Broward County boasts two of the ten largest public hospital systems in the nation
Each system is operated by a board of seven commissioners appointed by Florida’s governor.
Today’s thesis:
Few – if any of the 14 commissioners responsible for the overall operation of Broward's two giant tax supported hospital systems have a clue as to the meaning and/or relevance revealed by the trends
below. JKdeG

Trends: Broward County Tax Supported Hospitals

1990 2000 2010
Profit Margin*
North Broward
Hospital District.
Broward General 0.3% 11.7% 10.9%
Surplus $281,550 $20,203,813 $45,186,378
Coral Springs 15.2% 0.7% 6.4%
Surplus $7,302,843 $461,301 $8,258,316
Imperial Point 1.0% (1.9%) 3.1%
Surplus $294,837 ($920,590) $2,891,602
North Broward (20.5) (0.4) 6.5%
Surplus ($9,397,008) ($367,907) $11,637,573
Total Surplus ($1,517,778) $19,376,617 $67,973,869

South Broward
Hospital District
Memorial Regional 10.3% 0.5% 1.0
Surplus $14,083,625 $1,425,293 $7,074,755
Memorial Miramar NA NA 1.0%
Surplus NA NA $19,437,817
Memorial Pembroke NA 6.2% 0.4%
Surplus NA $2,937,840 $439,469
Mem. West Broward NA 12.7% 17.4%
Surplus NA $13,837,908 $64,580,694
Total Surplus $14,083,625 $18,201,041 $91,532,735
SOURCE -Agency for Health care Administration

* Profit margin:
% Surplus of all revenue after all expenses and taxes are deducted from all revenue