Financial Statement Highlights
Strong Memorial Hospital Highlights
| ($ in thousands) |
2005 Actual |
2004 Actual |
| |
| Total Operating Revenues |
$740,591 |
$693,820 |
| |
| Total Operating Expenses |
$704,275 |
$666,068 |
| |
| Income from Operations |
$36,316 |
$27,752 |
| |
| Operating Margin |
4.9% |
4.0% |
| |
| Nonoperating Revenue |
$5,245 |
$2,655 |
| |
| Total Margin |
$46,561 |
$30,407 |
| |
| Total Margin |
5.6% |
4.4% |
- Strong Memorial Hospital had a very favorable financial performance this past year, with an operating margin of 5.6% in 2005 as compared to 4.0% in fiscal 2004.
- Operating revenues increased by 6.7% due primarily to favorable third-party payer settlements recorded in Fiscal 2005, along with outpatient volume increases and modest payment rate increases from third-party payers.
- Operating expenses increased by 5.0% related to the volume growth noted above, wage and salary increases for staff, and inflationary trends in medical supplies and pharmaceuticals.