worker support costs (American Hospital 
Association, 2020b). An estimated total financial 
impact of four months (March–June 2020) of $202.6 
billion in losses for American hospitals and 
healthcare systems, or an average of $50.7 billion per 
month (American Hospital Association, 2020a). 
According to Kaufman Hall, hospitals nationwide 
would lose an estimated $54 billion in net profit this 
year (KaufmanHall, 2021).  
Hospitals in Indonesia are also experiencing a 
financial impact as cash flow is disrupted. For 
COVID-19 referral hospitals, the soaring number of 
patients treated in hospitals has disrupted cash flow 
because the down payment for hospital work (10-50 
percent) is no longer sufficient for operational costs. 
For non-COVID-19 referral hospitals, the pandemic 
has caused a decrease in outpatient visits and non-
Covid-19 inpatients. This condition decreased the 
occupancy rate so that hospital revenues fell between 
30-50% (Hendrartini, 2020). Some routine services 
carried out at the hospital were temporarily suspended 
to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In addition, the 
patient also refrains from going to the hospital for fear 
of being infected. The study showed that outpatient 
visits decreased by 55.63% during the pandemic, 
which caused a decrease in income so that hospitals 
had difficulty financing their operations (Giusman & 
Nurwahyuni, 2021). Data shown by several hospitals 
listed on the Indonesian stock exchange shows a 
decrease in net profits in the 2nd quarter of 2020 and 
even reached minus, although in the 3rd quarter it 
began to increase in a positive direction (Manajemen 
Rumah Sakit, 2021). 
Based on the type of service, hospitals are divided 
into general and special hospitals based on hospital 
ownership in Indonesia. They are divided into 
government-owned hospitals (Central and Regional) 
and private hospitals (Ministry of Health of the 
Republic of Indonesia, 2020). Not all private 
hospitals in Indonesia serve COVID-19 patients, but 
during the pandemic, these hospitals also experienced 
a decrease in income. A study at a private hospital 
recorded a decrease in the cost recovery rate (CRR) 
in 2020 by 13.71% compared to 2019 (Setyorini, 
2020). CRR describes the financial performance of a 
business through the calculation of the comparison of 
total revenue with total production costs. If the 
pandemic continues and hospitals cannot increase 
their income when operational costs increase, it could 
cause hospital services to stop (Hidayah, 2020). The 
incident involved the layoff of certain employees by 
a private hospital in Bekasi, Indonesia, resulting in a 
70% decline in revenue (Nugroho, 2020). Based on 
data from Bloomberg quoted by the American 
Hospital Association, it was reported that in the US, 
more than 36 hospitals experienced bankruptcy 
during the pandemic (American Hospital 
Association, 2020a) and 11 hospitals were closed due 
to financial difficulties experienced during the 
pandemic (Ellison, 2021). The involvement of private 
sector investment and the amount of money required 
to build a hospital highly depend on the financial risks 
and returns offered to investors (Bhat and Jain, 2006). 
Private hospitals are the type of industry that requires 
high investment and a long payback cycle, so their 
development requires continuous investment of large 
funds (Deloitte, 2017). Hospitals require large 
amounts of capital for infrastructure development and 
operational financing because they require a large 
workforce both in terms of quantity and specifications 
(labor intensive) and adequate medical equipment 
and other supporting equipment in accordance with 
the type of service provided (technology intensive). 
However, the role of the private sector is very much 
needed to assist the government in providing health 
services. Due to its incapacity to fund the 
development and upkeep of health services, the 
government has adopted a strategy of privatizing the 
sector to work with the private sector to promote 
health care (Ayuningtyas, 2008). 
Financial performance information is an 
important factor for investors to find out the results of 
their investments. External parties like banks or 
creditors also need financial performance data that 
can be used to determine if it would be feasible to 
grant loans, for instance, by evaluating the hospital's 
debt load, cash flow, and profit margin (Zelman et al., 
2003). Financial performance is the most common 
criterion for evaluating hospitals and top management 
(boards). Studies show a positive relationship 
between a dynamic board structure and high financial 
performance (Culica & Prezio, 2009). The literature 
shows a relationship between the financial 
performance of health care providers (financial 
performance) and the quality of care they provide 
(quality of care). Therefore, a systematic review was 
conducted to examine whether there is a relationship 
between financial performance and service quality in 
hospitals (Barnes et al., 2018; Dubas-Jakóbczyk et 
al., 2021). Another study looked at the relationship 
between lean management and financial 
performance; its results illustrate that lean 
management has a direct and positive impact on 
patient safety and an indirect impact on financial 
performance (Dobrzykowski, McFadden & 
Vonderembse, 2016). Numerous research on 
hospitals' financial performance demonstrate that 
financial success is a crucial metric for gauging the