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St. Simons-By-The-Sea

Universal Health Services · Saint Simons Island, GA

2927 Demere Road, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522(912) 638-1999

Not rated by CMS

CMS star rating

101

Beds

2,177

Inpatient discharges a year

$12.5M

Net patient revenue a year

About this hospital

St. Simons-By-The-Sea is a 101-bed government - federal hospital in Saint Simons Island, GA, affiliated with Universal Health Services.

CCN: 114016
NPI: 1972557916
Website: ssbythesea.com
Health system: Universal Health Services
County: Glynn County
Metro area: Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction J, Palmetto GBA (10001)
In Medicare since: 1982
Last CMS survey: 2025

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Quality
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- 10 services
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Finances
$12.5M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -22.1%
- -$2.8M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Horizon Health Corporation
- Federal
- Thomas M Day, chief executive
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for St. Simons-By-The-Sea in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
20-3854107Saint Simons By The Sea	45Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 40 more	1972557916 Hhc St. Simons Inc1669453783 Focus Healthcare Of Georgia1386885622 By The Sea Physician Practice LLC

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

2927 Demere Road, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

(912) 638-1999

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Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for St. Simons-By-The-Sea, beside the US median and the average of GA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

Measures CMS reports for the hospital's psychiatric unit or for a psychiatric hospital.

Measure	St. Simons-By-The-Sea	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 77 cases	57.1	60.8	52.96		Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 77 cases	33.8	35.5	30.16		Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 16,820 cases	0.03	0.05	0.1041		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 16,820 cases	0.02	0.03	0.08615		Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 339 cases	86	87	68.37		Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 111 cases	77.5	78.1	70.53		Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 182 cases	19.2	19.1	19.96	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 252 cases	87	92	78.85		Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 159 cases	45	74	57.9		Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 118 cases	60	81	71.62		Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 247 cases	61	77	54.17		Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 247 cases	60	56	44.17		Better than 53% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 245 cases	53	64	52.9		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 245 cases	33	4	25.84		Better than 76% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 746 cases	75	77	63.23		Worse than 52% of US hospitals

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-08-13, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2025)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Federal
Ownership type
101
Medicare-certified beds
16
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1982
In Medicare since

10 services at St. Simons-By-The-Sea

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Psychiatric Care
Surgery: Anesthesia
Women and children: Clinical Laboratory
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CarePsychiatric Care of Children and/or Adolescents
Rehabilitation and therapy: CARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)Outpatient Rehabilitation
Other services: Dietary CarePharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What St. Simons-By-The-Sea reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

2,177
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 5%, Medicaid n/a
15,342
Inpatient days
42% of available bed days used
119
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 835811). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges St. Simons-By-The-Sea reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	893	0	14,449	15,342
Discharges	102	0	2,075	2,177
Average length of stay	8.8 days		7.0 days	7.0 days
Average daily census	2.4	0.0	39.6	42.0

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	101	15,342	893	42%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835811, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units St. Simons-By-The-Sea reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2025). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

16
Registered nurses
10
Licensed practical nurses
2
Physicians
1
Pharmacists
74
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income St. Simons-By-The-Sea reported to Medicare for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$35.2M	281.8%
Inpatient	$34.7M	277.7%
Outpatient	$506,250	4.1%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$22.7M	-181.8%
Net patient revenue	$12.5M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$15.3M	-122.1%
Operating income from patient care	-$2.8M	-22.1%
Other income	$11,761	0.1%
Net income	-$2.8M	-22.0%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$142,718	0.4%
Other payers and self-pay	$35.1M	99.6%
Total charges	$35.2M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835811, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from St. Simons-By-The-Sea's latest cost report.

-22.1%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-22.0%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
-16.9%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
53% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
-9.2%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
-14.5%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.10
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.09
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
4 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
25 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
273 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.42
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
12.9 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835811, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What St. Simons-By-The-Sea owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $30M in total assets and a $19M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$167,292	0.6%
Patient receivables, net	$865,049	2.9%
Inventory	$64,934	0.2%
Total current assets	$1.1M	3.8%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$4.5M	15.1%
Investments and other assets	$24.3M	81.1%
Total assets	$30M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$10.9M	36.5%
Total liabilities	$10.9M	36.5%
Fund balance (net assets)	$19M	63.5%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835811, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

St. Simons-By-The-Sea's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Net patient revenue	$14.5M	$15.5M	$14.1M	$14.2M	$13M	$12.5M
Operating expenses	$12.6M	$12.9M	$13.2M	$14.6M	$14.5M	$15.3M
Operating margin	13.1%	16.3%	6.3%	-2.5%	-12.0%	-22.1%
Net income	$2.2M	$2.6M	$933,024	-$323,339	-$1.5M	-$2.8M
Total assets	$30.8M	$30.3M	$29.8M	$29.5M	$29.7M	$30M
Discharges	2,828	3,268	2,774	2,497	2,407	2,177
Inpatient days	20,125	21,156	18,947	18,492	16,830	15,342
Beds	101	101	101	101	101	101
Employees (FTE)	124	129	124	131	119	119

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835811, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center St. Simons-By-The-Sea reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients	$261,548	$691,762	$1.5M	0.45	640
Iop	$35,972	$156,882	$506,250	0.31	1,224
Laboratory		$63,901	$67,297	0.95	88
Radiology-diagnostic		$71	$5,977	0.01

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$4.1M	$13M	$33.1M	0.39	33,069

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Administrative & general	$2.2M	$4.1M	15,349
Employee benefits department	$239,692	$1.8M	240
Operation of plant	$124,462	$768,904	660
Nursing administration	$661,170	$723,826	318
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$586,048	57,339
Dietary	$119,740	$456,013	4,044
Medical records & library	$144,904	$219,654	800
Housekeeping	$123,140	$174,407	442
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$138,816
Laundry & linen service		$106,958	344

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835811, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Frequently asked questions

About St. Simons-By-The-Sea's rates and hospital price transparency.

How many patients does St. Simons-By-The-Sea admit?

St. Simons-By-The-Sea reported 2,177 inpatient discharges and 15,342 inpatient days from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many employees does St. Simons-By-The-Sea have?

St. Simons-By-The-Sea reported 119 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How much revenue does St. Simons-By-The-Sea make?

St. Simons-By-The-Sea reported $12.5M in net patient revenue on $35.2M of gross charges for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, an operating margin of -22.1%, and net income of -$2.8M.

Who is the CEO of St. Simons-By-The-Sea?

St. Simons-By-The-Sea's Medicare enrollment lists Thomas M Day as Vice President since 2021.

What is St. Simons-By-The-Sea's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list St. Simons-By-The-Sea under employer identification number 20-3854107 (Saint Simons By The Sea). 45 health plans and networks list 20-3854107 for it.

Is St. Simons-By-The-Sea accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for St. Simons-By-The-Sea, effective 2025.

Who owns St. Simons-By-The-Sea?

In its Medicare enrollment, St. Simons-By-The-Sea reports Horizon Health Corporation as 5% or greater indirect ownership interest (100%).

What services does St. Simons-By-The-Sea offer?

CMS lists 10 services at St. Simons-By-The-Sea, including Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Care, Anesthesia, CARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation), Clinical Laboratory, Dietary Care, Emergency Psychiatric Care.

How many beds does St. Simons-By-The-Sea have?

St. Simons-By-The-Sea has 101 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. Facility type: Psychiatric Hospital.

Where is St. Simons-By-The-Sea and what is its phone number?

St. Simons-By-The-Sea is located at 2927 Demere Road, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522. Its main phone number is (912) 638-1999.

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