Massachusetts Acute Hospital & Health System Financial Performance FY 2019
October 2020 CENTER FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS INFORMATION CENTER FOR HEALTH Table of Contents
Introduction ...... 2
Key Findings for 2019 ...... 4
Profitability
FY 2019 Total Margin for Systems with Multiple Acute Hospitals by Component Entity ...... 5. . .
FY 2019 Total Margin for Independent Health Systems by Component Entity ...... 6
FY 2019 Operating Margin for Systems with Multiple Acute Hospitals by Component Entity ...... 7 . .
FY 2019 Operating Margin for Independent Health System by Component Entity ...... 8
FY 2015–2019 Total and Operating Margin Trends by Hospital Cohort ...... 9. . .
FY 2019 Hospital-Affiliated Physician Organization by Total Margin ...... 1 0. . .
FY 2015–2019 HHS-Affiliated Plan Total Margin ...... 11
Liquidity
FY 2015–2019 Current Ratio and Average Payment Period Trends ...... 1 2. . .
Solvency
FY 2015–2019 Equity Financing Ratio Trends ...... 13
FY 2019 Health System, Hospital, Physician Organization and Health Plan Metrics ...... 14
Report Notes ...... 19 . . . .
CHIA Center for Health Information and Analysis Massachusetts Acute Hospital and Health System Financial Performance: FY 2019 | October 2020 1 Introduction
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) provided . Specialty hospitals are included in statewide reports on the annual and quarterly financial performance medians but are not included in the cohort analyses . of acute hospitals. As the financial performance of hospital This report assigns hospitals to cohorts based on health systems is important to understanding the greater FY 2018 data . contexts in which hospitals operate, CHIA has expanded its reporting to include the financial performance of Eleven out of 25 hospital health systems operate more hospital health systems (HHS), affiliated physician than one acute hospital and are classified as multi-acute organizations (PO), and related health plans. systems . The remaining 14 operate one acute hospital and are classified as independent systems. Four systems In fiscal year (FY) 2019, Massachusetts had 25 hospital (Steward Health Care, Tenet Healthcare, Trinity Health, health systems, which included 61 acute hospitals, 49 and Shriners Hospitals for Children) are part of larger physician organizations, and three health plans. Hospitals systems that operate hospitals nationwide . are grouped into four primary cohorts based on similar characteristics: Academic Medical Centers (AMCs), Hospital health systems consist of all consolidated health teaching hospitals, community hospitals, and community- entities, including acute hospitals, non-acute hospitals, High Public Payer (HPP) hospitals. Specialty hospitals physician organizations, and health plans. They may also are not considered a cohort due to the unique patient include consolidated non-health care entities, such as population served and/or the unique sets of services foundations and real estate trusts .
CHIA Center for Health Information and Analysis Massachusetts Acute Hospital and Health System Financial Performance: FY 2019 | October 2020 2 Steward Health Care did not submit the required system the exception of Steward Health Care, Trinity Health, level audited financial statement data. Steward Health Cambridge Health Alliance, Tenet Healthcare, and Care system level data is not included in this report . Shriners Hospitals for Children .
This report contains 12 months of fiscal year end data This publication reports on the profitability, liquidity, and for FY 2019 for most systems and hospitals based solvency of hospital health systems and their affiliated on each entity’s year end date . The exception is Beth acute hospitals, as well as the profitability of affiliated Israel Lahey Health, which represents seven months of physician organizations and health plans. n data. Most entities’ fiscal year end is September 30 with
CHIA Center for Health Information and Analysis Massachusetts Acute Hospital and Health System Financial Performance: FY 2019 | October 2020 3 19 48 Key Findings Of the 24 hospital health Of the 61 acute hospitals, systems that reported data, 48 reported a surplus . 19 had a surplus .
7 3.5% 2 .5%
Of the 49 physician The statewide median acute The statewide median acute organizations that hospital total margin was 3.5%, hospital operating margin was reported data, seven a 1 .0 percentage point 2.5%, a 0.2 percentage point had a surplus . decrease from FY 2018 . decrease from FY 2018 .
1 .5 59 Acute hospitals tended to have greater margins than their The statewide median acute Of the 61 acute hospitals associated parent systems . hospital current ratio was 1 .5, that reported data, 59 had a 0 .1 decrease from FY 2018 . positive net assets .
FY 2019 Total Margin for Systems with Multiple Acute Hospitals Profitability by Component Entity
Total margin reflects the excess of total revenues over total expenses, a tate ealt including operating and non-operating activities, as a percentage of total er ire ealt tem revenue.
Eight of the nine multi-acute health et rael a e ealt systems reporting data were profitable. The multi-acute health system that a e o ealt are reported the lowest total margin was Tenet Healthcare at -1.3%, while the system that reported the highest total e oo ealt are margin was UMass Memorial Health Care at 7.5%. artner ealt are
The acute care hospital that reported the lowest total margin was Baystate te ar ealt are Noble Hospital at -15.2%, while the acute care hospital that reported the enet ealt are highest total margin was Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center at 20.1%. a emorial ealt are
Most of the 32 physician organizations ell or e associated with a multi-acute health system reported a loss. ≈
Health New England reported a Academic Community Community-High Health Health Physician Specialty Teaching positive total margin at 0.5% and Medical Center Hospital Public Payer Plan System Organization Hospital Hospital Allways Health Partners (formerly Neighborhood Health Plan) reported a negative total margin at -2.7%.
Notes: Shriners Hospitals for Children are not included in the analysis or graph due to reporting differences. Nineteen physician organizations are outliers with margins < -20%. Detailed information is provided in the accompanying databook. For complete definitions of acute hospital types, please see page 20.
CHIA Center for Health Information and Analysis Massachusetts Acute Hospital and Health System Financial Performance: FY 2019 | October 2020 5 FY 2019 Total Margin for Independent Health Systems Profitability by Component Entity
Eleven of the 14 independent Boston Children’s Hospital health systems reported positive & Subsidiaries total margins. The total margins for Boston Medical Center independent health systems ranged Health System from -3.6% for Lawrence General Cambridge Health Alliance Hospital and Affiliates to 8.2% for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston Children’s Hospital and & Subsidiaries Subsidiaries. Emerson Health System & Subsidiaries Associated acute care hospital Harrington HealthCare System performance ranged from -4.2% for Mercy Medical Center (part of Trinity Lawrence General Hospital & Affiliates Health) to 11.8% for Sturdy Memorial Hospital (part of Sturdy Memorial Milford Regional Medical Center & Affiliates Foundation and Affiliates). Two of the fourteen associated acute care Signature Healthcare Corporation hospitals reported negative total South Shore Health margins. & Educational Corporation Southcoast Health Systems Only Boston University Affiliated Sturdy Memorial Foundation Physicians (part of Boston Medical & Affiliates Center Health System) and Physicians Organization at Children’s Hospital Trinity Health reported positive total margins at 3.0% Valley Health System and 7.9%, respectively. The other 15 independent health system associated <-20% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% physician organizations reported ≈ negative total margins. Academic Community Community Hi h Health Health Physician Specialty eachin Medical Center Hospital Public Payer Plan System Or ani ation Hospital Hospital BMC Health Plan reported a negative total margin at -0.2%.
Notes: Nine physician organizations are outliers with total margins < -20%. Detailed information is provided in the accompanying databook .
CHIA Center for Health Information and Analysis Massachusetts Acute Hospital and Health System Financial Performance: FY 2019 | October 2020 6 FY 2019 Operating Margin for Systems with Multiple Acute Hospitals Profitability by Component Entity
Operating margin reflects the excess of operating revenues over operating Baystate Health expenses, including patient care and other activities, as a percentage of Berkshire Health Systems total revenue.
Eight of the nine multi-acute systems Beth Israel Lahey Health reporting data had a positive operating margin. Operating margins ranged from Cape Cod Healthcare -0.1% for Tenet Healthcare to 4.6% for UMass Memorial Health Care. Heywood Healthcare System Associated acute hospital performance varied, with Baystate Partners HealthCare System Noble Hospital (a part of Baystate Health) reporting a -15.2% operating margin and Steward Good Samaritan Steward Health Care Systems Medical Center (a part of Steward
Health Care System) reporting a Tenet Healthcare 20.1% operating margin.
Six of 32 associated physician UMass Memorial Health Care organizations reported a positive operating margin. Wellforce
Allways Health Partners and Health <-20% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% New England reported operating ≈ margins of -3.2% and -0.2%, Academic Community Community Hi h Health Health Physician Specialty eachin respectively. Medical Center Hospital Public Payer Plan System Or ani ation Hospital Hospital
Notes: Shriners Hospitals for Children are not included in the analysis or graph due to reporting differences. Nineteen physician organizations are outliers with operating margins < -20%. Detailed information is provided in the accompanying databook .
CHIA Center for Health Information and Analysis Massachusetts Acute Hospital and Health System Financial Performance: FY 2019 | October 2020 7 FY 2019 Operating Margin for Independent Health Systems Profitability by Component Entity
Five of the 14 independent acute Boston Children’s Hospital hospital health systems reported & Subsidiaries positive operating margins. Operating Boston Medical Center margins for the health systems ranged Health System from -12.3% for Dana-Farber Cancer Cambridge Health Alliance Institute and Subsidiaries to 2.8% Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for Boston Children’s Hospitals and & Subsidiaries Subsidiaries. Emerson Health System & Subsidiaries Associated acute hospital Harrington HealthCare System performance ranged from an operating margin of -12.3% for Dana-Farber Lawrence General Hospital & Affiliates Cancer Institute to 8.0% for Harrington Milford Regional Medical Center Memorial Hospital. & Affiliates
Only Boston University Affiliate Signature Healthcare Corporations Physicians and Physicians South Shore Health Organization at Children’s Hospital & Educational Corporation and Foundation reported positive Southcoast Health Systems operating margins at 3.4% and 2.5%, Sturdy Memorial Foundation respectively. The other 15 associated & Affiliates physician organizations reported Trinity Health negative operating margins.
Valley Health System BMC Health Plan reported a negative operating margin at -1.2%. <-20% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% ≈
Academic Community Community Hi h Health Health Physician Specialty eachin Medical Center Hospital Public Payer Plan System Or ani ation Hospital Hospital
Notes: Nine physician organizations are outliers with operating margins < -20%. Detailed information is provided in the accompanying databook .
CHIA Center for Health Information and Analysis Massachusetts Acute Hospital and Health System Financial Performance: FY 2019 | October 2020 8 FY 2015–2019 Total and Operating Margin Trends Profitability by Hospital Cohort