US Health Care Costs

Good Samaritan Regional Hlth Center

1 Good Samaritan Way, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · (618) 899-2201

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$45.0Mnet income, all sources
10.2%margin on patient care alone
$4.1Mcost of charity care (2.2% of costs)
$9.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
111beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 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 871218$51,965$13,768
Heart failure, with major complications 291128$36,144$9,626
Hip or knee replacement 470122$79,268$15,104
Pneumonia, with major complications 19387$39,216$9,925
Respiratory failure 18961$35,422$9,003
Lung infection, with major complications 17756$50,551$11,776
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64050$35,400$9,793
Kidney failure, with complications 68346$24,117$6,709
Kidney failure, with major complications 68244$28,089$10,666
Sepsis 87243$32,428$9,009
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85340$118,284$37,452
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30937$21,552$5,587
Heart stent 32234$97,262$14,739
Stomach and digestive disorders 39233$25,227$7,043
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06532$32,609$7,614
Heart attack, with major complications 28032$45,255$12,584
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$35,131$8,585
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64131$22,814$5,783
Fainting 31230$30,936$6,453
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60329$21,252$7,289
Urinary tract infection 69028$24,702$6,033
Pneumonia, with complications 19426$29,442$6,165
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30826$30,586$8,781
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$70,139$14,633
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69826$57,316$11,826
Seizures 10125$14,886$6,588
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06924$30,490$6,452
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20824$56,623$18,046
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52224$77,833$17,237
Heart attack, with complications 28123$38,839$8,411
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32121$122,010$24,859
Irregular heartbeat 31020$14,999$4,239
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87018$184,815$49,008
Heart catheterization 28717$41,803$11,355
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94817$27,331$5,933
Chest pain 31316$28,969$5,369
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$18,139$6,513
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05715$27,181$8,827
Stroke, with major complications 06414$55,348$15,046
Seizures with Mcc 10014$28,343$14,271
Lung infection, with complications 17814$24,502$7,208
Pleural Effusion with Mcc 18614$36,051$10,461
High blood pressure 30514$28,596$5,569
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31414$57,337$15,726
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$44,024$11,168
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37812$32,995$6,814
Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Without Mcc 55612$27,415$6,169
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$36,752$13,216
Diabetes, with complications 63812$28,617$6,672
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17511$41,079$9,663
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 31511$24,593$7,169
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$31,597$9,385
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Mcc 67311$77,844$27,281

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