Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority
1200 East Pecan St, Altus, OK 73521 · (580) 379-5500
The money
$40what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$2.5Mnet income, all sources
−6.9%margin on patient care alone
$611,312cost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$4.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
49beds
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 63 | $41,816 | $15,744 | |
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 54 | $23,374 | $16,503 | |
| Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481 | 32 | $44,977 | $17,366 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 31 | $14,886 | $10,768 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 25 | $11,789 | $6,845 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 22 | $18,948 | $11,101 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 22 | $12,968 | $7,025 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 18 | $14,056 | $9,290 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 15 | $21,187 | $13,974 | |
| Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522 | 15 | $48,183 | $18,234 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 15 | $11,516 | $6,650 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 15 | $11,056 | $7,654 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 14 | $16,425 | $8,616 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 11 | $16,781 | $13,725 |
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