Christus Spohn Hospital Alice
2500 E Main Street, Alice, TX 78332 · (361) 661-8016
The money
$10what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$14.1Mnet income, all sources
18.8%margin on patient care alone
$12.3Mcost of charity care (20.8% of costs)
$3.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
72beds
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 | 49 | $67,780 | $18,513 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 40 | $50,035 | $13,799 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 19 | $59,174 | $13,459 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 15 | $56,769 | $15,370 |
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