National
Operating profit margin 10.13 percent
Cash-to-total-debt ratio 0.93
Northeast
Operating profit margin 10.62 percent
Cash-to-total-debt ratio 0.81
Midwest
Operating profit margin 9.12 percent
Cash-to-total-debt ratio 0.87
South
Operating profit margin 11.19 percent
Cash-to-total-debt ratio 1.05
West
Operating profit margin 16.34 percent
Cash-to-total-debt ratio 0.87
The national list of top-performing hospitals includes 15 major teaching hospitals, 25 teaching hospitals, 20 large community hospitals, 20 medium community hospitals and 20 small community hospitals. Data for the report are as of 2006. Learn more at www.100TopHospitals.com.