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Massachusetts 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.

100
Hospitals
-10.5%
State median op margin
-13.8%
National avg
59
In distress (< −5%)

Highest Operating Margin

CCNHospitalOp Marginvs National
224041SOUTHCOAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH+29.8%+43.6%
224018HUMAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE+28.3%+42.2%
224023PEMBROKE HOSPITAL+20.8%+34.6%
223026ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSP+19.8%+33.7%
223030ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSP+19.7%+33.5%
224021FULLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL+17.6%+31.4%
223027ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSP+17.1%+30.9%
220062ADCARE HOSPITAL OF WORCESTER+15.6%+29.5%
224013THE ARBOUR HOSPITAL+15.3%+29.1%
223029FAIRLAWN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AN+14.8%+28.6%

Lowest Operating Margin

CCNHospitalOp MarginDistress
222027NEW ENGLAND SINAI-871.7%Distress
221990CHESTNUT HILL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION-254.2%Distress
220011CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE-136.5%Distress
220052BROCKTON HOSPITAL INC.-101.4%Distress
222046VIBRA HOSPITAL OF WESTERN MASSACHUSE-90.5%Distress
220126STEWARD NORWOOD HOSPITAL-89.0%Distress
220031BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER-73.2%Distress
220017STEWARD CARNEY HOSPITAL INC-69.3%Distress
224047WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BEHAVIORAL HOS-59.5%Distress
224007MCLEAN HOSPITAL-56.2%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 · 2026-08-29

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
19fresh 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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