First few Article Sentences
For Washington hospitals, 2009 is turning out to be a very good year. Figures compiled by the Washington Healthcare News from January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009, show healthy margins for nineteen of the twenty largest hospitals. The largest margin, in terms of dollars, was reported by Swedish Medical Center with $116 million. Multicare Good Samaritan led hospitals in terms of percentage (margin/total revenues) with a 13.5% margin.