Hospital Financing

These fact sheets show how much Medi-Cal payments contribute to net patient revenue at hospitals in three parts of the state, as one way to explore how financially reliant hospitals are on the program.

California’s 337 general acute care (GAC) hospitals discharged 2.8 million patients and had 40.1 million outpatient visits in 2020. This quick reference guide provides an overview of the state’s GAC hospitals, including number of beds, use of services, and selected financial measures.

This report provides a landscape review of community benefit scope and practice in California nonprofit hospitals.