Watauga Medical Center
336 Deerfield Road, Boone, NC 28607- · Watauga County
General Acute ★ CMS 3/5 Emergency services
At a glance
Latest cost report FY2024
Net patient revenue
$205.5M
Operating margin
-0.9%
Net income
$9.1M
Staffed beds
121
Annual discharges
4,452
Case mix index
1.60
Ownership & identity
Control, system & affiliation
Ownership / controlGovernment (county) Health systemUniversity of North Carolina Health Care System (21) Hospital typeGeneral Acute Phone(828) 262-4100 CMS star rating3 / 5 Emergency servicesYes
Net patient revenue trend
FY2019–FY2024
| Fiscal year | Net patient revenue |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | $148,533,791 |
| FY2020 | $150,809,280 |
| FY2021 | $180,524,875 |
| FY2022 | $187,289,833 |
| FY2023 | $131,671,678 |
| FY2024 | $205,534,057 |
Payer mix
Share of inpatient days
Medicare32.7%Medicaid3.3%Commercial & other64.0%
How Watauga Medical Center compares
#43 of 129 North Carolina hospitals by net patient revenue
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