Astrelis
Urban PPS hospital · Milwaukee, WI

ASCENSION SE WISCONSIN HOSPITAL

CCN 520136MILWAUKEE CountyVoluntary non-profit - ChurchUrban (USDA RUCC)202 bedsLatest FY 2025
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Milwaukee, WI. It ran an operating loss of 6.6% in FY25 on $386.4M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (24th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 9.0% in FY21 to -6.6% in FY25.

Operating margin · FY25
-6.6%
12.0 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals28th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
0d
all sources
0.1 days vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals24th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$386.4M
9.7 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals61st pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
-4.0%
1.3 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals18th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at ASCENSION SE WISCONSIN HOSPITAL is about $3.9M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).

Where ASCENSION SE WISCONSIN 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.

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +1.3311360264910879%ASCENSION SE -6.611411761448083%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +1.3311360264910879%ASCENSION SE -6.611411761448083%
One urban pps hospitalASCENSION SEUrban 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
-6.6% (FY25)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-4.0% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
0d (FY25)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
1.10× (FY25)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
66% (FY25)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
49d (FY25)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY23FY24FY25
Patient revenue377,039375,734386,086
Other operating revenue460922317
Total operating revenue377,500376,655386,403
Total operating expenses374,061356,291411,950
Operating income3,43920,364(25,547)
Operating margin %+0.9%+5.4%-6.6%
Grants & contributions604469399
Investment income0
Other non-operating, net3,559(40,939)9,418
Net income7,602(20,106)(15,730)
Net income %+2.0%-6.0%-4.0%
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 202-bed hospital at 46% occupancy 70% 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
45.9%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
93.05
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
202
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
11,329
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.0d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
69.5%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
1,479
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
19.3%
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
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)
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
+9.0%+4.0%+0.9%+5.4%-6.6%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Days cash on hand
0 days1 day1 day1 day0 daysFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

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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