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Short-term acute care hospital · Conrad, Montana · 20 beds · CMS certification number 270039

Pondera Medical Center

Latest filing: fiscal year ended May 31, 2002, reopened, stamped by CMS March 21, 2006. Seven years on file, all shown below.

Fiscal 2002 at a glance

Net patient revenue $2.8M $2,783,505 · G-3 line 3
Operating expenses $2.9M $2,873,085 · G-3 line 4
Result from patient care −$90K −$89,580 · G-3 line 5
Margin on patient care −3.2% line 5 ÷ line 3, same filing

What stands out

  • Net patient revenue fell from $5.3M in its first year on file (1996) to $2.8M in 2002.
  • Its result from patient care: −$935K (2000), −$938K (2001), −$90K (2002).
  • 3 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2002.

How these statements are drawn

Seven years of filings

Net patient revenueOperating expenses

1996 reopened margin −8.0% $5.3M $5.7M

1997 settled margin −4.3% $5.5M $5.7M

1998 settled with audit margin −4.6% $6.2M $6.5M

1999 settled margin −7.6% $6.2M $6.7M

2000 settled margin −16.9% $5.5M $6.5M

2001 settled margin −15.8% $5.9M $6.9M

2002 reopened margin −3.2% $2.8M $2.9M

Beside its peers

Short-term acute care hospitals in Montana with under 25 beds, fiscal year 2002.

Hospital Beds Net patient revenue Operating expenses Margin

Pondera Medical Center 20 $2,783,505 $2,873,085 −3.2%

Marias Medical Center, Shelby 20 $10,613,085 $11,957,325 −12.7%

Northeast Montana Healthcare Hospita, Wolf Point 20 $11,621,424 $10,387,040 10.6%

Northern Rockies, Cut Bank 20 $6,718,786 $7,254,459 −8.0%

Rosebud Community Hospital, Forsyth 20 $3,373,433 $3,829,261 −13.5%

St. Luke Community Hosp. & NRS HM, Ronan 24 $6,493,479 $6,243,316 3.9%

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More short-term acute care hospitals in Montana

File HOSPFY2002.ZIP, form CMS-2552-96, CMS certification number 270039.

How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSPFY2002.ZIP, read March 21, 2006.