Lafollette Medical Center
923 East Central Avenue, La Follette, TN 37766 · (423) 907-1200
The money
$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$137,573net income, all sources
−1.3%margin on patient care alone
$2.1Mcost of charity care (4.4% of costs)
$3.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
48beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 | 39 | $78,178 | $15,761 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 24 | $48,986 | $11,395 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 19 | $79,408 | $14,262 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 12 | $36,787 | $7,615 |
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