| Scenario XYZ Hospital's Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) decisions |
| XYZ Hospital is considering the operations and financial performance of its off-site Ambulatory Surgery Center |
| There are 4 Operating Rooms (ORs), averaging 5.25 surgeries/day with a max of 3 more per OR/Day (64%), 250 days a year, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| The hospital has seen inpatient surgeries decline, largely due to technological innovations, and moving more toward ASC's. |
| There has been growth in minimally invasive procedures in conjunction with Home Health capabilities again shifting care to ASC's |
| Under Alternative Payment Models, the conversion from inpatient to outpatient surgeries has positive reimbursement implications for the ASC. |
| The ASC is operating at small operating profit per month. |
| However, after the allocation of hospital overhead/services the ASC' small profit is virtually gone. |
| The CEO is under the impression that there are only 3 options |
| 1 | Close the ASC |
| 2 | Operate the ASC without offering physicians ownership participation |
| 3 | Operate the ASC with Physician Participation |
| The Assignment |
| You were hired to review Financial and Operating Data to help the CEO make a decision. |
| Some preliminary information you were given includes the following as well as the spreadsheet. |
| | 2018 visits = 5,250 and is being used to project the average as the Base for 2020. |
| | Staffing is grumbling | | | Avg Staff Non-Admin Hrs Per Case | | | | 9.71 | 10.00 | Benchmark |
| | Lease is Long-term. Canceling it would cost $125K (3 mos) |
| | The hospital averages 1.2 admits/day from the ASC with an ALOS of 5.4 days at $2,800/day. | | | | | | | | | | Added Hospital Revenue from ASC/Yr |
| | The hospital's inpatient margin is 3.8% | | | | | | | | | | Added Hospital Profits from ASC/Yr |
| 1.0 | Calculate the balance of Columns B &C including Contribution Margin and Breakeven. | | | | | | | | | | Added Hospital Profits from ASC/Mo. |
| 2.0 | Complete the spreadsheet showing the impact of increasing surgeries per mo. |
| | (F2,G2,H2 show the impact of 1,2,3 surgeries added per OR per day and F3,G3,H3, add these to C3 |
| | 2.1 | Net Revenue/Surgery D4 |
| | 2.2 | Project Monthly Revenues F4-H4 using D4 |
| | 2.3 | Projected Monthly Expenses F8-H18 and Percentage of Revenues for specified expenses in Col I. |
| | 2.4 | Complete Projections for F16 to H20 of Profits with and without Physician Profit Split |
| 3.0 | Narrative, supported by above findings and any added analysis, research, benchmarks, etc. |
| | 3.01 | What are the major/key items affecting the ASC's profitability before overhead? |
| | 3.02 | Are there issues with the Hospital's Overhead Allocation? |
| 3.1 | What should the recommendations be to the CEO? |
| | 3.11 | Regarding Operations |
| | 3.12 | Regarding Financial Projections |
| | 3.13 | Regarding Physician Participation |
| | 3.14 | Which scenario is the most likely Base Case, Worst Case, Best Case? |
| 3.2 | Are there other values to the Hospital derived from this clinic? Can these be quantified? Consider the following: |
| | 3.21 | Does the ASC compete with the hospital's inpatient surgeries? |
| | 3.22 | Does the ASC compete with its other referring/admitting surgeons? |
| | 3.23 | Would this help/hurt the hospital's bottom line? |
| 3.3 | Are there other ASC expense issues to be addressed that you have noticed? What would their impact be to the bottom line? |
| 3.4 | Are there any long-term considerations for the hospital, given changes in reimbursement and in the local market? |