2010 statistical review
DCH Regional Medical Center
Patients admitted 25,994
Patient days 119,762
Average length of stay (in days) 4.6
Emergency visits 67,737
Outpatient visits 335,582
Babies born 1,766
Surgeries (procedures) 17,886
Licensed beds 583
Employees 3,460
Doctors on staff 347
Northport Medical Center
Patients admitted 8,850
Patient days 49,681
Average length of stay (in days) 5.6
Emergency visits 47,978
Outpatient visits 52,722
Babies born 1,578
Surgeries (procedures) 5,050
Licensed beds 204
Employees 939
Doctors on staff 274
Fayette Medical Center
Patients admitted 1,374
Patient days 6,993
Average length of stay (in days) 5.1
Emergency visits 13,883
Outpatient visits 34,815
Surgeries (procedures) 1,753
Licensed beds, hospital 61
Licensed beds, nursing home 122
Employees 334
Doctors on staff 6
Pickens County Medical Center
Patients admitted 1,338
Patient days 6,475
Average length of stay (in days) 4.8
Emergency visits 12,121
Outpatient visits 25,187
Surgeries (procedures) 860
Licensed beds 56
Employees 285
Doctors on staff 16
Source: DCH’s report to SHPA’s annual survey
Report to the community
Cost to provide free care versus tax received
$35.7
million
Free care
$4.5
million
Sales tax received
Cost for charity care + bad debt = free care (does not include contractual discounts
for Blue Cross, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.).
DCH receives 10 percent of the 2-cent county-wide sales tax ”solely to defray all or
part of...hospital services furnished to charity patients....”*
In Fiscal Year 2010, DCH Health System received $4.5 million in sales tax to provide
health care to the poor. During the same period, DCH provided $35.7 million in free
care. (Approximately 8-to-1 return.)
*1953 Act of the Alabama Legislature, as amended
DCH Health System
six-year community benefit cost trend
2005
$31,635,597
2006
$33,936,627
2007
$43,616,140
2008
$47,458,111
2009
$45,777,890
2010
$46,752,597
DCH Health System financials—Fiscal Year 2010
Total expenses = $431,069,019
Employee salaries and benefts
55% = $237,333,926
Interest on debt
1.2% = $5,120,780
Depreciation
6.7% = $28,761,990
Supplies, utilities and other costs
37.1% = $159,852,323
Total revenue $453,254,867
Total expense $431,069,019
Reserve for future operations $22,185,848 (4.89%)
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