From WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com …
— UW Health is touting a new patient record for fiscal year 2025, with 867,185 people receiving care during that period.
The Madison-based health system today announced the patient total between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, marking an increase from the prior fiscal year’s total of 832,300.
Of the latest fiscal year total, nearly 520,000 were patients at UW Health in Wisconsin, while about 180,000 were at the UW Health in northern Illinois. Another 170,000 or so were at UnityPoint Health – Meriter, which has a joint operating agreement with UW Health, and just over 1,300 were at UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital.
The health system also had more than 4 million outpatient appointments in the latest fiscal year, compared to around 3.8 million last fiscal year.
Dr. Peter Newcomer, chief operating officer for UW Health, says demand for care will only continue to grow.
“I’m proud to see that we’re finding innovative ways to see more patients at UW Health across specialties and locations,” he said in a statement.
UW Health also added at least 1,200 net new employees in fiscal year 2025, the release shows.
Meanwhile, for both University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and UnityPoint Health – Meriter, operating revenue rose from $5.7 billion to $6.3 billion while operating expenses increased from $5.5 billion to $6.27 billion. The operating margin fell from 3.5% to 0.4%.
Bob Flannery, chief financial officer for the health system, says UW Health had a “solid” financial performance through the fiscal year.
“The financial results from this year reflect our deliberate investments to build capacity to better serve patients and improve access at UW Health,” he said.
See the release below.
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