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  • Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 06/30/2023 (HCRIS 756674 - 2010).
  • Medicare IPPS claims data are for federal fiscal year ending 09/30/2023 (Proposed rule MedPAR).
  • Medicare OPPS claims data are for calendar year ending 12/31/2022 (Final rule OPPS).
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UNC Health Blue Ridge

Morganton, NC  28655
CMS Certification Number: 340075

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: UNC Health Blue Ridge
2201 South Sterling Street
Morganton, NC  28655
Telephone Number: (828) 580-5000
Hospital Website:
CMS Certification Number: 340075
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Voluntary Nonprofit, Other
Total Staffed Beds: 156
   
Total Patient Revenue: $1,095,987,038
Total Discharges: 7,877
Total Patient Days: 34,613
TPS Quality Score: 14.63
Patient Experience Rating: ***..
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Notes



Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health combined on December 2, 2022 to create a new health system called Advocate Health.

Source: Advocate Health, 12/02/2022


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Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Cardiac Rehab
Coronary Interventions
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Oncology Services
Chemotherapy
Radiation Therapy
Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopy
Joint Replacement
Spine Surgery
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Lithotripsy (ESWL)
Obstetrics
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography-Angiography (CTA)
Digital Mammography
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Neonatal Intensive Care
Surgery
Inpatient Surgery
Wound Care
Hyperbaric Oxygen
Wound Care

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 07/24/2021 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

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
  • 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 01/03/2024
  • Teaching status = Yes / Number of interns and Residents = 25 FTEs
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Inpatient Utilization Statistics by Medical Service

  Number Medicare Inpatients Average Length of Stay Average Charges Medicare Case Mix Index (CMI)
Cardiology 141 3.49 $39,091 1.1712
Cardiovascular Surgery 11 2.36 $95,178 2.9104
Medicine 510 4.81 $48,387 1.5359
Neurology 93 4.30 $51,942 1.3375
Orthopedic Surgery 85 5.22 $80,575 2.3609
Orthopedics 30 4.30 $34,555 1.1286
Psychiatry 63 8.52 $34,809 1.2028
Pulmonology 216 5.00 $45,212 1.3484
Surgery 101 7.63 $89,061 3.1640
Urology 85 4.00 $38,483 1.2553
Total 1,348 4.99 $51,263 1.6015
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Inpatient Origin for Top 3 Zip Codes

  • Medicare Hospital Market Service Area File for calendar year ending 12/31/2022 / Definitions
ZIP Code of Residence Discharges Days of Care Charges Discharges Inc/(Dec) Market Share
28655 1,256 6,471 $70,795,994 -0.6% 63.2%
28690 262 1,366 $15,049,683 7.4% 71.8%
28612 226 1,082 $12,306,844 2.3% 46.3%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number		 APC Description Number
Patient
Claims		 Average
Charge		 Average
Cost
8011 Comprehensive Observation Services 427 $3,028 $536
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 70 $19,580 $2,812
5623 Level 3 Radiation Therapy 109 $4,890 $413
5025 Level 5 Type A ED Visits 1,150 $3,078 $545
5024 Level 4 Type A ED Visits 1,425 $2,401 $425
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 80 $11,791 $1,693
5693 Level 3 Drug Administration 1,925 $513 $84
5012 Clinic Visits and Related Services 4,052 $617 $102
5442 Level 2 Nerve Injections 579 $3,896 $565
5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services 69 $14,123 $2,028
5524 Level 4 Imaging without Contrast 615 $4,525 $748
5522 Level 2 Imaging without Contrast 2,416 $1,527 $156
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 93 $10,534 $1,513
5312 Level 2 Lower GI Procedures 205 $3,529 $581
5523 Level 3 Imaging without Contrast 1,020 $3,507 $270
5572 Level 2 Imaging with Contrast 615 $5,426 $296
5301 Level 1 Upper GI Procedures 295 $3,062 $492
5023 Level 3 Type A ED Visits 867 $1,757 $311
5443 Level 3 Nerve Injections 190 $5,422 $780
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 123 $6,415 $921

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)		    
Routine Services 136 27,145
Special Care 20 5,725
Nursery 1,743
Total Hospital 156 34,613
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Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $1,095,987,038 96.4
Non-Patient Revenue $41,116,977 3.6
Total Revenue $1,137,104,015  
Net Income (or Loss) $37,989,233 3.3
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