Butler Health System is in solid financial shape.

For the 2015 fiscal year that ended June 30, the system’s revenue was $299.6 million with $278.8 in expenses, leaving $20.8 million in excess revenue.

In the 2014 fiscal year, excess revenue was $14.4 million, and in 2013, excess revenue was $4.3 million.

“Everything is working well. We’re moving in the right direction. It’s a good place to be,” said Anne Krebs, chief financial officer.

The system’s financial state was discussed Thursday night at the system trustees’ annual public meeting.

Net patient revenue — which is the money the system makes from patient care — increased this year to $297.3 million, up from $271.3 million in 2014. During the past 10 years, the system has seen this figure grow 90 percent. Krebs said this is due to adding physicians and specialties, and engaging in joint ventures with other health systems.

The system’s operating margin went up to 6.7 percent. In 2014, it was 5 percent and the year before that is was 1.6 percent. In 2011, the system began paying back $125 million in bonds that were taken out to pay for a patient tower at Butler Memorial Hospital. That year, the system’s operating margin was -0.3 percent.

Total admissions increased this year to 16,840, compared to 16,644 in 2014. ER visits went up from 47,033 last year to 48,708 in 2015, and there has been a 28 percent growth in ER visits from 10 years ago.

Outpatient visits grew to 501,268 in 2015, compared to 483,564 last year. During the past 10 years, the system has experienced a 25 percent growth in outpatient visits.

“It’s been a part of our strength for a long time,” Krebs said.

The system’s total surgeries increased to 20,108 from 19,689, and also have grown 28 percent over 10 years.

The number of employees increased this year to 2,112. In 2014, there were 1,989 employees. Krebs attributed this to growth in the system’s ambulatory and physician network. Since 2006, the system has seen its total number of employees grow 22 percent.

CEO Ken DeFurio said the system has added about 25 physicians to its network in 2015. He said the system mainly is focusing on adding primary care doctors, since that is a big focus of the Affordable Care Act. He said many doctors hear good things about the system and inquire about joining.

“We have doctors looking to join us,” DeFurio said.

Although he said it can be tough to keep up with the ACA’s new regulations, he said the system should be fine if it continues on the path it is going.

The system’s new, 48,000-square-foot Crossroads campus, located in Summit Township, opened in November. DeFurio said the facility was done on-time and $2 million under it $20 million budget.

“It’s been going great,” DeFurio said.

In the near future, DeFurio said there will not be any construction projects of that size. However, he said there is room for expansion at the system’s campus in Venango County. This would help bring more health services to people who live in that area, he said.

UPMC and Highmark continue to feud. DeFurio said the system is not taking sides in that debate. He said competition is good in health care, and said there is room for both systems as well as independent systems.

The continuing state budget impasse — in which Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican legislators cannot agree on a state budget for 2015-16 — has not affected the system yet. DeFurio said if it continues for a few more months, the system’s Medicaid payments could stop or be low.