Johnston Health

509 Bright Leaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC 27577 · (919) 934-8171

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

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$39.8Mnet income, all sources

9.1%margin on patient care alone

$17.6Mcost of charity care (5.4% of costs)

$24.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

179beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 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	226	$58,650	$14,345
Heart failure, with major complications 291	150	$38,651	$9,700
Lung infection, with major complications 177	68	$49,454	$12,215
Urinary tract infection 690	61	$26,676	$6,617
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	53	$31,959	$8,336
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	50	$37,230	$9,818
Sepsis 872	49	$38,218	$7,962
Pneumonia, with complications 194	47	$28,730	$6,676
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	47	$32,091	$6,428
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	45	$38,973	$9,680
Diabetes, with complications 638	44	$28,047	$7,241
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	43	$29,998	$6,383
Lung infection, with complications 178	41	$31,753	$7,523
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	40	$38,353	$7,992
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	38	$23,538	$6,057
COPD, with major complications 190	36	$36,233	$8,403
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	36	$25,519	$6,886
Kidney failure, with complications 683	35	$22,550	$7,344
Heart catheterization 287	32	$39,755	$8,603
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	31	$44,774	$10,563
Respiratory failure 189	30	$54,346	$9,383
Fainting 312	30	$26,149	$6,874
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	30	$36,893	$11,683
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	28	$35,114	$9,687
Heart stent 322	28	$68,206	$13,873
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	27	$32,465	$8,045
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	26	$54,872	$11,603
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 191	23	$33,548	$6,889
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	23	$71,065	$14,892
Heart attack, with major complications 280	22	$44,245	$12,100
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	21	$63,722	$15,588
Anemia and blood disorders 812	20	$35,260	$7,507
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 292	18	$27,931	$6,604
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	18	$78,500	$21,302
Seizures 101	17	$27,654	$7,206
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	17	$26,985	$7,163
Diabetes, with major complications 637	17	$37,231	$10,063
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	16	$43,611	$12,573
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	16	$87,002	$20,416
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	16	$30,519	$7,357
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 066	14	$25,728	$5,784
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	14	$58,921	$15,894
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	13	$37,765	$7,340
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 390	13	$21,422	$4,904
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	13	$30,770	$7,713
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	13	$226,547	$51,902
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 057	12	$33,528	$10,206
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 092	12	$29,393	$7,951
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 202	12	$31,163	$7,490
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	12	$59,064	$13,371
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 536	12	$24,389	$5,873
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	12	$99,260	$37,442
Stroke, with major complications 064	11	$50,253	$13,032
Heart attack, with complications 281	11	$37,082	$7,255
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 315	11	$29,644	$8,093
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	11	$33,928	$9,729
Cellulitis with Mcc 602	11	$34,995	$10,047

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