Salem Township Hospital Administrator Kendra Taylor told the hospital board on Wednesday they saw a $68,996 positive bottom line in January.
That’s better than the December loss, but still below budget.
Taylor says while the impact of COVID-19 is lessening with fewer tests and positive cases, some are still staying away from elective services.
“When you’re talking about truly elective procedures, as far as surgery, our surgery numbers are still not where they were last year. I do feel COVID is still playing into that some with the testing that is required to be able to have your elected procedure and all that goes with it. There are still some individuals isolating as well as being quarantined. We still had some holdovers the first of January. I’m optimistic about February.”
Taylor says the inpatient census is up for the first part of February.
The hospital reported outpatient services, including COVID-19 testing, were $1.095,000 above budget. However, inpatient and swing bed usage fell $288,438 below budget.
For the fiscal year that ends March 30th, the hospital has a positive balance of $319,000. Taylor is very pleased with the performance for the year, especially considering the near shutdown this spring when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
