Editor's Note: The statistical information that follows was compiled
by AHA senior vice president Paul Cunningham, based on information from the
American Hospital Association and other sources
Arkansas Community Hospital Financial Indicators
| Year | Total Inpatient Charges |
Total Outpatient Charges |
Total Patient Charges |
Uncollected Bad Debts |
Charity Care Provided |
Total Uncollected Charges |
Total Payments Received |
Total Operating Costs |
| 1986 | $1,194,963,109 | $213,310,932 | $1,408,274,041 | $99,454,411 | $19,867,102 | $320,716,376 | $1,087,557,665 | $1,101,235,640 |
| 1987 | 1,300,146,307 | 270,939,929 | 1,571,086,236 | 81,107,533 | 27,359,296 | 401,400,280 | 1,169,685,956 | 1,152,007,338 |
| 1988 | 1,491,360,279 | 340,378,548 | 1,831,738,827 | 98,109,823 | 37,827,847 | 524,215,948 | 1,307,522,879 | 1,277,295,461 |
| 1989 | 1,700,596,126 | 428,431,429 | 2,129,027,555 | 117,482,546 | 42,116,634 | 665,232,712 | 1,463,794,843 | 1,478,566,201 |
| 1990 | 2,041,275,640 | 548,258,433 | 2,589,534,073 | 125,031,048 | 61,275,220 | 898,904,774 | 1,690,629,299 | 1,685,046,599 |
| 1991 | 2,307,622,750 | 682,801,370 | 2,990,424,120 | 163,592,104 | 76,279,409 | 1,123,331,907 | 1,867,092,213 | 1,825,573,820 |
| 1992 | 2,551,582,773 | 862,633,587 | 3,414,216,360 | 184,749,580 | 71,188,541 | 1,313,426,376 | 2,100,789,984 | 2,078,393,611 |
| 1993 | 2,722,861,890 | 1,018,020,045 | 3,740,881,935 | 212,858,139 | 82,595,281 | 1,494,233,248 | 2,246,648,687 | 2,229,491,032 |
| 1994 | 2,780,850,665 | 1,136,369,830 | 3,917,220,495 | 236,455,744 | 111,093,357 | 1,633,278,763 | 2,283,941,732 | 2,244,921,469 |
| 1995 | 2,931,380,789 | 1,333,350,521 | 4,264,731,310 | 245,897,568 | 117,503,190 | 1,896,870,528 | 2,367,860,782 | 2,304,500,580 |
| 1996 | 3,135,474,445 | 1,537,088,806 | 4,672,563,251 | 260,404,561 | 128,720,073 | 2,103,205,279 | 2,569,357,972 | 2,514,053,912 |
| 1997 | 3,292,550,631 | 1,723,174,525 | 5,015,725,156 | 283,840,657 | 139,408,747 | 2,302,373,072 | 2,713,352,084 | 2,583,850,005 |
| 1998 | 3,586,801,167 | 1,995,030,902 | 5,581,832,069 | 305,070,830 | 147,302,300 | 2,722,206,991 | 2,859,625,078 | 2,802,389,937 |
| 1999 | $3,950,394,296 | $2,145,741,679 | $6,096,135,975 | $349,960,717 | $157,664,182 | $3,162,771,954 | $2,933,364,021 | $2,972,492,256 |
| Total % Increase | 230.6% | 905.9% | 332.9% | 251.9% | 693.6% | 886.2% | 169.7% | 169.9% |
| Source: American Hospital Association | ||||||||