St Francis Community Hospital

34515 9th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003 · (253) 944-8100

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

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$20.6Mnet income, all sources

3.3%margin on patient care alone

$11.9Mcost of charity care (4.0% of costs)

$10.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

152beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	261	$102,899	$18,519
Heart failure, with major complications 291	79	$56,352	$12,118
Heart attack, with major complications 280	50	$84,491	$14,831
Respiratory failure 189	43	$74,432	$12,198
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	36	$52,861	$9,522
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	32	$113,106	$15,773
Sepsis 872	32	$49,816	$10,423
Lung infection, with major complications 177	30	$85,622	$16,404
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	27	$349,518	$57,693
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	26	$58,707	$12,318
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	26	$88,494	$14,506
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	25	$88,036	$12,763
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	23	$80,516	$16,352
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	22	$133,431	$21,143
Kidney failure, with complications 683	21	$57,035	$8,091
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	21	$61,809	$10,805
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	20	$107,176	$18,008
Heart stent 322	18	$125,812	$18,865
Stroke, with major complications 064	16	$113,669	$22,808
Fainting 312	16	$51,537	$8,172
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	15	$36,695	$8,890
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	14	$108,040	$18,662
Heart attack, with complications 281	13	$65,917	$9,395
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	13	$45,078	$7,499
Urinary tract infection 690	13	$54,953	$7,686
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 951	13	$33,975	$5,860
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	12	$89,123	$13,808
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Mcc 270	12	$202,526	$55,426
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	12	$154,247	$27,919
Diabetes, with major complications 637	12	$92,820	$15,170
Heart catheterization 287	11	$72,761	$12,370
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	11	$75,868	$10,911
O.r. Procedures for Obesity Without Cc/Mcc 621	11	$101,946	$19,968
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	11	$89,316	$14,616
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	11	$73,713	$15,172
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	11	$124,575	$19,874

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