Lakes Regional Healthcare
2301 Highway 71, Spirit Lake, IA 51360 · (712) 336-1230
The money
$46what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$5.2Mnet income, all sources
0.2%margin on patient care alone
$164,495cost of charity care (0.3% of costs)
$2.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
44beds
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 34 | $43,362 | $13,677 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 21 | $16,083 | $6,158 | |
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 21 | $18,620 | $14,247 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 19 | $19,755 | $9,339 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 19 | $14,778 | $5,818 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 16 | $20,810 | $8,900 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 16 | $14,791 | $5,646 | |
| Back problems (no surgery) 552 | 12 | $16,159 | $6,913 | |
| Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481 | 11 | $39,170 | $14,974 |
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