Borgess Medical Center

1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048 · (269) 226-7000

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$41.1Mnet income, all sources

−15.6%margin on patient care alone

$7.3Mcost of charity care (1.8% of costs)

$19.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

239beds

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	249	$59,766	$16,214
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	101	$102,210	$26,420
Heart attack, with major complications 280	93	$46,416	$13,561
Heart failure, with major complications 291	91	$36,589	$11,476
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	61	$88,667	$24,811
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	45	$40,694	$11,239
Stroke, with major complications 064	39	$70,550	$17,092
Heart stent 322	37	$65,862	$15,210
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	36	$45,003	$9,171
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	36	$149,472	$36,498
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 266	31	$134,208	$49,549
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	31	$46,107	$16,051
Respiratory failure 189	29	$43,429	$11,516
Heart attack, with complications 281	27	$35,576	$8,485
Sepsis 872	26	$36,231	$9,759
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	24	$31,441	$8,708
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	24	$42,751	$11,842
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	24	$52,502	$12,764
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 242	22	$102,757	$28,222
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 243	20	$67,362	$19,575
Heart catheterization 287	20	$47,861	$9,829
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	20	$76,597	$18,657
Lung infection, with major complications 177	19	$39,311	$13,807
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	17	$21,580	$7,048
Kidney failure, with complications 683	17	$28,899	$8,469
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 233	16	$232,530	$64,805
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc 235	15	$192,218	$43,634
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	15	$58,518	$20,184
Fainting 312	15	$23,778	$7,666
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 036	13	$61,564	$14,955
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	13	$34,360	$10,847
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	13	$32,935	$7,407
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	12	$35,657	$12,160
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	12	$103,089	$22,866
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 253	12	$84,582	$21,025
Hip or knee replacement 470	12	$68,308	$17,508
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	12	$76,821	$17,166
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc 035	11	$73,449	$18,797
Major Chest Procedures with Mcc 163	11	$114,706	$38,493
Pneumonia, with complications 194	11	$24,558	$7,782
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	11	$57,939	$14,553

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