Kuakini Medical Center
347 North Kuakini Street, Honolulu, HI 96817 · (808) 536-2236
The money
$34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$24.7Mnet income, all sources
−25.4%margin on patient care alone
$156,841cost of charity care (0.1% of costs)
$464,698unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
170beds
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 196 | $64,159 | $21,010 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 52 | $56,092 | $17,296 | |
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 51 | $35,647 | $19,776 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 38 | $52,738 | $17,698 | |
| Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853 | 31 | $160,883 | $59,972 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 23 | $52,381 | $12,890 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 21 | $63,034 | $14,770 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 17 | $43,258 | $10,700 | |
| Stroke, with major complications 064 | 16 | $59,616 | $20,086 | |
| Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481 | 16 | $46,368 | $20,646 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378 | 13 | $39,263 | $11,108 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377 | 12 | $56,039 | $16,745 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 12 | $49,992 | $12,391 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 12 | $46,777 | $16,387 |
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