Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald

1500 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA 19023 · (215) 237-4000

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$10.9Mnet income, all sources

−8.7%margin on patient care alone

$4.3Mcost of charity care (2.4% of costs)

$11.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

153beds

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	170	$77,341	$22,047
Heart failure, with major complications 291	90	$55,802	$15,874
COPD, with major complications 190	48	$44,874	$13,740
Sepsis 872	36	$51,682	$13,402
Respiratory failure 189	35	$55,077	$15,587
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	28	$60,880	$15,489
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	28	$176,592	$47,191
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	24	$37,667	$10,345
Urinary tract infection 690	24	$34,986	$10,647
Heart attack, with major complications 280	22	$72,361	$18,658
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	21	$83,255	$19,551
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	20	$66,551	$15,087
Lung infection, with major complications 177	19	$61,517	$19,265
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	19	$35,982	$9,703
Fainting 312	18	$35,703	$10,998
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	17	$52,569	$16,091
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	17	$39,960	$10,725
Kidney failure, with complications 683	17	$51,661	$12,246
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 202	16	$33,954	$11,759
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	15	$73,631	$24,835
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	15	$206,291	$73,847
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	14	$47,754	$11,847
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	13	$72,478	$16,277
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	12	$41,523	$9,358
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	12	$81,566	$21,433
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	12	$54,116	$12,611
Diabetes, with complications 638	12	$42,810	$12,163
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	12	$74,881	$19,074
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	12	$51,229	$17,545
Stroke, with major complications 064	11	$87,722	$23,098
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	11	$138,302	$32,393

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