US Health Care Costs

Chi Health St. Francis

2620 West Faidley Ave, Grand Island, NE 68803 · (308) 384-4600

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

The money

$28what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$41.4Mnet income, all sources
−9.8%margin on patient care alone
$3.8Mcost of charity care (3.0% of costs)
$7.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
140beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871223$53,362$14,746
Heart failure, with major complications 29154$44,907$10,162
Sepsis 87246$38,460$8,236
Lung infection, with major complications 17730$50,009$12,145
Kidney failure, with complications 68322$35,386$7,187
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85322$121,218$34,808
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$22,696$6,606
Heart attack, with major complications 28016$41,659$10,817
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$32,145$6,811
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$43,430$10,804
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06515$56,785$8,170
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52215$59,708$16,664
Respiratory failure 18913$42,209$9,657
Kidney failure, with major complications 68213$51,226$11,218
Stroke, with major complications 06412$50,320$13,885
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38812$38,243$11,499
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$59,493$15,175
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$51,674$12,302
Urinary tract infection 69011$34,934$6,485
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".