Arkansas Hospitals: Community Hospital Financial and Utilization Indicators, 1993-98
| Indicator | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | % Change 1993-98 |
| BEDS AVAILABLE | 11,039 | 10,243 | 10,144 | 10,260 | 10,111 | 9,876 | -10.54% |
| ADMISSIONS | 342,060 | 339,755 | 341,680 | 343,799 | 346,426 | 358,068 | 4.68% |
| PATIENT DAYS | 2,335,646 | 2,149,785 | 2,185,843 | 2,124,289 | 2,126,384 | 2,108,469 | -9.73% |
| NON-EMERGENCY OP VISITS | 1,904,654 | 2,176,216 | 2,562,115 | 3,066,745 | 3,180,179 | 3,236,970 | 69.95% |
| OUTPATIENT VISITS | 2,991,121 | 3,181,895 | 3,623,332 | 4,090,671 | 4,176,670 | 4,168,183 | 39.35% |
| NON-EMERGENCY AS A % OF TOTAL OP VIsits | 63.7% | 68.4% | 70.7% | 75.0% | 76.1% | 77.7% | 21.96% |
| ADJUSTED PATIENT DAYS | 3,286,876 | 3,102,733 | 3,273,158 | 3,228,919 | 3,239,238 | 3,280,145 | -0.20% |
| OCCUPANCY RATE | 58.0% | 57.5% | 59.0% | 56.7% | 57.6% | 58.5% | 0.90% |
| INPATIENT SURGERIES | 115,474 | 110,449 | 104,209 | 100,498 | 111,399 | 98,224 | -14.94% |
| OUTPATIENT SURGERIES | 120,430 | 130,924 | 135,799 | 144,085 | 143,322 | 147,547 | 22.52% |
| TOTAL SURGERIES | 235,904 | 241,373 | 240,008 | 244,583 | 254,721 | 245,771 | 4.18% |
| OUTPATIENT AS % OF TOTAL SURGERIES | 51.05% | 54.24% | 56.58% | 58.91% | 56.27% | 60.03% | 17.60% |
| TOTAL FTE EMPLOYEES | 37,061 | 35,915 | 37,550 | 38,406 | 41,129 | 42,104 | 13.61% |
| FTEs PER ADJUSTED OCCUPIED BED | 4.12 | 4.22 | 4.19 | 4.34 | 4.63 | 4.69 | 13.84% |
| GROSS REVENUE, INPATIENT | $2,722,861,890 | $2,780,850,665 | $2,931,380,789 | $3,135,474,445 | $3,292,550,631 | $3,586,801,167 | 31.73% |
| GROSS REVENUE, OUTPATIENT | $1.018,020,045 | $1,136,369,830 | $1,333,350,521 | $1,537,088,806 | $1,723,174,525 | $1,995,030,902 | 95.97% |
| GROSS PATIENT REVENUE | $3,740,881,935 | $3,917,220,495 | $4,264,731,310 | $4,672,563,251 | $5,015,725,156 | $5,581,832,069 | 49.21% |
| BAD DEBTS | $212,858,139 | $236,455,744 | $245,897,568 | $260,404,561 | $283,840,657 | $305,070,830 | 43.32% |
| CHARITY | $82,595,281 | $111,093,357 | $117,503,190 | $128,720,073 | $159,408,747 | $147,302,300 | 78.34% |
| TOTAL DEDUCTIONS | $1,494,233,248 | $1,633,278,763 | $1,896,870,526 | $2,103,205,279 | $2,302,373,072 | $2,722,206,991 | 82.18% |
| MEDICARE, MEDICAID & OTHER PAYER WRITEOFFS | $1,198,779,828 | $1,285,729,662 | $1,533,469,768 | $1,714,080,645 | $1,859,123,668 | $2,269,833,861 | 89.35% |
| NET PATIENT REVENUE | $2,246,744,884 | $2,283,950,742 | $2,367,860,784 | $2,569,357,972 | $2,713,352,084 | $2,859,625,078 | 27.28% |
| OTHER OPERATING REVENUE | $64,978,999 | $68,254,344 | $78,261,879 | $91,915,545 | $74,227,059 | $103,252,406 | 58.90% |
| NONOPERATING REVENUE | $38,184,141 | $33,405,521 | $53,484,820 | $53,574,770 | $47,620,583 | $49,083,754 | 28.54% |
| TOTAL NET REVENUE | $2,349,908,024 | $2,385,610,607 | $2,499,607,483 | $2,714,848,287 | $2,835,199,726 | $3,011,961,238 | 28.17% |
| PAYROLL EXPENSE | $924,961,925 | $945,086,619 | $974,869,920 | $1,042,934,145 | $1,084,502,545 | $1,167,260,672 | 26.20% |
| TOTAL EXPENSE | $2,229,491,032 | $2,244,921,469 | $2,304,500,580 | $2,514,053,912 | $2,583,850,005 | $2,802,389,937 | 25.70% |
| PATIENT REVENUE MARGIN | 0.77% | 1.71% | 2.68% | 2.15% | 4.77% | 2.00% | 159.93% |
| TOTAL MARGIN | 5.12% | 5.90% | 7.81% | 7.40% | 8.87% | 6.96% | 35.90% |
| CHARGE PER ADJUSTED INPATIENT DAY | $1,138.13 | $1,262.51 | $1,302.94 | $1,447.10 | $1,548.43 | $1,701.70 | 49.52% |
| RECEIPTS PER ADJUSTED INPATIENT DAY | $683.55 | $736.11 | $723.42 | $795.73 | $837.65 | $871.80 | 27.54% |
| EXPENSE PER ADJUSTED INPATIENT DAY | $678.30 | $723.53 | $704.06 | $778.61 | $797.67 | $854.35 | 25.95% |
| PAYROLL PER ADJUSTED INPATIENT DAY | $281.41 | $304.60 | $297.84 | $323.00 | $334.80 | $355.86 | 26.45% |
| PAYROLL AS % OF TOTAL EXPENSE | 41.5% | 42.1% | 42.3% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 0.99% |
| BAD DEBT AND CHARITY AS % OF TOTAL REVENUE | 7.9% | 8.9% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.5% | -30.80% |
| TOTAL DEDUCTIONS AS % OF TOTAL CHARGE | 39.9% | 41.7% | 44.5% | 45.0% | 45.9% | 48.8% | 22.10% |
| OUTPT. REVENUE AS % TOTAL PATIENT REVENUE | 27.2% | 29.0% | 31.3% | 32.9% | 34.4% | 35.7% | 31.34% |
| ADMISSIONS PER BED | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 17.01% |
| PATIENT DAYS PER 1,000 POPULATION | 963 | 876 | 882 | 848 | 843 | 831 | -13.71% |
| ADMISSIONS PER 1,000 POPULATION | 141 | 139 | 138 | 137 | 137 | 141 | 0.06% |
| POPULATION (000’s) | 2,426 | 2,453 | 2,479 | 2,506 | 2,523 | 2,538 | 4.62% |