Georgetown Hospital, a Governmental Hospital, Recorded During Its Fiscal Year

question 38

Essay

Georgetown Hospital, a governmental hospital, recorded during its fiscal year ended September 30, gross patient services valued at $15,000,000, excluding charity care services of $1,600,000. However, contractual adjustments by third-party payors amounted to $1,200,000. In May of that year it received donated medical supplies worth $2,000; supplies it had planned to purchase had it not been for the gift. At year-end, the governing board set aside investments in the amount of $500,000 for future plant expansion and $250,000 to be invested with the related earnings used for a special prenatal care program.
1. In its operating statement for the year ended September 30, how much should Georgetown report as net patient services revenue?
2. For the year ended September 30, how should the donation of medical supplies be reported?
3. What amount of unrestricted net position should Georgetown report in its balance sheet as board designated, assuming it had no board designated net position at the beginning of the year?

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Definitions:

Net Income

The total earnings of a company after all expenses and taxes have been deducted from revenue.

Expenses Closed

The process at the end of an accounting period where expense accounts are closed and their balances transferred to a summary account.

Owner's Capital

The amount of equity a business owner has invested in their firm or the net assets belonging to the owner.

Income Summary

An account used in the closing process that summarizes the revenues and expenses for a specified accounting period, facilitating the transfer of the net income or loss to owner's equity.