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San Joaquin General Hospital reports operational strain and steps to curb overtime costs
Summary
Hospital leaders told the county committee that high occupancy, social admits and rising labor costs produced an estimated $6 million December loss; they outlined staffing reassignments, contract rebids, capital-purchase limits and IT projects intended to improve throughput and billing.
Sam Harlan presented an update on San Joaquin General Hospital’s operational and financial position and described both volume increases and cost pressures.
Sam Harlan said the hospital showed an estimated $6 million loss for December but that first-quarter volumes — surgeries, emergency department visits and patient days — are above average. He told the committee that average occupancy is near 112%, producing overflow into hallways and complicating staffing and throughput.
"When the length of stay goes up, generally that eats into your cost and your revenue," Sam said, noting…
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