US Health Care Costs

Norton Scott Hospital

1451 N Gardner St, Scottsburg, IN 47170 · (812) 752-3456

Rural (critical access) hospitalProprietaryEmergency room

Norton Scott Hospital is a for-profit rural critical-access hospital in Scottsburg, Indiana (Scott County), with 21 beds. It has an emergency room and holds 2 of 5 stars in CMS's overall quality rating. It lists $2.94 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Indiana hospital ($4.98).

On this page:QualityThe moneyNearby hospitals

Compare with another hospital Best hospitals in Indiana

★★★★★CMS overall quality rating
$2.94listed for every $1 its care costs Indiana typical $4.98
2 h 6 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
21beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

75%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
82%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    2 h 6 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    4%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%
    64%of sepsis patients got the recommended care US typical 65%

    ER volume: low.

    Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
    Pneumonia
    13.9%
    COPD
    8.1%
    Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
    Pneumonia
    16.9%

    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

    $34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    −$14.0Mnet income, all sources
    −92.0%margin on patient care alone
    $1.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    177full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

    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

    18 miles awaySchneck Medical CenterSeymour, IN★★★★★$3.20 listed per $1 of cost19 miles awayAscension St Vincent SalemSalem, INNot rated$3.84 listed per $1 of cost21 miles awayMadison State HospitalMadison, INNot rated23 miles awayAscension St Vincent JenningsNorth Vernon, INNot rated$5.84 listed per $1 of cost24 miles awayNorton-King's Daughters' HealthMadison, IN★★★★★$3.77 listed per $1 of cost

    Compare with the two closest