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The William W. Backus Hospital Annual Report 2006
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Financial & Statistical Summary

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Financial & Statistical Summary

Financial Highlights (000's omitted)

Year Ended September 30

2006

2005

We:

 

 

Billed for services to our patients

$ 376,816

$334,691

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

4,342

3,919

Total sources

381,158

338,610

 

Amounts Billed But Not Received:

 

 

Under government contractual agreements

132,387

108,324

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

64,910

51,520

Total billed but not received

197,297

159,844

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

183,861

178,766

 

Our Costs Included Amounts:

To pay our employees

107,857

103,418

To pay our suppliers and vendors

61,355

62,161

To fund depreciation and pay interest on debt

11,572

12,403

Resulting in total costs for patient care and other services

180,784

177,982

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

$ 3,077

$ 784

 

Comparative Statistics

2006

2005

Admissions

10,603

10,889

Days of Inpatient Care

47,510

50,539

Average Length of Patient Stay (days)

4.48

4.63

Births

1,040

1,000

Outpatient Visits

348,681

340,439

Emergency Visits

49,866

49,107

Clinical Visits

32,320

35,402

Inpatient Surgical Operations

3,572

3,687

Same-day Surgical Procedures

7,444

7,697

Same-day Medical Procedures (AMC)

5,008

5,284

Diagnostic Imaging Procedures

116,150

116,171

MRI Examinations

7,898

7,365

Interventional Procedures

2,422

2,727

Laboratory Procedures

765,400

776,657

Rehabilitation Services

17,039

17,798

Psychiatric Clinic Visits

13,477

13,331

Psychiatric Partial Hospital Visits

6,656

6,734