Sentara Obici Hospital

General Info

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Address:
2800 Godwin Boulevard
Suffolk, VA 23434
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  (757) 934-4000

Administrator:
David J. Masterson, MHA, FACHE
President

Medicare Provider Number: 490044

Parent Company: Sentara Health System
Tax Status: Not-for-profit

Teaching Status: None

NOTE: 2011-2018 Annual Licensure Survey Data includes procedures performed at Sentara Healthcare & Virginia Oncology Associates-Obici.

Facility Comments: Due to layout of the unit and staffing mix, we are not able to accomodate highly aggressive/violent patients.

Hospital Stays


For Fiscal year 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021
Licensed beds175
Licensed COVID beds47
Total Licensed beds222
Staffed beds195
Staffed NICU bassinets20
CON approved levelIntermediate
Patient days58,149
Admissions11,603
Full-time equivalents - Payroll1,264
Full-time equivalents - Contract39

Updated on: 3/29/2023

Efficiency Indicators

For Fiscal Year 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021

Composite Score (Lower is better)
More efficient
1.4 
1.9
Less efficient
 3.7
What are Efficiency Indicators?

Charges

Indicator Description Quartile Rank 1 through 4
1 Gross Revenue Per Adjusted Admission: The average full patient charge based on charge schedules per adjusted admission. Admissions are adjusted for case mix and outpatient service revenue. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 30,895.26 45,467.10
2 45,467.10 55,168.85
3 55,168.85 71,720.75
4 71,720.75 169,740.60
(lower is better)
30,895.26 
57,416.83
.
3
 169,740.60
2 Net Revenue Per Adjusted Admission: The average dollar amount expected to be collected per adjusted admission. Admissions are adjusted for case mix and outpatient service revenue. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 9,280.50 12,548.84
2 12,548.84 15,311.63
3 15,311.63 17,282.58
4 17,282.58 26,163.14
(lower is better)
9,280.50 
15,975.93
.
3
 26,163.14

Costs

Indicator Description Quartile Rank 1 through 4
3 Cost Per Adjusted Admission: The average total operating costs (adjusted by the wage index) per adjusted admission. Admissions are adjusted for case mix and outpatient service revenue. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 7,637.33 12,073.59
2 12,073.59 14,063.14
3 14,063.14 15,767.33
4 15,767.33 27,279.58
(lower is better)
7,637.33 
12,533.16
.
2
 27,279.58
4 Labor Cost Per Adjusted Admission: The average personnel expenses (adjusted by the wage index) per adjusted admission. Admissions are adjusted for case mix and outpatient service revenue. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 1,750.83 4,851.20
2 4,851.20 6,184.52
3 6,184.52 7,198.46
4 7,198.46 17,220.81
(lower is better)
1,750.83 
6,665.90
.
3
 17,220.81
5 Non-labor Cost Per Adjusted Admission: The average supply, maintenance and non-personnel expenses (adjusted by the wage index) per adjusted admission. Admissions are adjusted for case mix and outpatient service revenue. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 2,330.35 4,917.02
2 4,917.02 5,714.12
3 5,714.12 7,060.33
4 7,060.33 11,229.41
(lower is better)
2,330.35 
4,498.73
.
1
 11,229.41
6 Capital Cost Per Adjusted Admission: The average physical facility costs (e.g., expenses for depreciation, amortization, interest, insurance and taxes as related to the acquisition of permanent assets) per adjusted admission. Admissions are adjusted for case mix and outpatient service revenue. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 -610.59 697.11
2 697.11 907.28
3 907.28 1,176.56
4 1,176.56 2,917.57
(lower is better)
-610.59 
747.04
.
2
 2,917.57

Productivity/Utilization

Indicator Description Quartile Rank 1 through 4
7 Full-time Equivalents Per Adjusted Occupied Bed: The number of staff, converted to the average number of employees who work full time, for each occupied bed. The number of occupied beds has been adjusted to account for outpatient service revenue and case mix. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 0.62 3.53
2 3.53 4.41
3 4.41 5.20
4 5.20 8.20
(lower is better)
0.62 
4.38
.
2
 8.20
8 Paid Hours Per Adjusted Admission: The average number of hours the hospital paid to employees or an agency, per adjusted admission. Admissions are adjusted for case mix and outpatient service revenue. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 26.80 91.60
2 91.60 116.93
3 116.93 140.12
4 140.12 266.31
(lower is better)
26.80 
125.02
.
3
 266.31
9 Staffed Beds Occupancy: Expressed as a percentage, the average utilization of the average number of beds, excluding long-term care beds and normal newborn bassinets, that are operational to receive patients during the reporting period. The desired direction is toward a higher value.
QuartileMax.Min.
1 100.00 81.55
2 81.55 70.23
3 70.23 55.53
4 55.53 16.04
(higher is better)
100.00 
89.00
.
1
 16.04
10 Licensed Beds Occupancy: Expressed as a percentage, the average utilization of the number of licensed beds reported by the facility, as approved by the Virginia Department of Health. For hospitals, licensed beds exclude normal newborn bassinets, but include neonatal ICU bassinets. The desired direction is toward a higher value.
QuartileMax.Min.
1 82.93 68.57
2 68.57 50.11
3 50.11 31.93
4 31.93 9.56
(higher is better)
82.93 
71.76
.
1
 9.56
11 Special Services Utilization: Expressed as a percentage, the average utilization of high capital-cost services that are subject to Certificate of Public Need (COPN) law. Special services include: ICU/CCU, obstetrics, neonatal ICU, MRI, CT, lithotripsy, cardiac catheterization, radiation therapy and cardiac surgery. The desired direction is toward a higher value.
QuartileMax.Min.
1 116.79 73.25
2 73.25 64.24
3 64.24 52.53
4 52.53 19.41
(higher is better)
116.79 
93.44
.
1
 19.41
12 Case-mix Adjusted Average Length of Stay: The average number of days a patient stays in the hospital, adjusted for case mix using the current version of the 3M APR-DRGs. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 3.75 5.37
2 5.37 5.81
3 5.81 6.36
4 6.36 13.93
(lower is better)
3.75 
6.09
.
3
 13.93

Financial Viability

Indicator Description Quartile Rank 1 through 4
13 Cash Debt Coverage: A measure of the facility's ability to generate cash to cover its long-term debt. The desired direction is toward a higher value.
QuartileMax.Min.
1 1,477.45 5.35
2 5.35 0.00
3 0.00 0.00
4 0.00 -460.62
(higher is better)
1,477.45 
40.58
.
1
 -460.62
14 Total Margin: Total margin expresses the difference between total revenue and cost as a proportion of total revenue. The desired direction is towards a higher value.
QuartileMax.Min.
1 41.07 23.42
2 23.42 14.08
3 14.08 8.30
4 8.30 -25.45
(higher is better)
41.07 
29.96
.
1
 -25.45
15 Return on Assets: Expressed as a percentage, the facility's ability to generate cash on its financial resources (e.g., investments, receivables, inventory, physical plant, etc.) The desired direction is toward a higher value.
QuartileMax.Min.
1 32.27 9.77
2 9.77 3.15
3 3.15 0.00
4 0.00 -72.84
(higher is better)
32.27 
8.68
.
2
 -72.84
16 Fixed Asset Financing Ratio: The percentage of asset value financed by long-term debt. The desired direction is toward a lower value.
QuartileMin.Max.
1 0.00 0.04
2 0.04 0.11
3 0.11 0.74
4 0.74 3.99
(lower is better)
0.00 
0.20
.
3
 3.99

Community Support

Indicator Description Quartile Rank 1 through 4
17 Charity Care, Bad Debt and Taxes: Expressed as a percentage, the amount of charity care (converted to a cost basis,) bad debt and taxes the facility incurred in relation to its total expenses. The desired direction is toward a higher value.
QuartileMax.Min.
1 21.31 9.63
2 9.63 8.10
3 8.10 5.27
4 5.27 -0.64
(higher is better)
21.31 
8.72
.
2
 -0.64
18 Medicaid Participation: Expressed as a percentage, it is the amount of patient days for patients enrolled in the Medicaid program in relation to total patient days. The number of patient days has been adjusted to account for outpatient service revenue. The desired direction is toward a higher value.
QuartileMax.Min.
1 41.68 24.20
2 24.20 19.60
3 19.60 15.42
4 15.42 1.85
(higher is better)
41.68 
32.18
.
1
 1.85

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Updated on: 3/29/2023

Financial Information

For Fiscal Year 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021
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Hospital financial information was originally intended to benefit of large employers and purchasers of care.
However, consumers should know that financially healthy hospitals may be better able to provide charity care and invest in infrastructure, and technology. Rankings on financial measures are found within the Efficiency tab.

Revenue

  • Gross patient revenue $1,087,729,489
  • Contractual allowance $744,307,097
  • Charity care $31,140,490
  • Bad Debt $9,626,988
  • Net patient revenue $302,654,914
  • Other operating revenue $10,953,237

Expense

  • Labor$126,281,738
  • Non-labor$85,225,979
  • Capital$14,094,483
  • Taxes$11,831,550
  • Total expense$237,433,750
  • .
  • Operating income$76,174,401
  • Net non-operating gains (loss)$22,357,000
  • Revenue and gains
    in excess of expenses and losses$98,531,401

Balance Sheet

  • Current assets$73,191,000
  • Net fixed assets$92,344,000
  • Other assets$69,488,000
  • Total assets$235,023,000
  • .
  • Current liabilities$20,687,000
  • Long term liabilities$18,779,000
  • Total liabilities$39,466,000
  • Net worth$195,557,000
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Updated on: 3/29/2023

2020 Outpatient Tests and Surgery Report

Tests and Surgery Sub Group Number of Cases Performed in 2020 Cases Median Charge Statewide Median Charge
Colonoscopy Diagnostic 113 $4,613 $4,639
Colonoscopy Therapeutic 450 $5,773 $6,224
General Laparoscopic Procedures OTHER 40 $21,473 $31,928
Breast Surgery Diagnostic too few to calculate too few to calculate $14,957
Breast Surgery Repair/Reconstruction/Cosmetic PXS 188 $29,957 $31,076
Breast Surgery Therapeutic 28 $13,496 $15,523
Hernia Repair OTHER 85 $15,644 $18,152
Hernia Repair Unspecified Age 72 $14,898 $19,214
Liposuction Trunk Extremity too few to calculate too few to calculate $9,910
Liposuction Upper Extremity too few to calculate too few to calculate $6,619
Facial Surgery Face & Eyes too few to calculate too few to calculate $7,922
Facial Surgery Facial Only too few to calculate too few to calculate $11,333
Knee Surgery (Arthroscopy) Knee Surgery (Arthroscopy) 21 $18,477 $17,624
Other Gynecological Procedures Birth Control 24 $15,450 $22,146
Other Gynecological Procedures D&C/Removal Fibroids 43 $19,609 $21,401
Other Gynecological Procedures Fertility Related too few to calculate too few to calculate $14,252
Other Gynecological Procedures Removal Adhesions 9 $25,787 $29,256
Hysterectomy Hysterectomy too few to calculate too few to calculate $37,518
Gallbladder Removal Cholecystectomy 163 $17,320 $26,152
General Laparoscopic Procedures General Laparoscopy 13 $19,848 $25,414

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Updated on: 3/1/2022

2020 Service Line

Service Line Inlier Cases Outlier Cases Number of Cases % of Hospital Total % of Regional Total
Obstetrics/Delivery 1145 26 1171 9.71% 6.53%
Oncology 131 56 187 1.55% 8.26%
Oncology Surgery 4 1 5 0.04% 3.36%
Cardiology - Open Heart Surgery 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Ophthalmology 4 0 4 0.03% 2.82%
Ophthalmologic Surg 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Orthopedic Surgery 369 17 386 3.20% 5.26%
Orthopedics 106 7 113 0.94% 8.05%
Other Obstetrics 98 11 109 0.90% 6.07%
Otolaryngology 29 4 33 0.27% 8.25%
Plastic Surgery 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Psychiatry 661 30 691 5.73% 8.24%
Pulmonary 1062 148 1210 10.03% 8.18%
Rehabilitation 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Rheumatology 51 3 54 0.45% 8.01%
Transplant Surgery 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Urological Surgery 22 3 25 0.21% 2.53%
Urology 471 47 518 4.29% 9.59%
Vascular Surgery 129 2 131 1.09% 5.76%
Burns 1 0 1 0.01% 1.39%
Cardiology - Medical 1299 128 1427 11.83% 9.58%
Dental 1 0 1 0.01% 3.70%
Dermatology 10 2 12 0.10% 4.26%
Endocrinology 338 35 373 3.09% 8.42%
Gynecology 9 1 10 0.08% 7.04%
Hematology 115 7 122 1.01% 6.96%
Infectious Disease 1126 237 1363 11.30% 9.32%
Cardiology - Invasive 212 7 219 1.82% 3.84%
Neonatology 76 19 95 0.79% 4.47%
Nephrology 142 19 161 1.33% 8.82%
Neurological Surgery 101 3 104 0.86% 3.32%
Neurology 546 55 601 4.98% 7.55%
Normal Newborn 1114 3 1117 9.26% 6.98%
ENT Surgery 22 8 30 0.25% 4.08%
Gastroenterology 765 32 797 6.61% 7.42%
General Medicine 321 31 352 2.92% 7.08%
General Surgery 489 29 518 4.29% 6.04%
Gynecological Surg 47 1 48 0.40% 6.76%
Trauma 68 6 74 0.61% 2.74%
Total 11,084 978 12,062 100% 7.24%

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Updated on: 3/29/2023

Patient Satisfaction Survey

Patient Survey Collection Dates: July 2020 - Mar 2021
Released in Jan 26, 2022
Note: Some quarterly refreshed measures that would have included 1st quarter and/or 2nd quarter 2020 data will not be updated in April 2021 and will continue to display the same data that was reported in October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please reference https://qualitynet.cms.gov/inpatient/notifications (2020-111-IP)

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