US Health Care Costs

Deaconess Henderson Hospital

1305 N Elm St, Henderson, KY 42420 · (270) 827-7700

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

The money

$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$35.3Mnet income, all sources
16.2%margin on patient care alone
$3.6Mcost of charity care (3.2% of costs)
$5.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
151beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871189$39,854$13,777
Heart failure, with major complications 29191$29,870$9,607
Urinary tract infection 69038$18,862$6,294
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06537$22,915$7,622
Pneumonia, with major complications 19332$31,130$9,388
Kidney failure, with complications 68331$20,573$6,979
Sepsis 87229$23,399$8,097
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$28,271$7,591
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66027$23,587$10,009
Kidney failure, with major complications 68226$30,140$10,401
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69826$26,245$11,553
Lung infection, with major complications 17723$28,456$11,741
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68922$23,857$8,818
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85321$89,915$36,667
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$38,787$12,506
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69919$22,338$7,812
Respiratory failure 18918$22,641$9,564
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30917$19,733$6,203
Stroke, with major complications 06415$40,190$13,554
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm Without Cc/Mcc 66114$19,760$7,976
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64012$24,154$9,370
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$18,524$7,188
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$16,121$6,622
Heart attack, with major complications 28011$33,998$10,364
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$17,642$6,162
Stomach and digestive disorders 39211$23,938$6,257
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85411$31,416$14,905
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87011$101,314$37,739

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