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L Case question #1: What is the trend for the hospital's operating cash flow? What are the drivers for this trend? What has the hospital done with the positive operating cash flow? Saved it? Invested it? What does the cash investment decisions say about the priorities of the hospital's management? ile View Draw Review Page Layout Formulas Data Arial 12 Home Insert 25 copy Format Punter Clipboard BT - - A A== 13 We -AMer Nigent fo B D E F Statements of Cash Flows (Millions of Dollars): 7 Cash Flows from Operating Activibes 2016 2017 Net Income $ 2.102 $ 2.458 9 Depreciation 2.633 2.756 0 Change in accounts receivable (1.315) (1.739) 1 Change in inventories (0.091) (0.078 2 Change in other current assets (0.395) (0.220) 3 Change in accounts payable 0.325 0.507 4 Change in accruals 0.043 0.327) 5 Net cash flow from operations $ 3.302 $ 3.357 6 7 Cash Flows from Investing Activities 8 Investment in plant and equipment $17.686) $ (4328) 19 0 Cash Flows from Financing Activities 31 Change in long-term debt $ 3.549 $ (1.427) 82 Change in current portion of long-term debt 1.231 0.124 B3 Net cash flow from financing $ 4.780 $ (1.303) 5 Net increase (decrease) in cash and investments $ 0.396 S (2 274) 36 Beginning cash and investments 4.673 5.089 37 38 Ending cash and investments $ 5.069 S 2.795 39 20 Note: The depreciation and fixed asset acquisitions data in the statements of na nennt fun with what CASEZ4 Type here to search