Citing data from the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition, the report notes that the drop in investment income contributed to area hospitals reporting an overall loss of $228 million in 2008, while profit margins fell to -3.45 percent from 6.04 percent in 2007.
The report examined the finances of 34 area hospitals.
Read the St. Louis Business Journal report on St. Louis hospital revenue.
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