Bmh-Golden Triangle

2520 5th Street N, Columbus, MS 39705 · (662) 244-1000

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

The money

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

$63.8Mnet income, all sources

18.2%margin on patient care alone

$11.9Mcost of charity care (5.6% of costs)

$14.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

149beds

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	536	$42,669	$13,806
Heart failure, with major complications 291	157	$29,912	$9,300
Sepsis 872	79	$27,923	$7,784
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	76	$92,477	$33,270
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	53	$17,804	$6,067
Kidney failure, with complications 683	51	$18,459	$7,084
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	46	$28,916	$10,353
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	43	$23,711	$7,566
Respiratory failure 189	42	$33,744	$9,409
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	39	$23,057	$9,429
Heart attack, with major complications 280	36	$40,691	$11,547
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	34	$35,471	$7,887
Lung infection, with major complications 177	34	$39,251	$11,723
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	34	$31,501	$9,843
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	33	$49,888	$15,086
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	32	$49,539	$14,964
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	31	$39,052	$12,699
Anemia and blood disorders 812	31	$19,568	$6,853
Stroke, with major complications 064	29	$40,709	$13,071
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	28	$32,878	$11,632
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	28	$25,199	$10,311
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	27	$30,019	$6,169
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	27	$18,827	$6,118
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	25	$19,935	$5,903
Delirium and other mental confusion 884	25	$24,083	$11,547
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	24	$38,213	$10,380
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 482	20	$44,567	$12,388
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	19	$26,959	$9,132
Diabetes, with major complications 637	19	$29,886	$10,667
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	18	$65,918	$19,260
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	18	$65,389	$15,102
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	18	$46,963	$15,031
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	17	$26,155	$8,434
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	17	$129,850	$43,134
Fainting 312	16	$23,804	$6,683
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	16	$51,931	$17,073
Back problems (no surgery) 552	16	$24,797	$7,574
Urinary tract infection 690	15	$18,195	$6,308
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 092	14	$29,524	$7,929
COPD, with major complications 190	14	$23,520	$8,294
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 243	14	$97,531	$15,778
High blood pressure 305	14	$26,536	$6,022
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 331	14	$40,952	$12,040
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Mcc 091	13	$37,925	$10,067
Heart stent 322	13	$128,816	$11,978
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	12	$101,747	$30,063
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454	12	$95,978	$41,139
Diabetes, with complications 638	12	$17,245	$7,367
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 176	11	$26,422	$6,690

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