Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc

14800 West Teresa St, Wichita, KS 67235 · (316) 268-5000

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$11.2Mnet income, all sources

16.4%margin on patient care alone

$2.2Mcost of charity care (4.0% of costs)

$11.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

38beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending July 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	165	$43,749	$12,020
Heart failure, with major complications 291	76	$35,641	$8,157
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	74	$32,888	$8,219
Lung infection, with major complications 177	44	$37,444	$10,156
Sepsis 872	41	$27,323	$6,854
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	37	$40,242	$9,421
Kidney failure, with complications 683	33	$25,851	$5,717
Respiratory failure 189	24	$29,515	$7,744
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	22	$26,754	$5,256
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	20	$27,755	$5,875
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	19	$33,848	$9,776
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	17	$30,274	$8,208
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	17	$23,399	$5,010
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	16	$24,868	$5,537
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	16	$30,680	$7,290
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	16	$92,162	$30,037
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	14	$34,790	$5,207
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	14	$48,374	$12,584
Urinary tract infection 690	12	$19,911	$5,030
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	11	$117,944	$27,104

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