Multicare Covington Medical Center
17700 SE 272nd St, Covington, WA 98042 · (253) 372-7400
The money
$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$10.4Mnet income, all sources
3.3%margin on patient care alone
$5.2Mcost of charity care (6.2% of costs)
$7.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
48beds
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.
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 | 76 | $32,357 | $16,385 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 31 | $28,162 | $10,021 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 30 | $27,969 | $11,176 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 29 | $26,488 | $11,843 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 24 | $23,276 | $14,165 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 20 | $28,534 | $10,905 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 20 | $34,090 | $10,254 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 20 | $22,042 | $8,492 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 16 | $31,455 | $14,478 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 14 | $29,884 | $7,608 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 12 | $16,183 | $8,734 |
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