Non-Profit Hospitals Dominate Top 10 Most Profitable Ranking In 2013

Seven of the 10 most profitable hospitals in the United States were structured as non-profit organizations, according to Medicare Cost Reports for fiscal year 2013. Each of the 10 most profitable hospitals, listed in the chart below, earned more than $163 million in total profits from patient care services.

Top 10 Hospitals With Highest Profit From Patient Care Services In 2013

Rank
Hospital Name (system)
Location
Ownership
Beds
Profit Per Adjusted Discharge
Profit From Patient Care Services

1
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (Gundersen Health System)
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Non-profit
239
$4,241
$302.5 million

2
Sutter Medical . . .