Universal Health Services, Inc. Reports Significant Increases In 2009 Second Quarter and Six-Month Earnings, Raises Full Yea...(09 and 2008: At our acute car...),Health

At our acute care hospitals owned during both periods ("same facility basis"), inpatient admissions increased 1.5% while patient days decreased 0.8% during the second quarter of 2009, as compared to the second quarter of 2008. Net revenues at these facilities increased 2.9% during the second quarter of 2009 as compared to the comparable quarter of the prior year. At these facilities, net revenue per adjusted admission decreased 0.2% while net revenue per adjusted patient day increased 2.0% during the second quarter of 2009 as compared to the comparable quarter of the prior year. On a same facility basis, the operating margin (net revenues less salaries, wages and benefits, other operating expenses, supplies expense and provision for doubtful accounts) at our acute care hospitals increased to 16.8% during the second quarter of 2009 as compared to 14.7% during the second quarter of 2008.

We provide care to patients who meet certain financial or economic criteria without charge or at amounts substantially less than our established rates. Because we do not pursue collection of amounts determined to qualify as charity care, they are not reported in net revenues or in accounts receivable, net. Our acute care hospitals provided charity care and uninsured discounts, based on charges at established rates, amounting to $181 million and $143 million during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Acute Care Services - Six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, on a same facility basis, inpatient admissions to our acute care facilities increased 0.1% while patient days decreased 1.5%, as compared to the comparable period of the prior year. Net revenues at our acute care facilities increased 1.9% during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the comparable period of the pr
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