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ResearchHospital Margin GapDistrict of Columbia

District of Columbia Hospital Margin Gap(2024)

This state view compares hospital operating margins reported through CMS HCRIS cost reports. The table separates the highest and lowest finite operating margins in the latest reconciled issuance period, while the summary reports the state median because extreme self-reported values can distort an average. A distress flag means an operating margin below negative five percent under the published hospital-margin methodology; it is not a rating of care quality, solvency, or future performance. Missing values stay missing, and the page withholds live figures when its paginated row read does not reconcile with the period count. Use the CCN to return to the federal source record, review the methodology before comparing states, and treat every figure as a dated public-record observation rather than a current financial statement.

12
Hospitals
+2.9%
State median op margin
-13.8%
National avg
3
In distress (< −5%)

Highest Operating Margin

CCNHospitalOp Marginvs National
093025NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL+2241.0%+2254.9%
092002SPECIALTY HOSPITAL CAPITOL HILL+9.7%+23.6%
094004PSYCH INSTITUE OF WASHINGTON+6.7%+20.5%
090004GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL+3.6%+17.4%
092003BRIDGEPOINT CC HOSP- NATIONAL HARBOR+3.5%+17.3%
090011WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER+2.9%+16.8%
090005SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-0.8%+13.0%
090001GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL-3.8%+10.0%
093300CHILDRENS HOSPITAL-7.8%+6.1%
090003HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CORP-16.6%-2.8%

Lowest Operating Margin

CCNHospitalOp MarginDistress
090008NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL CORPORATION-38.9%Distress
090003HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CORP-16.6%Distress
093300CHILDRENS HOSPITAL-7.8%Distress
090001GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL-3.8%
090005SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-0.8%
090011WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER+2.9%
092003BRIDGEPOINT CC HOSP- NATIONAL HARBOR+3.5%
090004GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL+3.6%
094004PSYCH INSTITUE OF WASHINGTON+6.7%
092002SPECIALTY HOSPITAL CAPITOL HILL+9.7%

Fonteum does not independently rate or rank hospitals. This index reflects CMS-published self-reported financial data from HCRIS form 2552-10. Data is public domain per 17 U.S.C. § 105.

What’s on file, by the numbers

Platform snapshot · 2026-09-22

13.4Mproviders & companiesProviders, organizations, owners, and facilities on file
26.2Msource-linked factsSource-linked field facts in the dated platform snapshot
90sources with dataDistinct snapshot source IDs with at least one positive record count
8fresh sourcesDistinct source IDs whose latest positive-data snapshot falls within the preceding 45 days
111sources integratedActive registry rows; integration does not establish a load
13state Medicaid jurisdictionsDistinct states represented in the state-exclusions serving table

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