Table 1.
Hospital Descriptive Characteristics 1997–2006
| IO | NFP | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitals Years | (n=792) | (n=2,307) | (n=3,099) |
| 1997 | 90 | 245 | 335 |
| 1998 | 77 | 238 | 315 |
| 1999 | 80 | 237 | 317 |
| 2000 | 82 | 234 | 316 |
| 2001 | 83 | 232 | 315 |
| 2002 | 89 | 224 | 313 |
| 2003 | 83 | 230 | 313 |
| 2004 | 68 | 228 | 296 |
| 2005 | 65 | 218 | 283 |
| 2006 | 75 | 221 | 296 |
| Number of Unique Hospitals | 111 | 271 | 382 |
| Percent of hospitals with 9 or more report years | 61.4% | 84.0% | 78.3% |
| Percent of hospitals with 5 or more report years | 93.2% | 97.0% | 96.0% |
| Hospital Size | |||
| Small (<100 beds) | 218 (27.5%) | 599 (26.0%) | 817 (26.4%) |
| Medium (100–300 beds) | 491 (62.0%) | 957 (41.5%) | 1,448 (46.7%) |
| Large (>300 beds) | 83 (10.5%) | 751 (32.6%) | 834 (26.9%) |
| Asset Size ($) per Adjusted Admission** | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| Financial Assets | 414.5 (1,686) | 2,651 (3,644) | 2,080 (3,401) |
| Real Assets | 4,013 (3,977) | 5,001 (4,309) | 4,749 (4,248) |
| Other Assets | 6,491 (8,373) | 3,331 (2,798) | 4,138 (5,061) |
| Total Assets | 10,919 (10,937) | 10,984 (7,491) | 10,968 (8,503) |
| Operating Margin*** | 7.5% (14.0) | 2.9% (10.1) | 3.6% (10.8) |
| Total Margin*** | 7.6% (13.7) | 7.2% (10.2) | 7.3% (108) |
Source: California Office of Statewide Planning and Development Annual Financial Data for General Acute Care Hospitals 1997–2006, 382 individual hospitals
Hospital Closure data by fiscal year as reported by the California Hospital Association as of 10/30/2008
*
Admissions adjusted to reflect outpatient activity.
**
Adjusted to 2006 dollar values.
***
Mean values for operating and total margins are weighted by total assets