A hospital in Milwaukee, WI. It ran an operating loss of 17.3% in FY25 on $551.6M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (24th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from -12.7% in FY21 to -17.3% in FY25, though it rose 1.0 points in the most recent year.
Operating margin · FY25
-17.3%
▲ 1.0 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals12th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
0d
all sources
▬ 0.0 days vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals24th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$551.6M
▲ 20.7 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals73rd pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
-5.3%
▲ 7.4 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals15th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at ASCENSION COLUMBIA ST MARYS HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE is about $5.5M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where ASCENSION COLUMBIA ST 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 hospitalASCENSION COLUMBIAUrban 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
524,421
520,775
542,166
Other operating revenue
9,407
10,034
9,391
Total operating revenue
533,828
530,809
551,557
Total operating expenses
588,944
627,896
647,195
Operating income
(55,115)
(97,088)
(95,639)
Operating margin %
-10.3%
-18.3%
-17.3%
Grants & contributions
2,360
2,517
3,557
Investment income
1
0
0
Other non-operating, net
(152,623)
23,776
59,536
Net income
(205,377)
(70,795)
(32,546)
Net income %
-53.5%
-12.7%
-5.3%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY21–FY25 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
FY24 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 243-bed hospital at 58% occupancy 60% 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
58.5%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
142.49
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
243
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
12,833
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
4.0d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
59.6%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
1,613
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
17.6%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Results are based on a shorter time period than required.; This measure was calculated using partial performance period data due to a CMS-approved exception.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
This measure was calculated using partial performance period data due to a CMS-approved exception.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
This measure was calculated using partial performance period data due to a CMS-approved exception.
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
This measure was calculated using partial performance period data due to a CMS-approved exception.
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
MILWAUKEE County, WI
Median household income
$62.1K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
17.5%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
7.1%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
14.4%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
22.2%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 11.3% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 23.5% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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