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Presenter cites high patient volumes and clinical metrics at managed hospitals
Summary
The management team presented Medicare-derived benchmarking data showing above-average daily census and high case-mix index at its managed hospitals, and cited low infection rates as evidence of strong clinical performance.
Presenters showed Medicare cost-report data and national benchmarking to describe patient volumes and clinical complexity at hospitals the company manages.
Dr. Mitchell Mudra said the firm's hospitals have run above national averages for average daily census and noted a high case-mix index (CMI), saying, "Our CMI in 2023 was 2.1, which was number 2 in the country." He also said the hospitals have maintained very low central-line associated bloodstream infections and low rates of C. difficile compared with benchmarks.
The presenters emphasized those metrics as evidence they can support medically complex patients locally, including wound care and ventilator weaning. Board members asked whether the benchmarking combined inpatient and swing-bed figures; company representatives confirmed the data compared combined inpatient and swing-bed admissions and said swing-bed patients in their facilities are often medically complex.
