Percentage of hospitals reporting negative total margins
All hospitals ─ 54 percent
Hospitals with less than 100 beds ─ 36 percent
Hospitals with 100-300 beds ─ 62 percent
Hospitals with 300-500 beds ─ 52 percent
Hospitals with more than 500 beds ─ 80 percent
Percentage of hospitals reporting decline in nonoperating income between June 30, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008
All hospitals ─ 78 percent
Hospitals with less than 100 beds ─ 79 percent
Hospitals with 100-300 beds ─ 68 percent
Hospitals with 300-500 beds ─ 64 percent
Hospitals with more than 500 beds ─ 83 percent
Percentage of hospitals reporting investment portfolio value losses of more than 25 percent
All hospitals ─ 43 percent
Hospitals with less than 100 beds ─ 30 percent
Hospitals with 100-300 beds ─ 57 percent
Hospitals with 300-500 beds ─ 48 percent
Hospitals with more than 500 beds ─ 46 percent
Percentage of hospitals reporting declines in patient revenue
All hospitals ─ 43 percent
Rural hospitals ─ 60 percent
Urban hospitals in cities with 10,000-50,000 residents ─ 50 percent
Urban hospitals in cities with 50,000-2.5 million residents ─ 37 percent
Urban hospitals in cities with more than 2.5 million residents ─ 34 percent
Source: Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Healthcare Financial Pulse: How Hospitals are Combating the Financial Downturn (pdf).
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