Lower Bucks Hospital
501 Bath Road, Bristol, PA 19007 · (215) 785-9200
The money
$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$1.1Mnet income, all sources
0.1%margin on patient care alone
$238,165cost of charity care (0.4% of costs)
$11.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
105beds
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 | 56 | $85,689 | $16,929 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 37 | $44,804 | $12,740 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 27 | $45,543 | $12,979 | |
| Heart catheterization, with major complications 286 | 19 | $86,348 | $19,864 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 17 | $66,764 | $15,719 | |
| Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Mcc 074 | 15 | $43,087 | $10,083 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 13 | $26,003 | $7,777 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 12 | $78,746 | $15,440 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 12 | $28,323 | $8,768 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 11 | $32,018 | $8,333 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 11 | $28,325 | $11,212 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 11 | $55,509 | $15,198 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 11 | $32,492 | $9,049 |
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