Ochsner St Mary
1125 Marguerite Street, Morgan City, LA 70380 · (985) 384-2200
The money
$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$1.1Mnet income, all sources
−11.5%margin on patient care alone
$1.8Mcost of charity care (4.6% of costs)
$3.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
60beds
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 | 30 | $62,710 | $18,525 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 17 | $26,620 | $8,317 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 16 | $51,309 | $12,032 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 16 | $32,375 | $11,680 |
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