Palmetto General Hospital

2001 W 68th St, Hialeah, FL 33016 · (305) 823-5000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$19.5Mnet income, all sources

−20.6%margin on patient care alone

$5.2Mcost of charity care (3.5% of costs)

$9.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

358beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending October 2024.

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	131	$115,894	$16,248
Heart attack, with major complications 280	78	$103,950	$14,743
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 267	37	$260,446	$40,556
Heart failure, with major complications 291	36	$82,134	$11,818
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	35	$79,137	$11,109
Lung infection, with major complications 177	31	$118,198	$15,432
Stroke, with major complications 064	29	$120,555	$16,410
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	27	$82,645	$11,826
Urinary tract infection 690	26	$64,611	$7,286
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	25	$102,360	$12,483
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	23	$67,492	$11,333
Fainting 312	22	$66,284	$8,796
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	19	$69,019	$7,554
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	17	$139,849	$27,329
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 023	16	$366,951	$35,934
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 266	16	$356,400	$52,334
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	15	$109,081	$16,182
Seizures with Mcc 100	14	$147,280	$16,457
Respiratory failure 189	14	$85,839	$12,059
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	14	$245,082	$22,219
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	14	$326,198	$44,688
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	13	$127,579	$10,737
Seizures 101	13	$63,771	$8,579
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	13	$93,925	$23,463
Chest pain 313	13	$35,541	$6,640
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	13	$67,991	$9,496
Diabetes, with major complications 637	12	$113,223	$12,419
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Mcc 270	11	$326,508	$39,540
Back problems (no surgery) 552	11	$81,272	$9,269
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	11	$366,830	$43,431

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