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HOSPITAL FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Puerto Rico Hospital Revenue Growth Masks Financial Pressure
Published July 2026
Executive Summary
Puerto Rico hospital revenues increased substantially from 2011 through 2024, but operating expenses, deductions from patient revenue, and long-term debt also grew. Revenue growth alone therefore does not establish improved financial performance or operating sustainability.
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Net patient revenue increased by approximately 32.3%, reaching about $3.6 billion.
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Total revenues increased by approximately 41.6%.
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Operating expenses increased by approximately 37.2%, reaching about $4.0 billion.
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Long-term debt increased by approximately 12.9%, reaching approximately $1.5 billion.
1. Total Patient Revenue, Discounts, and Net Patient Revenue
Total patient revenue increased by 30.7%, discounts and allowances increased by 28.4%, and net patient revenue increased by 32.3%. In the most recent year, hospitals reported approximately $6.0B in total patient revenue, $2.4B in discounts and allowances, and $3.6B in net patient revenue. This view clarifies the relationship between gross patient revenue, deductions, and the net revenue hospitals ultimately report.
2. Hospital Total Revenues
Total revenues increased by 41.6%, while other income increased by 328.4%. In the most recent year, hospitals reported approximately $3.9B in total revenues, including approximately $0.4B in other income. This chart helps show the contribution of non-patient revenue sources alongside net patient revenue.
3. Hospital Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 37.2% over the period. In the most recent year, hospitals reported approximately $4.0B in operating expenses. This measure is a key counterpart to revenue trends and helps frame whether the sector’s cost base has been rising faster than its revenue capacity.
4. Hospital Long-Term Debt
Reported long-term debt increased by 12.9% over the period. In the most recent year, Puerto Rico hospitals reported approximately $1.5B in long-term debt. This chart helps illustrate the sector’s longer-term leverage profile and how debt balances have evolved over time.
The sector generated considerably more revenue in nominal terms, but its operating cost base and leverage also expanded. The proper executive question is not whether revenues increased. It is whether revenue growth translated into adequate margins, liquidity, debt capacity, and sustainable operating performance.