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Urban PPS hospital · Charleston, WV

CAMC CHARLESTON SURGICAL HOSPITAL

CCN 510091KANAWHA CountyPhysicianUrban (USDA RUCC)7 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Charleston, WV. It ran an operating surplus of 21.7% in FY24 on $33.6M of operating revenue. It held 121 days of cash on hand (75th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 19.6% in FY20 to 21.7% in FY24.

Operating margin · FY24
+21.7%
vs Urban PPS hospitals91st pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
121d
all sources
vs Urban PPS hospitals75th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$33.6M
vs Urban PPS hospitals5th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+22.5%
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 CAMC CHARLESTON SURGICAL HOSPITAL is about $336K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where CAMC CHARLESTON SURGICAL 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.
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +2.027429837815152%CAMC CHARLESTON +21.658530777473512%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +2.027429837815152%CAMC CHARLESTON +21.658530777473512%
One urban pps hospitalCAMC CHARLESTONUrban 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.

Operating margin
+21.7% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+22.5% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
121d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
3.34× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
93% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
36d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue35,67633,70233,334
Other operating revenue434262
Total operating revenue35,67933,73633,596
Total operating expenses29,36827,41726,320
Operating income6,3126,3187,276
Operating margin %+17.7%+18.7%+21.7%
Investment income256239
Other non-operating, net92461308
Net income6,4296,8417,623
Net income %+18.0%+20.0%+22.5%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

A 7-bed hospital at 5% occupancy 97% 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
5.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
0.38
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
7
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
62
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.2d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
97.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
113.30
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
17.9%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$2.1M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Results are based on a shorter time period than required.; Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
The number of cases/patients is too few to report.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
The number of cases/patients is too few to report.
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.987487
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
+19.6%+24.7%+17.7%+18.7%+21.7%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
110 days89 days83 days101 days121 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

KANAWHA County, WV · metro, under 250K
Median household income
$58.9K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
16.1%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
4.7%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
21.7%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
24.0%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 14.1% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 29.4% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).

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