Astrelis
Hospice · Houston, TX

UNITY HOSPICE

CCN 971679Harris CountyLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospice in Houston, TX. It ran an operating loss of 23.0% in FY24 on $2.0M of operating revenue. It held 44 days of cash on hand (62nd percentile among hospices on liquidity). Only a single comparable reporting year is available, so trend context is limited. It carries an average daily census of 20.

Average daily census
20
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice
Hospice Care Index
9
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice Quality
Operating margin · FY24
-23.0%
vs hospices21st pctl of 3,488 (FY24)
Total days of care
9223.0d
Verified fact2024
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984

Where UNITY HOSPICE 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.

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%UNITY HOSPICE -22.97%-20%0%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%UNITY HOSPICE -22.97%
One hospiceUNITY HOSPICEhospice 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
-23.0% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-20.7% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
44d (FY24)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY23FY24
Patient revenue6181,952
Total operating revenue6181,952
Total operating expenses9282,401
Operating income(309)(448)
Operating margin %-50.0%-23.0%
Other non-operating, net937
Net income(300)(411)
Net income %-47.8%-20.7%
2 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS CMS-1984 cost report · $ thousands · FY23–FY24 · 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.

Hospice Care Index
9
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice Quality
Average daily census
20
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice
Routine home care mix
97.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
General inpatient mix
2.5%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Respite mix
0.4%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
9223.0d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Continuous home care mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 2 reporting years
Operating margin
-50.0%-23.0%FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
12 days44 daysFY23FY24

The county this hospice serves

Harris County, TX · metro, 1M+ population
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).
Opportunity screen · FY24
$720K

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.
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