Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital

524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601 · (337) 436-2511

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$1.1Mnet income, all sources

−3.8%margin on patient care alone

$4.9Mcost of charity care (2.6% of costs)

$4.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

100beds

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	240	$63,450	$15,946
Heart failure, with major complications 291	127	$39,883	$10,864
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	69	$185,018	$26,589
Sepsis 872	58	$33,760	$8,734
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	52	$48,273	$12,228
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	47	$43,903	$11,558
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	46	$42,546	$10,745
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	44	$29,023	$8,605
Kidney failure, with complications 683	40	$28,866	$7,434
Heart attack, with major complications 280	39	$58,437	$13,174
Lung infection, with major complications 177	38	$36,692	$13,835
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	34	$160,364	$39,416
Respiratory failure 189	28	$41,240	$10,060
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	28	$34,643	$8,249
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	28	$121,670	$17,647
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	24	$59,530	$14,297
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	23	$60,152	$13,597
Stroke, with major complications 064	22	$82,423	$15,226
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	22	$27,378	$6,144
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	22	$31,755	$7,749
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Mcc 273	20	$195,437	$34,051
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	20	$39,302	$9,576
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 267	19	$337,009	$40,652
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	19	$112,217	$17,660
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	16	$132,570	$23,026
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 243	16	$95,959	$20,422
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460	16	$376,322	$46,939
Back problems (no surgery) 552	16	$29,310	$7,984
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	15	$26,152	$6,596
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	15	$197,945	$25,881
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	15	$114,368	$17,640
Urinary tract infection 690	15	$25,619	$6,635
Heart stent 322	14	$137,930	$15,274
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	13	$38,817	$9,888
Fainting 312	13	$31,226	$7,084
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	12	$160,744	$37,976
Anemia and blood disorders 812	12	$30,576	$7,499
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	11	$49,571	$16,598

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