Department Definitions and Methodology
General Service Costs
Salaries and Other Costs
Departmental wage information is obtained from a hospital's most recent Medicare cost report. Data are updated on a quarterly basis as more recent information becomes available:
| Square Feet: | W/S B-1, col 1 |
| Direct Salaries: | W/S A, col 1 |
| Other Costs: | W/S A, col 2 |
| Total Costs: | Calculate: Direct + Other |
| Paid Hours: | W/S S-3, part II, col 5 |
| Average Hourly: | W/S S-3, part II, col 6 |
Salaries and Other Costs
Departmental wage information is obtained from a hospital's most recent Medicare cost report. Data are updated on a quarterly basis as more recent information becomes available:
| Square Feet: | W/S B-1, col 3 (col 1 if = 0) |
| Direct Salaries: | W/S A, col 1 |
| Other Costs: | W/S A, col 2 |
| Total Costs: | Calculate: Direct + Other |
| Paid Hours: | W/S S-3, part II, col 4 |
| Average Hourly: | W/S S-3, part II, col 5 |