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Merrick Medical Center

1715 26th St, Central City, NE 68826 · (308) 946-3015

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency room

Merrick Medical Center is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Central City, Nebraska (Merrick County), with 6 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $1.47 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Nebraska hospital ($3.68).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
$1.47listed for every $1 its care costs Nebraska typical $3.68
2 h 7 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
6beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

91%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
90%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    2 h 7 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    29%of sepsis patients got the recommended care US typical 65%
    Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
    Pneumonia
    14.7%
    Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
    Pneumonia
    17.0%

    US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $68what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $3.8Mnet income, all sources
    −7.9%margin on patient care alone
    $997,657cost of charity care (4.2% of costs)
    $603,128unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    110full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    16 miles awayMemorial HospitalAurora, NENot rated$1.44 listed per $1 of cost23 miles awayChi Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE★★★★★$3.63 listed per $1 of cost24 miles awayAnnie Jeffrey Memorial County Health CenterOsceola, NENot rated$1.16 listed per $1 of cost25 miles awayHenderson Community HospitalHenderson, NENot rated$1.16 listed per $1 of cost25 miles awayGrand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE★★★★★$2.71 listed per $1 of cost

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