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 2006, Aurora analyzed the effect of 26
initiatives involving more than 600 Aurora physicians and documented the following impact:
| Lives benefited |
838,575 |
| Deaths prevented |
1,403 |
Medical expense savings for patients, employers and other payers
| Influenza vaccination for high-risk patients |
$13.1 million |
| Cholesterol management for coronary artery disease patients |
$5.4 million |
| Antibiotic treatment for pneumonia patients |
$6.1 million |
| Other |
$700,000 |
| Total savings |
$25.3 million |
The people of Aurora Health Care
| Total employees |
25,750 |
| Registered nurses |
4,948 |
| Physicians on staff |
3,387 |
| Employed physicians |
670 |
| Residents and fellows |
139 |
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 2006, Aurora's costs for providing this care
totaled $31.7 million.
| Charity care charges |
$71,639,000 |
| Charity care costs |
$31,735,000 |
Other unreimbursed care
Service statistics
| Inpatient discharges |
101,500 |
| Inpatient days |
414,866 |
| Length of stay (days) |
4.09 |
| Births |
12,492 |
| Surgical procedures |
84,775 |
| Ambulatory care visits |
2,589,606 |
| Emergency care visits |
230,697 |
| Hospital outpatient visits |
1,414,462 |
| Home care nursing visits |
282,371 |
| Family service visits |
67,698 |
| Hospice benefit days |
84,416 |
| Home-delivered meals |
466,017 |
| Retail pharmacy prescriptions |
5,595,713 |
| Web site visits |
6,481,247 |
Community outreach
Every year Aurora provides, without charge, a variety of services in communities throughout eastern Wisconsin. The total value of these services in 2006 was $26.1 million.
| Health education and outreach |
$4,626,456 |
| Transportation |
772,300 |
| In-kind services and sponsorships |
8,681,570 |
| Counseling |
1,271,832 |
| Free clinics |
2,475,505 |
| Health screenings and immunizations |
888,499 |
| Support groups and self help |
2,196,305 |
| Work force development |
5,223,695 |
| Total |
$26,134,162 |
Financial summary
Aurora's total net services revenue grew from $2.8 billion in 2005 to $3 billion in 2006. revenue from inpatient services rose 4.4% while revenue from outpatient hospital visits and
visits to clinics rose 10.8%.
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 |
$1,083,307,726 |
| Outpatient and ambulatory services |
1,481,273,274 |
| Other services |
468,438,000 |
| Total net services revenue* |
3,033,019,000 |
| Other sources |
151,762,000 |
| Total |
$3,184,781,000 |
Uses of funds
| Salaries, fees and fringe benefits |
$1,573,009,000 |
| Supplies |
686,544,000 |
| Net building, equipment and working capital |
45,917,000 |
| Maintenance, rental, insurance, utilities and other business expenses |
636,376,000 |
| Other payments |
242,935,000 |
| Total |
$3,184,781,000 |
* Total net service revenue is net after subtraction of charity care, other uncompensated care, and Medicare, Medicaid and other government shortfalls.
