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Kansas 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.

149
Hospitals
-14.3%
State median op margin
-13.8%
National avg
105
In distress (< −5%)

Highest Operating Margin

CCNHospitalOp Marginvs National
170176OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MED CTR+40.8%+54.6%
170123WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER+38.1%+51.9%
173300CHILDRENS MERCY HOSPITAL KANSAS+34.3%+48.2%
172007SSH - WICHITA INC.+24.0%+37.9%
171308MERCY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS+22.5%+36.3%
170188KANSAS CITY ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE+21.2%+35.1%
170183KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER+21.1%+35.0%
170187SALINA SURGICAL HOSPITAL+20.2%+34.1%
170781RUSH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL+19.0%+32.8%
170196KANSAS SPINE & SPECIALTY HOSPITAL+17.5%+31.3%

Lowest Operating Margin

CCNHospitalOp MarginDistress
174022OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSPITAL-5305.3%Distress
171342RUSH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-192.3%Distress
174026CORTERRA OF WICHITA LLC-108.1%Distress
170075MERCY HOSPITAL INC.-92.3%Distress
171329CALDWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-90.7%Distress
170199MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY HOSPITAL-90.5%Distress
170204ROCK REGIONAL HOSPITAL-83.0%Distress
171346PATTERSON HEALTH CENTER-50.1%Distress
170780MERCY HOSPITAL INC.-49.5%Distress
171307RAWLINS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER-43.8%Distress

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 · 2026-09-14

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
11fresh 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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