Astrelis
Hospice · Lakeland, FL

EMPATH HOSPICE, LLC

CCN 101573Polk CountyLatest FY 2025
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospice in Lakeland, FL. It reported $1.5M of operating revenue. It held 21 days of cash on hand (43rd percentile among hospices on liquidity). Only a single comparable reporting year is available, so trend context is limited.

Days cash on hand · FY25
21d
all sources
vs hospices43rd pctl of 2,475 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$1.5M
vs hospices27th pctl of 3,785 (FY24)
Operating margin
Not available
vs hospices
Total days of care
9723.0d
Verified fact2025
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984
This facility's newest settled year, FY25, has not yet reached pool validity: benchmarked against the FY24 pool (n=3,488).

Where EMPATH HOSPICE, LLC sits among hospices

Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 3,488 of 5,626 filed

Each point is one hospice 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 hospice median is +0.1%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

This facility's newest settled year, FY25, has not yet reached pool validity: benchmarked against the FY24 pool (n=3,488).
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%-20%0%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%
One hospiceEMPATH HOSPICE,hospice median

The money

$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated

Ratios tell you how this hospice 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
Not reported in this filing
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+16.2% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
21d (FY25)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
6.94× (FY25)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
12% (FY25)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
23d (FY25)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY25
Patient revenue1,494
Total operating revenue1,494
Total operating expenses5,612
Operating income(4,117)
Operating margin %-275.6%
Other non-operating, net5,200
Net income1,083
Net income %+16.2%
1 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS CMS-1984 cost report · $ thousands · FY25–FY25 · patient-service operating basis; non-patient revenue (contributions, investment) is non-operating

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

The metrics this hospice 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.

Routine home care mix
99.3%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
Continuous home care mix
0.2%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
General inpatient mix
0.2%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
Respite mix
0.3%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
9723.0d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1984

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · single reporting year
Operating margin
Not available
Days cash on hand
21 daysFY25

The county this hospice serves

Polk County, FL
Median household income
$63.6K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
14.7%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
13.0%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
19.7%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
22.4%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 11.0% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 28.0% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Opportunity screen · FY25
$391K

of annual opportunity identified against peer medians across 1 measure

Directional, conservative band. Arithmetic against matched-peer medians from public filings, not a projection; public data cannot fully control for patient acuity.
FY25 has not yet reached pool validity: benchmarked against the FY24 pool (n=4,349).
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