Statistical overview
Care management impact
Aurora health care is a national leader in developing and implementing best
practices in clinical improvement and disease management. in 2005, Aurora
analyzed the effect of 26 initiatives involving more than 600 Aurora physicians
and documented the following impact:
| Lives benefited |
823,965 |
| Deaths prevented |
1,383 |
Medical expense savings for patients, employers and other payers
| Influenza
vaccination for high-risk patients |
$13.3 million |
| Cholesterol
management for coronary artery disease patients |
$4.9 million |
| Antibiotic
treatment for pneumonia patients |
$6.8 million |
| Other |
$750,000 |
| Total savings |
$25.75 million |
The people of Aurora Health Care
| Total employees |
25,087 |
| Registered nurses |
4,620 |
| Physicians on
staff |
3,385 |
| Employed
physicians |
664 |
| Residents and
fellows |
141 |
Charity care
Aurora provides a large amount of charity care for people who are uninsured
or are otherwise unable to pay for the care they need. in 2005, Aurora's costs
for providing this care totaled $35.8 million.
| Charity care
charges |
$76,972,000 |
| Charity care
costs |
$35,815,000 |
Other unreimbursed care
Service statistics
| Inpatient
discharges |
99,409 |
| Inpatient days |
416,891 |
| Length of stay
(days) |
4.19 |
| Births |
11,337 |
| Surgical
procedures |
83,724 |
| Ambulatory care
visits |
2,486,024 |
| Emergency care
visits |
233,625 |
| Hospital
outpatient visits |
1,067,612 |
| Home care nursing
visits |
283,377 |
| Family service
visits |
61,590 |
| Hospice benefit
days |
64,618 |
| Home-delivered
meals |
453,334 |
| Retail pharmacy
prescriptions |
5,410,321 |
| Web site visits |
4,800,904 |
Community outreach
Every year Aurora provides, without charge, a variety of services in
communities throughout eastern Wisconsin. The total value of these services in
2005 was $25 million.
| Health education
and outreach |
$4,558,496 |
| Transportation |
907,702 |
| In-kind services
and sponsorships |
7,280,281 |
| Counseling |
3,872,570 |
| Free clinics |
3,042,089 |
| Health screenings
and immunizations |
933,242 |
| Support groups
and self help |
1,162,244 |
| Work force
development |
3,320,327 |
| Total |
$25,076,951 |
Financial summary
Aurora's total net services revenue grew from $2.6 billion in 2004 to $2.8
billion in 2005. revenue from inpatient services rose 7.3% while revenue from
outpatient hospital visits and visits to clinics rose 8.6%.
Aurora is not for profit
Aurora health care is a not-for-profit charitable organization. All revenues
in excess of expenses are reinvested in improving health care services.
Sources of funds
| Inpatient
services |
$1,037,895,833 |
| Outpatient and
ambulatory services |
1,336,874,167 |
| Other services |
431,129,000 |
| Total net
services revenue* |
2,805,899,000 |
| Other sources |
45,120,000 |
| Total |
$2,851,019,000 |
Uses of funds
| Salaries, fees
and fringe benefits |
$1,447,444,000 |
| Supplies |
651,363,000 |
| Net building,
equipment and working capital |
62,285,000 |
| Maintenance,
rental, insurance, utilities and other business expenses |
590,953,000 |
| Other payments |
98,974,000 |
| Total |
$2,851,019,000 |
* Total net service revenue is net after subtraction of charity
care, other uncompensated care, and Medicare, Medicaid and other government
shortfalls.
