Four things to know:
1. Hospital management said the increase in revenue was largely attributable to growth in patient volume and higher pharmacy revenue.
2. During the first three months of fiscal 2019, Dana-Farber’s operating expenses climbed to $454.4 million, an increase of 12.7 percent over the same period of fiscal 2018.
3. Dana-Farber ended the first quarter of fiscal 2019 with operating income of $32.8 million, compared to operating income of $33.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
4. After factoring in a $31.6 million investment loss, Dana-Farber recorded a net loss of $1.2 million in the first three months of fiscal 2019. That’s compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2018, when the hospital recorded net income of $46.1 million.
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