Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

89th Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY 11418 · (718) 262-6000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$54what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$45.3Mnet income, all sources

−26.9%margin on patient care alone

$20.8Mcost of charity care (3.1% of costs)

$36.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

275beds

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	190	$45,146	$28,131
Heart failure, with major complications 291	73	$26,796	$19,884
Heart attack, with major complications 280	50	$22,517	$21,526
COPD, with major complications 190	36	$33,921	$16,456
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	32	$44,566	$27,660
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	31	$33,989	$15,809
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	31	$22,289	$12,754
Stroke, with major complications 064	30	$50,958	$30,524
Fainting 312	30	$18,445	$13,792
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	27	$38,307	$20,322
Urinary tract infection 690	26	$20,488	$12,553
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	26	$178,308	$65,681
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	26	$115,213	$77,087
Sepsis 872	25	$29,166	$16,011
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	23	$28,840	$19,157
Lung infection, with major complications 177	21	$34,986	$24,575
Heart attack, with complications 281	20	$19,507	$14,856
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	20	$36,088	$19,923
Seizures 101	16	$18,371	$14,191
Kidney failure, with complications 683	16	$19,479	$13,633
Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck Withou 004	15	$294,476	$139,360
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	15	$39,125	$27,088
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	15	$28,900	$15,297
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	14	$17,101	$12,906
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	14	$44,288	$26,224
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	14	$37,460	$23,504
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 023	13	$120,104	$77,308
Respiratory failure 189	13	$42,341	$18,086
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	13	$22,788	$15,389
Heart catheterization 287	12	$26,605	$16,795
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	12	$15,131	$12,837
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Cc 083	11	$34,317	$19,993
High blood pressure 305	11	$20,890	$12,837
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 536	11	$21,956	$13,227

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