Hi-Desert Medical Center
6601 White Feather Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 · (760) 366-3711
The money
$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.3Mnet income, all sources
2.2%margin on patient care alone
$1.7Mcost of charity care (2.3% of costs)
$2.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
55beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending May 2025.
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 | 52 | $142,638 | $21,726 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 37 | $96,215 | $15,260 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 23 | $77,936 | $15,049 |
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