US Health Care Costs

Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

701 West North Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160 · (708) 681-3200

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$352,217net income, all sources
−6.4%margin on patient care alone
$6.1Mcost of charity care (4.3% of costs)
$2.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
135beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871103$79,322$15,569
Heart failure, with major complications 29186$46,604$9,926
Lung infection, with major complications 17744$70,197$12,232
Heart attack, with major complications 28042$56,566$11,906
Pneumonia, with major complications 19335$54,304$10,217
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64029$51,389$10,053
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37727$67,463$13,399
Urinary tract infection 69027$36,837$6,523
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37826$44,825$7,675
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$87,492$15,591
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68926$47,565$8,986
Respiratory failure 18925$58,501$10,022
Kidney failure, with complications 68325$39,692$6,861
Sepsis 87225$40,508$7,731
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60324$32,768$8,625
Stomach and digestive disorders 39222$40,433$7,151
Kidney failure, with major complications 68222$52,419$11,464
COPD, with major complications 19020$41,996$8,876
Fainting 31218$35,101$6,833
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85316$156,026$38,146
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$35,738$7,641
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$38,897$6,264
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$38,270$5,992
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39113$51,247$9,923
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87013$180,893$48,684
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$45,105$13,028
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$40,011$6,546
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20211$46,435$7,580
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20811$90,622$18,092
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25311$92,534$19,367
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$53,366$10,984
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$28,644$6,426

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