AS REPORTED:
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED						FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED
	ACUTE			PSYCHIATRIC			ACUTE			PSYCHIATRIC
	12/31/97	12/31/96	%	12/31/97	12/31/96	%	12/31/97	12/31/96	%	12/31/97	12/31/96	%
Hospitals owned and leased	17	15	13.3%	20	20	0.0%	17	15	13.3%	20	20	0.0%
Average licensed beds	3,781	3,131	20.8%	1,779	1,795	-0.9%	3,389	3,018	12.3%	1,777	1,565	13.5%
Patient days	164,995	143,093	15.3%	82,833	80,333	3.1%	618,613	546,237	13.2%	337,843	275,667	22.6%
Average daily census	1,793.4	1,555.4	15.3%	900.4	873.2	3.1%	1,694.8	1,492.5	13.6%	925.6	753.2	22.9%
Occupancy-licensed beds	47.4%	49.7%	-4.5%	50.6%	48.6%	4.0%	50.0%	49.5%	1.1%	52.1%	48.1%	8.2%
Admissions	35,168	29,730	18.3%	7,020	6,460	8.7%	128,020	111,244	15.1%	28,350	22,295	27.2%
Length of stay	4.7	4.8	-2.5%	11.8	12.4	-5.1%	4.8	4.9	-1.6%	11.9	12.4	-3.6%
Inpatient revenue	$479,108	$384,304	24.7%	$76,299	$73,282	4.1%	$1,737,092	$1,449,014	19.9%	$312,663	$249,684	25.2%
Outpatient revenue	165,105	135,572	21.8%	21,385	16,277	31.4%	608,470	494,716	23.0%	78,118	55,314	41.2%
Total patient revenue	644,213	519,876	23.9%	97,684	89,559	9.1%	2,345,562	1,943,730	20.7%	390,781	304,998	28.1%
Other revenue	10,085	8,815	14.4%	3,286	1,715	91.6%	36,903	30,190	22.2%	9,991	4,173	139.4%
Gross hospital revenue	654,298	528,691	23.8%	100,970	91,274	10.6%	2,382,465	1,973,920	20.7%	400,772	309,171	29.6%
Total deductions	324,133	261,264	24.1%	47,080	43,390	8.5%	1,191,952	1,003,762	18.7%	195,132	143,558	35.9%
Net hospital revenue	$330,165	$267,427	23.5%	$53,890	$47,884	12.5%	$1,190,513	$970,158	22.7%	$205,640	$165,613	24.2%
SAME STORE:
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED						FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED
	ACUTE (1)			PSYCHIATRIC (2)			ACUTE (1)			PSYCHIATRIC (2)
	12/31/97	12/31/96	%	12/31/97	12/31/96	%	12/31/97	12/31/96	%	12/31/97	12/31/96	%
Hospitals owned and leased	15	15	0.0%	20	20	0.0%	15	15	0.0%	20	20	0.0%
Average licensed beds	3,132	3,131	0.0%	1,779	1,755	1.4%	3,143	3,137	0.2%	1,570	1,551	1.2%
Patient days	149,307	143,078	4.4%	82,837	80,334	3.1%	592,259	570,619	3.8%	286,306	275,744	3.8%
Average daily census	1,622.9	1,555.2	4.4%	900.4	873.2	3.1%	1,622.6	1,559.1	4.1%	784.4	753.4	4.1%
Occupancy-licensed beds	51.8%	49.7%	4.3%	50.6%	49.8%	1.7%	51.6%	49.7%	3.9%	50.0%	48.6%	2.9%
Admissions	31,797	29,730	7.0%	7,020	6,460	8.7%	122,424	115,690	5.8%	24,072	22,295	8.0%
Length of stay	4.7	4.8	-2.4%	11.8	12.4	-5.1%	4.8	4.9	-1.9%	11.9	12.4	-3.8%

(1) Northwest Texas is included in the current and prior year . G.W. and Summerlin are excluded from the current and prior year.
(2) Clarion, Horsham, Meadows and Roxbury are included in the current and prior year totals beginning in May.
Timberlawn is included in the current and prior year totals beginning in September.