case study river community

Complete the assigned readings for this module.
Read Case 24: River Community Hospital (A) on pages 159 to 160 of
Download the
for this case study.
Write a report to the hospitals board of trustees (following APA format). Use the Excel spreadsheet as needed, but type your answers to the following into a Word document:

Interpret the hospital’s statements of cash flows.
Present an overview of the hospital’s financial position using the Du Pont equation as a guide.
Use ratio analysis to identify the hospital’s specific financial strengths and weaknesses. Note: The board is not going to appreciate a lengthy dialogue with too many individual ratios. Focus on key findings and one or two ratios per category don’t put them to sleep! Also, use graphs or other techniques to summarize the data.
Use operating indicator analysis to identify the operational factors that explain the hospital’s current financial condition.
Summarize your evaluation of the hospital’s financial condition. However, don’t just rehash the numbers; rather, present your views on the potential underlying economic and managerial factors that might have caused any problems that surfaced in the financial and operating analysis.
Make any recommendations that you believe the hospital should follow to ensure future financial soundness.

Proofread your assignment carefully. Improper grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, or spelling will result in significant point deductions.
Follow all applicable
regarding in-text citations, list of cited references, and document formatting for this paper. Failure to properly cite and reference sources constitutes plagiarism.

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