Columbus Regional Healthcare System
500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC 28472 · (910) 642-8011
The money
$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$21.4Mnet income, all sources
9.6%margin on patient care alone
$2.1Mcost of charity care (2.1% of costs)
$16.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
154beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. 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 | 99 | $41,602 | $13,394 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 65 | $28,111 | $9,398 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 25 | $24,473 | $7,552 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 21 | $38,350 | $12,073 | |
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 18 | $61,111 | $13,470 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378 | 17 | $32,817 | $7,927 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 16 | $37,834 | $10,339 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 15 | $20,193 | $7,937 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 15 | $37,402 | $9,494 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 15 | $25,662 | $8,284 | |
| Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065 | 14 | $23,708 | $7,230 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 13 | $20,624 | $6,267 | |
| Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853 | 12 | $85,422 | $33,984 |
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