A dialysis facility in DC. It ran an operating loss of 26.7% in FY23 on $4.1M of operating revenue. It held 24 days of cash on hand (38th percentile among dialysis facilities on liquidity). Operating margin declined from -10.9% in FY20 to -26.7% in FY23.
Operating margin · FY23
-26.7%
vs dialysis facilities8th pctl of 7,741
Days cash on hand · FY23
24d
all sources
vs dialysis facilities38th pctl
Total operating revenue · FY23
$4.1M
vs dialysis facilities67th pctl
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY23
-15.1%
vs dialysis facilities12th pctl
Where HOWARD UNIVERSITY DIALYSIS sits among dialysis facilities
Operating margin · FY23 pool · n = 7,741 of 7,741 filed
Each point is one dialysis facility 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 dialysis facility median is +11.9%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One dialysis facilityHOWARD UNIVERSITYdialysis facility median
The money
$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated
Ratios tell you how this dialysis facility 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
-26.7% (FY23)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-15.1% (FY23)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
24d (FY23)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
0.47× (FY23)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
-68% (FY23)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
18d (FY23)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY21
FY22
FY23
Patient revenue
5,010
5,163
4,088
Total operating revenue
5,010
5,163
4,088
Total operating expenses
5,165
5,623
5,181
Operating income
(155)
(461)
(1,093)
Operating margin %
-3.1%
-8.9%
-26.7%
Other non-operating, net
0
0
414
Net income
(155)
(461)
(679)
Net income %
-3.1%
-8.9%
-15.1%
HCRIS CMS-265 cost report · $ thousands · FY20–FY23 · operating revenue reflects net patient service revenue · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
The metrics this dialysis facility 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.
Total treatments
14,236
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-265
Cost per treatment ($)
363.91
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-265
Net revenue per treatment ($)
287.13
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-265
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 4 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this dialysis facility serves
Location, DC
Median household income
$106.3K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
14.5%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
3.4%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
12.7%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
13.5%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.9% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 13.5% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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