Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080 · (650) 742-3200
The money
$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$42.2Mnet income, all sources
9.6%margin on patient care alone
$3.7Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)
$672,112unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
120beds
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 | 66 | $67,953 | $36,396 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 18 | $41,745 | $18,270 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 14 | $70,313 | $29,007 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 14 | $69,305 | $30,154 | |
| Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065 | 12 | $47,936 | $25,645 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 12 | $42,177 | $20,892 |
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".