revenue

Revenue growth slows at PA hospitals

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:59:57 -0400

It was a good news/bad news situation for Pennsylvania hospitals last year. On the one hand, revenues continued to grow and margins climbed--but on the other hand, growth slowed from the previous Read more...

Not-for-profit financial successes raise questions

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:59:57 -0400

According to a December 2006 Congressional Budget Office report, U.S. not-for-profit hospitals get $12.6 billion in tax exemptions and $32 billion in federal, state and local subsidies. That's a Read more...

Moody's shows little enthusiasm for non-profit hospital finances

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:59:58 -0400

It's tough to find there, buried within the careful language, but I think the net of the recent "special comment" from Moody's Investors Services might be that the agency is cautiously Read more...

HealthSouth gets credit upgrade, but questions remain

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:59:56 -0400

For HealthSouth, it looks like a good news/bad news situation in terms of feedback from key financial ratings firm Moody's Investors Service. On one hand, Moody's affirmed the B3 corporate family Read more...

Bad debt savages HCA, LifePoint profits

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:59:57 -0500

Two hospital chains checked in with quarterlies over the last week, and they're singing the same song: they've both had their profits socked by bad debt. HCA, for one, reported that its bad debt Read more...