Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

100 Paramount Boulevard, Orwigsburg, PA 17961 · (272) 639-4990

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$11what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$22.6Mnet income, all sources

20.6%margin on patient care alone

$2.0Mcost of charity care (2.8% of costs)

$5.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

64beds

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	181	$63,733	$13,700
Heart failure, with major complications 291	121	$45,722	$9,581
Sepsis 872	48	$48,333	$7,102
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	42	$55,152	$10,112
Lung infection, with major complications 177	39	$67,779	$10,688
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	39	$53,877	$9,129
Kidney failure, with complications 683	39	$38,000	$6,147
Respiratory failure 189	32	$57,724	$9,641
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	28	$59,807	$11,325
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	22	$37,047	$7,770
Urinary tract infection 690	22	$34,099	$5,637
Back problems (no surgery) 552	21	$32,575	$6,462
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	19	$37,730	$6,594
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	18	$63,623	$6,774
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	17	$36,217	$5,359
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	16	$45,687	$9,078
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	15	$50,130	$7,798
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	14	$36,306	$5,488
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	14	$147,993	$30,112
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	13	$85,430	$12,972
Stroke, with major complications 064	12	$77,978	$12,739
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	12	$33,825	$6,575
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 092	11	$35,051	$6,743
Diabetes, with major complications 637	11	$56,553	$10,146

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