US Health Care Costs

Saint Mary's Hospital

56 Franklin Street, Waterbury, CT 06706 · (203) 709-6020

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - ChurchEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$16.9Mnet income, all sources
2.1%margin on patient care alone
$4.2Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)
$12.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
157beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871211$53,282$18,726
Heart failure, with major complications 29181$38,552$12,976
Sepsis 87253$29,509$10,653
Lung infection, with major complications 17751$51,531$16,068
Heart attack, with major complications 28046$49,028$15,838
Pneumonia, with major complications 19344$41,219$13,652
COPD, with major complications 19035$47,298$12,482
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85332$110,871$42,679
Respiratory failure 18927$55,016$13,253
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06526$40,386$11,065
Kidney failure, with major complications 68226$53,616$15,322
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30924$29,924$8,645
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37724$52,033$17,853
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$27,202$9,959
Stroke, with major complications 06421$51,207$17,276
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48121$65,172$21,154
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37820$34,650$10,399
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17519$49,542$14,042
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64018$35,764$13,133
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$38,182$12,914
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60316$21,022$10,150
Urinary tract infection 69016$23,789$8,482
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69816$40,272$15,897
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87016$184,877$63,460
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38915$30,026$8,917
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52215$69,948$22,605
Heart attack, with complications 28114$45,243$9,938
Stomach and digestive disorders 39214$25,720$8,770
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85414$67,850$20,198
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$40,638$12,906
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32113$103,203$29,099
Heart stent 32213$88,543$18,662
Other digestive problems, with complications 39413$41,938$9,769
Heart catheterization 28712$50,731$12,925
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39012$24,486$6,517
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81112$38,999$14,918
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Cc 08311$40,612$14,323
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31411$53,861$20,834
Anemia and blood disorders 81211$36,469$8,953

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