US Health Care Costs

Loretto Hospital

645 South Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60644 · (773) 626-4300

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$64what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$568,829net income, all sources
−73.9%margin on patient care alone
$1.1Mcost of charity care (1.9% of costs)
$814,914unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
122beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Psychoses 885143$17,267$13,451
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".