Helen Keller Hospital

1300 South Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield, AL 35660 · (256) 386-4556

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$8.1Mnet income, all sources

−24.4%margin on patient care alone

$1.8Mcost of charity care (1.6% of costs)

$19.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

178beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024.

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	94	$42,241	$12,551
Heart failure, with major complications 291	80	$26,915	$8,442
Urinary tract infection 690	61	$18,200	$5,703
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	47	$22,065	$5,452
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	41	$31,307	$8,559
COPD, with major complications 190	39	$27,258	$7,342
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	38	$18,409	$5,407
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	37	$29,492	$7,903
Pneumonia, with complications 194	35	$24,132	$5,881
Sepsis 872	35	$27,360	$6,756
Lung infection, with major complications 177	31	$49,453	$10,948
Kidney failure, with complications 683	29	$22,495	$6,294
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	23	$27,276	$6,727
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	21	$38,222	$12,850
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	21	$37,639	$10,509
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	20	$32,253	$9,505
High blood pressure 305	19	$18,103	$5,270
Irregular heartbeat 310	17	$14,720	$4,330
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	17	$36,575	$13,745
Lung infection, with complications 178	16	$20,927	$6,892
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 482	16	$30,406	$10,204
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 536	16	$17,248	$5,876
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	16	$39,938	$8,273
Anemia and blood disorders 812	16	$22,669	$6,150
Respiratory failure 189	15	$28,413	$8,172
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	15	$23,363	$6,101
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	15	$71,482	$28,728
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	13	$25,888	$6,992
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 191	13	$29,932	$5,833
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	12	$23,292	$7,981
Fainting 312	12	$16,461	$5,892
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	12	$19,864	$5,504

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