• Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 06/30/2010 (HCRIS 272711).
  • Medicare IPPS claims data are for federal fiscal year ending 09/30/2010 (Final rule MedPAR).
  • Medicare OPPS claims data are for calendar year ending 12/31/2010.
  • Data from other sources and their effective periods are identified within report headers.
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University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO  80045
Medicare Provider Number: 060024

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: University of Colorado Hospital
12605 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO  80045
Telephone Number: (720) 848-0000
Hospital Website: www.uch.edu
Medicare Provider ID: 060024
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Governmental, Other
Total Staffed Beds: 395
   
Total Patient Revenue: $2,636,901,819
Total Discharges: 21,215
Total Patient Days: 119,059
     
 
N O T E S
University of Colorado Hospital and Poudre Valley Health System merged on 01/31/2012 to form the new University of Colorado Health.

Source: UCH, 1/31/2012


 
     

Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Cardiac Rehab
Cardiac Surgery
Coronary Interventions
Electrophysiology
Vascular Intervention
Vascular Surgery
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Oncology Services
Cancer Program - ACS/CoC Approved
Chemotherapy
Radiation Therapy
Organ Transplant (Medicare certified)
Heart Transplant (05/19/1992)
Kidney Transplant (07/01/1966)
Liver Transplant (03/08/1990)
Lung Transplant (04/09/1996)
Pancreas Transplant (07/01/1999)
Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopy
Joint Replacement
Spine Surgery
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
Obstetrics
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography-Angiography (CTA)
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy
Special Care
Burn Intensive Care (BICU)
Coronary Intensive Care (CCU)
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Neonatal Intensive Care
Surgical Intensive Care (SICU)
Subprovider Units
Rehabilitation
Wound Care
Wound Care

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 12/13/2008 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

Approved Cancer Program

  • Approval status provided by The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) Approvals Program.
  • See ACS/CoC website for more / Last updated 05/10/2011 / Definitions
  • Type: NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Program

Teaching Status

  • Data are from multiple sources / Definitions
  • ACGME data are from the Graduate Medical Education Database, Copyright 2005, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois.
  • See FREIDA OnLine for more / Last Update 05/12/2011
  • COTH data are from the Association of American Medical Colleges / Division of Health Care Affairs / Council of Teaching Hospitals
  • See COTH website for more / Last Updated 05/13/2011
  • Teaching status = Yes / Number of interns and Residents = 298 FTEs
  • Actively involved as sponsor in ACGME-accredited specialty and subspecialty programs
  • Major teaching hospital; member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)

Inpatient Utilization Statistics by Medical Service

  Number
Medicare
Inpatients
Average
Length
of Stay
Average
Charges
Medicare
Case Mix
Index (CMI)
Burns 18 6.78 $69,114 2.5465
Cardiology 611 3.86 $37,707 1.1169
Cardiovascular Surgery 315 6.08 $164,140 4.3057
Gynecology 65 3.02 $41,284 1.0935
Medicine 1,357 4.75 $39,177 1.2465
Neurology 314 3.94 $43,246 1.1752
Neurosurgery 143 5.68 $104,318 3.1427
Obstetrics 31 5.03 $30,484 0.7467
Oncology 280 5.87 $58,955 1.6889
Orthopedic Surgery 491 4.22 $91,118 2.6857
Orthopedics 135 3.76 $30,342 1.1477
Psychiatry 46 4.48 $32,261 0.8471
Pulmonology 533 4.82 $47,500 1.3473
Surgery 801 8.89 $143,413 3.5556
Surgery for Malignancy 135 4.61 $64,081 1.9068
Urology 443 4.60 $47,587 1.4888
Vascular Surgery 66 4.36 $91,908 2.3892
Total 5,784 5.24 $69,864 1.9563

Inpatient Origin for Top 3 Zip Codes

  • Medicare Hospital Market Service Area File for calendar year ending 12/31/2010 / Definitions
ZIP Code of Residence Discharges Days of Care Charges Discharges Inc/(Dec) Market Share
80011 543 2,307 $27,089,644 15.8% 36.9%
80010 431 1,969 $24,087,059 29.0% 44.8%
80012 217 768 $8,556,137 5.9% 17.1%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
0605 Level 2 Hospital Clinic Visits 90,376 $126 $57
0283 Computed Tomography with Contrast 5,580 $3,033 $265
0606 Level 3 Hospital Clinic Visits 14,516 $174 $79
0246 Cataract Procedures with IOL Insert 694 $3,546 $453
0849 Rituximab injection 225 $1,597 $622
0616 Level 5 Type A Emergency Visits 1,965 $4,121 $380
0269 Level II Echocardiogram Without Contrast 2,082 $3,135 $2,996
9233 Ranibizumab injection 482 $989 $385
0080 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization 411 $7,580 $933
0308 Non-Myocardial Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging 790 $7,295 $636
0948 Gamunex injection 242 $167 $65
0412 IMRT Treatment Delivery 181 $3,492 $430
9126 Natalizumab injection 327 $25 $10
0337 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without Contr 1,414 $4,074 $317
0607 Level 4 Hospital Clinic Visits 6,168 $222 $100
0207 Level III Nerve Injections 1,098 $1,361 $618
0260 Level I Plain Film Except Teeth 12,804 $425 $37
9119 Injection, pegfilgrastim 6mg 260 $7,493 $2,917
0332 Computed Tomography without Contrast 2,991 $2,318 $202
0141 Level I Upper GI Procedures 1,124 $2,476 $522

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 272 78,953
Special Care 111 31,137
Nursery 0 5,695
Total Hospital 395 119,059

Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $2,636,901,819 97.4
Non-Patient Revenue $69,059,559 2.6
Total Revenue $2,705,961,378  
Net Income (or Loss) $151,655,251 5.6