Oswego Hospital
110 West Sixth Street, Oswego, NY 13069 · (315) 349-5511
The money
$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$1.5Mnet income, all sources
−27.7%margin on patient care alone
$234,402cost of charity care (0.2% of costs)
$6.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
132beds
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 | 110 | $25,635 | $17,420 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 58 | $29,161 | $15,036 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 32 | $17,612 | $11,623 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 27 | $17,746 | $11,046 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 23 | $24,313 | $11,864 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 23 | $17,538 | $13,762 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 18 | $20,796 | $9,240 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 17 | $13,632 | $7,439 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 16 | $12,019 | $8,017 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 16 | $14,030 | $8,064 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 16 | $26,039 | $14,715 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 15 | $17,698 | $7,199 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 15 | $25,498 | $13,362 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 13 | $13,734 | $7,253 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391 | 11 | $28,793 | $11,364 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699 | 11 | $16,586 | $9,383 |
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