Trinity Health recorded higher revenue and operating income in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 than in the same period a year earlier, but the Livonia, Mich.-based system ended the quarter with lower net income, according to unaudited financial documents.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended Sept. 30, Trinity reported operating revenue of $4.8 billion, a 1.8 percent increase over the same period of the year prior. Operating expenses climbed 1.7 percent year over year to $4.7 billion.
Trinity ended the first quarter of fiscal 2020 with operating income of $94 million, up from $87 million in the first quarter of last year.
The system reported an operating margin of 2 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, compared to an operating margin of 1.8 percent in the same period of the year prior. Margin growth was partially attributable to Trinity’s divestiture of Camden, N.J.-based Lourdes Health System in June. Growth in patient volumes and payment rates also supported margin growth.
After factoring in nonoperating items, including a decline in investment returns, Trinity reported net income of $166.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. That’s compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2019, when the system posted net income of $419.9 million.
HENRY KOTULA 