Chelsea Hospital

775 S Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118 · (734) 475-3911

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

The money

$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$11.8Mnet income, all sources

−3.5%margin on patient care alone

$1.2Mcost of charity care (0.7% of costs)

$3.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

63beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291	117	$25,112	$9,436
Sepsis, with major complications 871	70	$37,199	$14,267
Lung infection, with major complications 177	39	$31,403	$11,841
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	38	$28,115	$10,101
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	34	$24,013	$5,924
Sepsis 872	32	$24,336	$7,451
Urinary tract infection 690	31	$20,112	$5,830
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	29	$15,791	$6,453
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	24	$33,633	$7,321
Kidney failure, with complications 683	22	$21,096	$6,688
Respiratory failure 189	20	$24,210	$9,576
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	20	$21,527	$7,139
Fainting 312	18	$20,363	$6,902
Hip or knee replacement 470	18	$61,100	$16,612
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	17	$31,286	$5,624
Pneumonia, with complications 194	16	$21,247	$6,521
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	15	$66,942	$14,538
Lung infection, with complications 178	14	$24,762	$7,392
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	14	$24,630	$8,504
Back problems (no surgery) 552	14	$29,076	$6,865
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	13	$28,655	$8,285
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467	12	$83,296	$20,365
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	12	$66,283	$14,596
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	12	$40,426	$12,049
COPD, with major complications 190	11	$18,600	$8,516
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 372	11	$21,430	$8,256
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	11	$20,624	$6,753
Anemia and blood disorders 812	11	$21,431	$6,532

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