What type of revenues are earned from the primary activities of a health care institution?

Operating revenues are earned from the core activities of a health care institution, which typically include the services provided directly to patients, such as medical treatment, hospital stays, and consultations. These revenues represent the main source of income generated through the institution's essential operations.

For a health care facility, this could also encompass revenues from associated services like diagnostic testing, outpatient services, or surgeries. In contrast, other types of revenues, such as capital revenues or investment revenues, pertain to different activities not central to the delivery of healthcare and thus do not reflect the primary business operations of the institution. Non-operating revenues generally include income from secondary activities, which may involve donations, grants, or investment income, but again, these are not derived from the core operational delivery of health care services. Therefore, operating revenues truly encapsulate the financial inflows that result from the main mission and activities of a health care organization.