US Health Care Costs

AdventHealth Gordon

1035 Red Bud Road, Calhoun, GA 30701 · (706) 629-2895

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - ChurchNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$23.5Mnet income, all sources
6.9%margin on patient care alone
$10.6Mcost of charity care (7.6% of costs)
$10.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
69beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 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 871165$89,759$17,090
Heart attack, with major complications 28079$67,558$12,099
Heart failure, with major complications 29141$50,772$11,153
Pneumonia, with major complications 19339$62,347$11,333
Lung infection, with major complications 17726$99,003$12,629
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68921$47,161$10,036
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69821$68,702$19,329
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28620$100,663$16,977
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32120$168,822$29,820
Sepsis 87220$44,845$8,845
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48119$134,358$15,104
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$33,406$8,719
Respiratory failure 18915$55,986$10,478
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$134,841$30,506
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$50,757$8,156
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$31,666$7,008
COPD, with major complications 19013$80,500$9,065
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64013$43,013$10,671
Urinary tract infection 69013$39,939$6,939
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