Heights University Hospital
176 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 · (201) 795-8200
The money
$6what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$65.5Mnet income, all sources
−107.5%margin on patient care alone
$8.9Mcost of charity care (6.9% of costs)
$2.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
163beds
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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 51 | $358,770 | $20,258 | |
| Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy 895 | 23 | $149,462 | $17,856 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 22 | $259,824 | $13,246 | |
| Psychoses 885 | 19 | $225,990 | $16,405 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 18 | $236,178 | $10,168 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 12 | $257,181 | $11,432 | |
| Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 897 | 12 | $151,546 | $11,250 |
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".