Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital
55 Hospital Drive, Athens, OH 45701 · (740) 593-5551
The money
$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$17.3Mnet income, all sources
9.7%margin on patient care alone
$5.2Mcost of charity care (4.9% of costs)
$7.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
67beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 | 96 | $39,694 | $22,878 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 63 | $29,318 | $16,019 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 38 | $26,066 | $16,267 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 36 | $25,615 | $14,845 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 31 | $32,797 | $20,008 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 24 | $25,914 | $12,562 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 21 | $33,818 | $18,039 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 19 | $20,966 | $11,233 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 17 | $27,993 | $13,266 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 14 | $32,852 | $19,026 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 14 | $23,566 | $19,557 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 12 | $24,054 | $11,077 |
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