The system was helped out by a December Medicare payment of about $954,000. In 2021, the hospital reported a net income of about $4.43 million.
Expenses in 2022 were up 4 percent to about $143.3 million.
“We’ve been able to finish off pretty well with revenue,” Samaritan CFO Alex Town told the Herald. “For the year to date, we are up seven percent [above the budget projection], which is pretty phenomenal for the organization.”