Cheshire Medical Center

580 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431 · (603) 354-5400

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

The money

$28what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$15.7Mnet income, all sources

−16.6%margin on patient care alone

$8.7Mcost of charity care (3.6% of costs)

$5.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

86beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871	133	$38,183	$18,356
Heart failure, with major complications 291	88	$34,029	$12,101
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	60	$27,723	$12,439
Lung infection, with major complications 177	59	$37,138	$16,233
Respiratory failure 189	25	$26,767	$11,631
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	22	$34,837	$13,756
Sepsis 872	22	$28,386	$9,572
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	20	$16,656	$7,393
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	20	$30,574	$16,474
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	20	$48,954	$19,351
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	19	$24,949	$8,621
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	18	$28,254	$9,890
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	17	$28,294	$9,282
Heart attack, with major complications 280	16	$42,518	$15,824
Stroke, with major complications 064	15	$37,301	$17,950
Hip or knee replacement 470	15	$53,095	$17,590
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	14	$28,457	$15,306
Pneumonia, with complications 194	13	$25,333	$7,747
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	13	$67,295	$25,169
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	13	$28,988	$12,266
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	13	$77,360	$42,090
Interstitial Lung Disease with Mcc 196	12	$36,338	$17,626
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 439	12	$20,995	$8,122
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	12	$52,160	$27,024
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc 617	12	$42,750	$18,282
Diabetes, with major complications 637	12	$43,133	$13,821
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	12	$21,915	$7,365
Kidney failure, with complications 683	12	$23,803	$8,390
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	11	$62,128	$39,284
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	11	$22,497	$8,973
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 917	11	$35,023	$14,578

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