Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas
1619 K 66, Galena, KS 66739 · (620) 783-1732
The money
$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$4.2Mnet income, all sources
8.2%margin on patient care alone
$900,184cost of charity care (2.1% of costs)
$851,786unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
26beds
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455 | 35 | $109,662 | $29,220 | |
| Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454 | 12 | $129,986 | $39,656 | |
| Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460 | 12 | $108,384 | $24,852 |
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