Astrelis
Urban PPS hospital · Houston, TX

EAST HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER

CCN 670320HARRIS CountyProprietaryUrban (USDA RUCC)4 bedsLatest FY 2025
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Houston, TX. It ran an operating surplus of 36.2% in FY25 on $43.6M of operating revenue. It held 52 days of cash on hand (59th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 48.0% in FY24 to 36.2% in FY25.

Operating margin · FY25
+36.2%
11.8 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals97th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
52d
all sources
38.7 days vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals59th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$43.6M
5.4 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals8th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+36.2%
11.8 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals97th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at EAST HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER is about $436K per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).

Where EAST HOUSTON MEDICAL 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%EAST HOUSTON +36.205570970547804%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +1.3311360264910879%EAST HOUSTON +36.205570970547804%
One urban pps hospitalEAST HOUSTONUrban 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
+36.2% (FY25)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+36.2% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
52d (FY25)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not shown, outside plausibility bounds
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
99% (FY25)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
162d (FY25)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY24FY25
Patient revenue38,16143,572
Total operating revenue38,16143,572
Total operating expenses19,83927,797
Operating income18,32215,776
Operating margin %+48.0%+36.2%
Net income18,32215,776
Net income %+48.0%+36.2%
2 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY24–FY25 · where other operating income is not reported, total operating revenue reflects net patient revenue alone

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

A 4-bed hospital at 48% occupancy 91% 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
48.5%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
1.95
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
4
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
208
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.4d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
91.0%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
69.50
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
11.6%
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.; 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)
The number of cases/patients is too few to report.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 2 reporting years
Operating margin
+48.0%+36.2%FY24FY25
Days cash on hand
14 days52 daysFY24FY25

The county this hospital serves

HARRIS County, TX
Median household income
$73.1K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
15.9%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
21.2%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
11.4%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
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).

Portfolio Performance ReviewFrom $7,500Founding Edition

Every facility in your portfolio, benchmarked and triaged: which are fine, which need a closer look, which need attention now. Requires only a CCN roster. Founding Edition: delivered within 30 days of eligibility confirmation, full refund if the published scope cannot be delivered.

build aa21187 · 2026-07-23