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Below, the Children’s Hospital art museum’s recently opened wing. reports strong growth in patient, research revenue Boston Children’s Hospital said R BY THE NUMBERS its first-quarter revenue jumped by 9 percent on a year-over- Children’s Hospital year basis due to strong growth first quarter highlights in patient revenue and research- related contracts. The Boston-based care pro- $357.8 vider said net-patient revenue for the three-month period that million American City Business Journals - Not for commercialended Dec. 31 use was $261.3 mil- Total revenue reported in the three-month span. Roughly 74 lion, up roughly 8 percent from COURTESY PHOTO/JESS MELANSON percent of that amount comes the $242.4 million booked in the from net-patient revenue. LOTS OF RED year-earlier span. The hospital said research grants and con- tracts spiked 15 percent to $48.6 $150.7 million. Gardner museum “There is nothing specific that million we did different in fiscal 2015 Total salaries and benefits paid to drive that volume. It’s been by Children’s in the quarter. That number was up roughly $10 a general thrust towards high ended 2014 on million on a year-over-year basis. complexity care,” said Doug Vanderslice, chief financial offi- cer for Children’s. (-$3.14) investment down note Children’s officials said the patient-related revenue increas- million The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum reported es stemmed from cardiology (a Net loss on Children’s investment a steep year-over-year decline in revenue dur- PORTRAIT OF A 12 percent increase in cases), portfolio, including unrealized ing the six-month span that ended Dec. 31 as the oncology (up 20 percent), and “paper losses,” for the quarter. TOUGH SIX MONTHS In 2013’s corresponding period, renowned art gallery’s investment portfolio took neurosciences (up 6 percent) in the care provider booked