Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
4200 Nelson Road, Lake Charles, LA 70605 · (337) 474-6370
The money
$11what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$1.0Mnet income, all sources
−2.7%margin on patient care alone
$3.3Mcost of charity care (3.5% of costs)
$4.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
88beds
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 872 | 13 | $43,428 | $10,109 |
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