Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton
1995 Highway 51 S, Covington, TN 38019 · (901) 476-2621
The money
$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$94.8Mnet income, all sources
13.6%margin on patient care alone
$5.2Mcost of charity care (3.1% of costs)
$7.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
48beds
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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 54 | $37,833 | $16,045 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 48 | $28,777 | $11,617 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 20 | $30,538 | $15,148 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 17 | $28,914 | $11,518 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 16 | $21,678 | $8,947 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 14 | $21,412 | $7,981 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 14 | $30,688 | $10,422 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 13 | $41,602 | $11,823 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 13 | $29,306 | $10,032 | |
| Delirium and other mental confusion 884 | 11 | $21,589 | $13,393 |
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