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The William W. Backus Hospital Annual Report 2005
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2005 Annual Report Home

Message from the President

Caring People and
Responsive Programs

Improving the
Emergency Department

Improving the Surgical Services

Improving Inpatient Units

Improving Services for
Cancer Patients

A Message from the
Chairman of the Board

A Message from the
President of Medical Staff

A Message from the William W. Backus Hospital Auxiliary

Financial & Statistical Summary

Board of Directors/
Board of Trustees 2004 - 2005

Board of Corporators 2004 - 2005

Medical Staff

 

 

Financial & Statistical Summary

Financial Highlights (000's omitted)

Year Ended September 30

2005

2004

We:

 

 

Billed for services to our patients

$ 334,691

$314,975

Received from other sources, such as grants, rentals, cafeteria, etc.

3,919

3,361

Total sources

338,610

318,336

 

Amounts Billed But Not Received:

 

 

Under government contractual agreements

108,324

100,016

From patients unable to pay and other patients receiving services under contractual agreements

51,520

44,603

Total billed but not received

159,844

144,619

Therefore, we actually received revenue from patient care and other services of

178,766

173,717

 

Our Costs Included Amounts:

To pay our employees

103,418

95,441

To pay our suppliers and vendors

62,161

63,933

To fund depreciation and pay interest on debt

12,403

10,488

Resulting in total costs for patient care and other services

177,982

169,862

The excess of amounts received over costs for the year was combined with other funds to expand services to our community, to improve facilities and to retire debt

$ 784

$ 3,855

 

Hospital Services

2005

2004

Admissions

10,889

10,847

Days of Inpatient Care

50,539

49,951

Average Length of Patient Stay (days)

4.63

4.61

Births

1,000

1,079

Outpatient Visits

340,439

326,087

Emergency Visits

49,107

47,992

Clinical Visits

35,402

34,664

Comparative Statistics

2005

2004

Inpatient Surgical Operations

3,687

3,662

Same-day Surgical Procedures

7,697

7,647

Same-day Medical Procedures (AMC)

5,284

4,674

Diagnostic Imaging Procedures

116,171

108,347

MRI Examinations

7,365

7,344

Interventional Procedures

2,727

2,799

Laboratory Procedures

776,657

786,523

Rehabilitation Services

17,798

17,940

Psychiatric Clinic Visits

13,331

13,279

Psychiatric Partial Hospital Visits

6,734

8,352