Aurora at a glance
Below is a brief statistical overview of Aurora Health Care.
Care Management impact
Aurora Health Care is a national leader in developing and implementing best practices in clinical improvement and disease management. In
2009, Aurora's efforts documented the following impact:
| Lives benefited |
984,398 |
| Deaths prevented |
1,443 |
Medical expense savings for patients, employers and other payers
| Influenza vaccination for high-risk patients |
$18.4 million |
| Cholesterol management for coronary artery disease patients |
$4.2 million |
| Antibiotic treatment for pneumonia patients |
$7.1 million |
| Other |
$690,000 |
| Total medical expense savings for the communities: |
$30.3 million |
The people of Aurora Health Care
| Total employees |
29,642 |
| Registered nurses |
6,021 |
| Physicians on staff |
3,067 |
| Residents and fellows |
146 |
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 2009, Aurora's cost for providing this care
totaled $25,066,000. The General Assistance Medical Program ended December 31st, 2008.
Other unreimbursed care
Service statistics
| Inpatient discharges |
91,969 |
| Inpatient days ? Adult |
407,407 |
| Length of stay (days) |
4.43 |
| Births/Deliveries |
12,322 |
| Surgical procedures |
95,269 |
| Ambulatory care visits |
3,829,628 |
| Emergency care visits |
239,401 |
| Hospital outpatient visits |
1,364,561 |
| Home care nursing visits |
269,807 |
| Family service visits |
68,026 |
| Hospice benefit days |
88,037 |
| Home-delivered meals |
364,472 |
| Retail pharmacy prescriptions |
5,013,517 |
Community outreach
Every year, Aurora provides without charge, a variety of services in communities throughout eastern Wisconsin.
Community benefits programs
| Community health education and outreach |
$3,362,237 |
| Transportation for indigent patients |
$364,308 |
| In-kind services and sponsorships |
$6,555,251 |
| Counseling |
$1,071,842 |
| Free clinics |
$5,951,803 |
| Support groups and self help |
$272,022 |
| Health professional education |
$13,725,988 |
| Total community benefits programs: |
$32,363,109 |
Financial summary
Aurora's total net services revenue grew from $3.1 billion in 2008
to $3.6 billion in 2009. Revenue from inpatient services rose 12.7 percent while revenue from outpatient hospital visits and visits to clinics rose 15.2 percent.
Sources of funds
| Inpatient service |
$1,230,641,123 |
| Outpatient & ambulatory services |
$2,342,909,900 |
| Other services |
$453,576,000 |
| Total net services revenue |
$4,027,127,023 |
| Other sources |
$180,134,836 |
| Total: |
$4,257,261,880 |
Uses of funds
| Salaries, fees and fringe benefits |
$2,145,803,000 |
| Supplies |
$768,613,000 |
| Net building, equipment and working capital |
$297,256,125 |
| Maintenance, rental, insurance, utilities and other business expenses |
$853,217,000 |
| Other payments |
$142,372,739 |
| Total: |
$4,257,261,880 |
