Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey
9333 Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242 · (562) 461-6007
The money
$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$21.5Mnet income, all sources
1.8%margin on patient care alone
$12.0Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)
$2.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
424beds
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 | 112 | $119,602 | $25,133 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 31 | $86,041 | $23,330 | |
| Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853 | 19 | $280,075 | $132,814 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 17 | $46,751 | $14,738 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 15 | $76,339 | $16,702 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 14 | $45,589 | $14,567 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 14 | $65,807 | $12,784 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 12 | $95,565 | $28,310 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 12 | $68,463 | $18,845 | |
| Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460 | 12 | $144,312 | $143,181 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 11 | $83,702 | $16,134 |
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