The 142-hospital system recorded an operating income of $61,400 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. In the same quarter of fiscal 2021, Ascension saw an operating income of $652.4 million.
Ascension recorded revenue of $7.3 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, a 0.83 percent decrease from the same period one year before. The health system saw its patient service revenue increase, but other revenue — such as COVID-19 grant income — decreased year over year.
Although the health system’s overall revenue decreased, its expenses increased year over year to just under $7.3 billion. In the same period last year, Ascension’s expenses totaled $6.7 billion.
After factoring in strong nonoperating gains, including $1 billion from investments, Ascension ended the second quarter of fiscal 2022 with a net income of $949.5 million.
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