Ochsner American Legion Hospital
1634 Elton Road, Jennings, LA 70546 · (337) 616-7000
The money
$40what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.6Mnet income, all sources
−26.0%margin on patient care alone
$1.1Mcost of charity care (1.8% of costs)
$1.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
49beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending November 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 | 94 | $29,688 | $13,524 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 49 | $27,723 | $9,057 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 20 | $12,748 | $5,870 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 19 | $27,984 | $12,126 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 18 | $15,302 | $8,163 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 18 | $17,111 | $7,312 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 17 | $26,399 | $9,553 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 16 | $33,793 | $8,966 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 14 | $17,368 | $5,967 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378 | 14 | $19,518 | $6,937 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 14 | $36,681 | $11,674 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 13 | $20,502 | $5,778 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 12 | $16,007 | $8,820 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 12 | $9,443 | $5,706 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 11 | $25,297 | $10,023 |
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