Northern Light Mercy Hospital
144 State Street, Portland, ME 04101 · (207) 879-3000
The money
$34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$10.7Mnet income, all sources
−1.9%margin on patient care alone
$2.7Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$9.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
77beds
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 | 68 | $62,068 | $17,508 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 54 | $48,147 | $11,028 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 27 | $52,162 | $13,987 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 24 | $49,141 | $12,638 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 23 | $31,979 | $9,054 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 17 | $37,575 | $10,233 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 17 | $37,669 | $8,520 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 17 | $27,606 | $7,054 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 17 | $23,488 | $7,297 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378 | 16 | $36,753 | $8,414 | |
| Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481 | 15 | $63,630 | $15,433 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 14 | $31,601 | $8,900 | |
| Bowel surgery, with complications 330 | 12 | $91,151 | $25,979 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 12 | $25,347 | $7,810 | |
| Bowel obstruction, with complications 389 | 11 | $26,892 | $7,104 | |
| Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 468 | 11 | $81,200 | $20,845 | |
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 11 | $72,166 | $14,614 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 11 | $38,078 | $8,377 |
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