Howard Young Medical Center
240 Maple St, Woodruff, WI 54568 · (715) 356-8000
The money
$30what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$1.2Mnet income, all sources
−5.9%margin on patient care alone
$382,735cost of charity care (1.2% of costs)
$891,318unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
42beds
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 | 49 | $32,647 | $17,443 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 30 | $26,324 | $11,087 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 26 | $26,100 | $11,897 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 16 | $22,179 | $10,712 |
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