The hospital recorded a $700,000 loss last June. Preliminary year-end numbers for fiscal year 2010 showed a positive bottom line of just under $465,000, according to the report.
The hospital experienced a revenue increase, as well as decreased expenses and lower salaries.
Read the Quad-City Times report on Mercer County Hospital.
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