Chi Health St. Elizabeth

555 South 70th St, Lincoln, NE 68510 · (402) 219-7700

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

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$20.2Mnet income, all sources

−1.6%margin on patient care alone

$5.2Mcost of charity care (2.9% of costs)

$8.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

137beds

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	237	$57,006	$14,056
Heart failure, with major complications 291	63	$39,913	$9,525
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	52	$139,087	$38,165
Sepsis 872	48	$31,347	$8,773
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467	35	$90,107	$25,454
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	34	$54,893	$14,809
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	33	$56,750	$12,230
Lung infection, with major complications 177	30	$62,319	$13,615
Hip or knee replacement 470	28	$52,316	$14,629
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 468	25	$78,204	$19,762
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	23	$44,184	$12,070
Respiratory failure 189	21	$37,443	$8,981
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	21	$55,554	$15,123
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	20	$65,622	$19,668
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	19	$51,086	$12,504
Kidney failure, with complications 683	18	$29,450	$7,665
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	16	$72,365	$17,767
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	16	$69,744	$15,328
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	15	$42,640	$7,152
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	15	$25,572	$6,360
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	14	$34,081	$7,720
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Mcc 466	13	$123,201	$33,378
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	13	$36,493	$8,651
Stroke, with major complications 064	12	$56,592	$16,107
Heart attack, with major complications 280	12	$44,412	$9,433
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454	12	$126,528	$46,070
Urinary tract infection 690	12	$33,945	$7,153
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	11	$36,088	$6,907
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	11	$39,964	$9,639
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	11	$34,316	$6,750
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 521	11	$77,804	$20,022
Back problems (no surgery) 552	11	$42,218	$8,199

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