Ouachita County Medical Center
638 California Avenue, Camden, AR 71701 · (870) 836-1000
The money
$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$2.4Mnet income, all sources
−14.7%margin on patient care alone
$184,387cost of charity care (0.7% of costs)
$6.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
50beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 | 28 | $33,429 | $15,384 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 21 | $17,668 | $10,478 | |
| Lung infection, with complications 178 | 16 | $22,537 | $8,183 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 15 | $21,966 | $7,115 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 13 | $31,013 | $13,368 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 11 | $27,755 | $10,468 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 11 | $20,129 | $6,960 |
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".