Cherokee Medical Center
1530 N Limestone St, Gaffney, SC 29340 · (864) 487-4271
The money
$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$12.9Mnet income, all sources
14.6%margin on patient care alone
$4.7Mcost of charity care (6.8% of costs)
$8.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
26beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 28 | $44,773 | $17,203 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 25 | $34,804 | $9,477 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 23 | $33,610 | $12,726 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 20 | $39,333 | $14,648 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 15 | $25,856 | $10,153 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 14 | $31,579 | $11,519 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 13 | $24,551 | $9,541 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 12 | $55,288 | $13,434 |
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