US Health Care Costs

Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc

411 Main Street, Columbia, LA 71418 · (318) 649-6111

General hospitalProprietaryNo emergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$45what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$955,724net income, all sources
6.3%margin on patient care alone
$725,100unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
26beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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
Heart failure, with major complications 29121$15,706$8,240
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