Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
50 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605 · (207) 667-5311
The money
$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$1.8Mnet income, all sources
−6.8%margin on patient care alone
$159,447cost of charity care (0.2% of costs)
$442,604unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
45beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 | 52 | $43,967 | $20,896 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 32 | $32,705 | $13,427 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 22 | $50,362 | $19,387 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 15 | $35,360 | $13,998 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 15 | $28,140 | $10,898 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378 | 14 | $27,982 | $10,368 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 13 | $20,537 | $9,331 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 11 | $22,004 | $7,696 | |
| Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481 | 11 | $56,765 | $21,904 |
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