US Health Care Costs

Marion Regional Medical Center

1256 Military Street South, Hamilton, AL 35570 · (205) 921-6200

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

The money

$45what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$3.5Mnet income, all sources
−20.3%margin on patient care alone
$1.1Mcost of charity care (4.2% of costs)
$2.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
36beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Pneumonia, with major complications 19311$21,168$12,342
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".