Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital
1613 Oakwood Street, Bedford, VA 24523 · (540) 586-2441
The money
$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.3Mnet income, all sources
7.7%margin on patient care alone
$2.4Mcost of charity care (6.3% of costs)
$1.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
33beds
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 | 122 | $36,788 | $14,427 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 42 | $25,100 | $8,100 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 38 | $33,764 | $10,295 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 18 | $22,951 | $6,666 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 17 | $34,293 | $10,669 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 17 | $30,187 | $9,471 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 15 | $45,479 | $12,957 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 15 | $18,417 | $7,408 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 14 | $24,790 | $10,668 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 13 | $26,216 | $10,664 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 13 | $28,087 | $7,599 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 12 | $25,174 | $6,451 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 12 | $30,003 | $12,524 |
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