California Hospital Medical Center La
1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015 · (213) 748-2411
The money
$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$15.2Mnet income, all sources
−3.9%margin on patient care alone
$21.4Mcost of charity care (5.8% of costs)
$9.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
318beds
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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 124 | $98,163 | $23,338 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 45 | $62,120 | $16,226 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 32 | $58,486 | $16,909 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 21 | $48,305 | $12,610 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 16 | $57,829 | $20,102 | |
| Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870 | 15 | $339,230 | $73,916 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 14 | $84,812 | $20,267 | |
| Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853 | 14 | $252,026 | $58,837 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 13 | $62,906 | $16,867 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377 | 13 | $111,174 | $18,945 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 12 | $72,526 | $16,988 | |
| Stroke, with major complications 064 | 11 | $118,130 | $25,659 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 11 | $50,653 | $15,028 |
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