% in FY20 to 6.3% in FY25.
Operating margin · FY25
+6.3%
▲ 2.8 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals64th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
18d
all sources
▲ 2.5 days vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals47th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$675.5M
▲ 98.0 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals79th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+7.0%
▲ 1.5 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals53rd pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at WHEELING HOSPITAL, INC is about $6.8M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where WHEELING HOSPITAL, INC 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 hospitalWHEELING HOSPITAL,Urban 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
447,868
537,871
628,959
Other operating revenue
31,930
39,579
46,513
Total operating revenue
479,798
577,450
675,472
Total operating expenses
479,850
557,352
633,111
Operating income
(52)
20,098
42,362
Operating margin %
0.0%
+3.5%
+6.3%
Investment income
7,185
12,221
5,025
Other non-operating, net
(252)
0
0
Net income
6,881
32,319
47,387
Net income %
+1.4%
+5.5%
+7.0%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY25 · 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 170-bed hospital at 67% occupancy 68% 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
67.1%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
114.35
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
170
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
14,294
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.9d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
68.2%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
2,468
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
24.8%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$35.7M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.408
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.5%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.99
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.978497
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 6 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
OHIO County, WV · metro, under 250K
Median household income
$57.9K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
15.7%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
5.2%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
22.3%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
22.8%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 12.4% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 25.5% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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