Hospital income from patients managed through a center for microsurgery and complex reconstruction.

We analyzed a 3-year period of hospital income derived from patients managed through a Center for Microsurgery and Complex Reconstruction. Revenues for these 3 years were $1,505,748, $2,158,102, and $2,029,193, respectively. Profits were $487,322 (32%), $459,856 (21%), and $26,552 (1%) over the same period, with the last year's decrease in profits coinciding with increased costs at a time of administrative reorganization and practice disruptions in the university hospital. This study demonstrates that this patient group can generate consistent revenues and substantial profits in years of institutional stability with widely distributed indirect costs.