Utilization statistics are obtained from a hospital's most recent Medicare cost report. Data are updated on a quarterly basis as more recent information becomes available:
| Beds: | W/S S-3, part I, col 1 | 
| Revenue: | W/S C, part I, col 6 Note: Revenue for swing beds is included with other services. | 
| Inpatient Days: | W/S S-3, part I, col 4-6 | 
| Discharges: | W/S S-3, part I, col 15 | 
| Average Length of Stay: | Calculated: Days / Discharges | 
| Average Daily Census: | Calculated: Days / 365 | 
| Gross Medicare Patient Revenue: | Calculated; sum of the following: | 
| IP Routine (Part A) | W/S D-4, col 2, lines 25-31 | 
| IP Ancillary (Part A) | W/S D-4, col 2, line 103 | 
| IP (Part B) | W/S D, part V, col 10, line 104 | 
| OP Ancillary ( Part B) | W/S D, part V, col 2-5.02, line 104 | 
| Gross Medicaid Patient Revenue | W/S S-10, col 1, line 28 | 
| Gross Total Patient Revenue: | Calculated; sum of the following: | 
| IP Patient Revenue | W/S G-2, part I, col 1, line 25 | 
| OP Patient Revenue | W/S G-2, part I, col 2, line 25 | 
| Gross Other Patient Revenue: | Calculated: Total - Medicare - Medicaid | 
Financial
Financial information is reported for a hospital's most recent cost reporting period. The most current status of each period is reported (i.e. as submitted, settled, reopened, etc.).
Balance Sheet
Balance Sheet information is obtained from a hospital's Medicare cost report (W/S G). Only the most recent cost reporting period is reported and data are updated on a quarterly basis as more recent information becomes available.
Income Statement
Income Statement information is obtained from a hospital's Medicare cost report (W/S G2 and G3). Only the most recent cost reporting period is reported and data are updated on a quarterly basis as more recent information becomes available. Data for cost reporting periods representing other than 12 months are annualized.
Uncompensated Care
Uncompensated Care information is obtained from a hospital's Medicare cost report (W/S S10). Only the most recent cost reporting period is reported and data are annualized for periods representing other than 12 months. Costs are estimated based on a hospital's gross charges and overall cost-to-charge ratio. (Please note that this information is a new reporting requirement in the Medicare cost report and appears to be improperly reported by some hospitals.)
| Bad Debt Expense | line 26, col 1 | |
| Revenue | Cost | |
| Medicaid | line 17.01 | line 29 | 
| State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) | line 19 | line 27 | 
| State and local indigent care programs | line 18 | line 25 | 
| Other uncompensated care | line 17 | line 31 | 
| Restricted grants | line 20 | |
| Non-restricted grants | line 21 |