Median statewide acute total margin rose to 2.5%, while median operating margin declined to 1.1% compared with the prior YTD period. Total margin increased by 0.4 percentage points (from 2.1%), while operating margin decreased by 0.4 percentage points (from 1.5%).
Of the 58 reporting hospitals, 38 (66%) had positive total margins and 34 (59%) had positive operating margins. The share reporting positive total margins was unchanged from the prior year, while the share reporting positive operating margins increased slightly from 32 hospitals (55%).
Among health systems, 65% reported positive total margins, and 7 systems (30%) reported positive operating margins. These shares were unchanged from the prior year. The median total margin for health systems was 2.0%, while the median operating margin was -2.1%.
Compared with the prior year, aggregate acute hospital operating revenues increased by 7.7%, while expenses rose by 6.8%. In total, operating revenues exceeded expenses by $454.9 million.
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