Merit Health Wesley

5001 W Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · (601) 268-8000

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

The money

$8what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$25.0Mnet income, all sources

13.2%margin on patient care alone

$5.6Mcost of charity care (4.3% of costs)

$15.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

136beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending March 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	136	$159,970	$16,016
Heart failure, with major complications 291	48	$124,289	$11,625
COPD, with major complications 190	35	$121,433	$9,209
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	34	$174,333	$25,587
Kidney failure, with complications 683	33	$76,676	$7,707
Urinary tract infection 690	29	$70,769	$6,871
Sepsis 872	29	$79,189	$8,999
Hip or knee replacement 470	26	$115,054	$15,940
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	24	$103,455	$12,711
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	23	$426,637	$44,875
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	22	$71,485	$7,110
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	21	$73,964	$8,639
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	21	$55,183	$6,907
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	20	$129,586	$17,208
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	19	$90,690	$11,303
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	17	$95,573	$9,287
Respiratory failure 189	17	$111,050	$10,754
Lung infection, with major complications 177	16	$143,899	$13,953
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	16	$100,438	$10,255
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	14	$136,671	$10,605
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	14	$158,185	$15,088
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 331	13	$125,200	$14,032
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	12	$217,448	$22,571
Heart catheterization 287	12	$140,238	$9,492
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	12	$80,097	$8,290
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	11	$60,907	$7,704
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 981	11	$574,076	$35,939

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