Colleton Medical Center
501 Robertson Boulevard, Walterboro, SC 29488 · (843) 782-2000
The money
$13what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$9.7Mnet income, all sources
9.6%margin on patient care alone
$7.5Mcost of charity care (10.1% of costs)
$6.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
102beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.
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 | 109 | $69,596 | $16,381 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 38 | $49,786 | $10,672 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 21 | $67,138 | $13,721 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 21 | $43,745 | $12,253 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 20 | $49,065 | $10,322 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 19 | $59,182 | $10,910 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 17 | $38,768 | $11,383 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 15 | $43,344 | $10,149 | |
| Anemia and blood disorders 812 | 15 | $27,093 | $8,593 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 11 | $79,418 | $13,092 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 11 | $32,605 | $7,796 |
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