Palomar Medical Center Poway

15615 Pomerado Road, Poway, CA 92064 · (858) 485-6511

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$10.0Mnet income, all sources

−12.9%margin on patient care alone

$2.5Mcost of charity care (1.3% of costs)

$14.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

119beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

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	189	$160,548	$16,425
Heart failure, with major complications 291	76	$90,702	$8,848
Lung infection, with major complications 177	60	$134,013	$12,529
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	57	$119,269	$10,483
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	34	$142,897	$13,123
Urinary tract infection 690	32	$72,902	$6,535
Sepsis 872	27	$102,816	$8,169
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	25	$74,237	$7,123
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	25	$92,580	$10,290
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	24	$101,727	$8,267
Kidney failure, with complications 683	22	$73,376	$7,708
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	18	$122,778	$8,467
Pneumonia, with complications 194	18	$88,895	$6,330
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	18	$81,180	$5,978
Stroke, with major complications 064	17	$133,375	$16,719
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	16	$82,296	$6,799
Hip or knee replacement 470	16	$104,859	$11,129
Back problems (no surgery) 552	16	$84,014	$8,642
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	16	$117,809	$9,802
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	16	$368,028	$48,156
Respiratory failure 189	14	$137,029	$10,882
Psychoses 885	14	$91,167	$14,830
COPD, with major complications 190	13	$128,554	$6,810
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	13	$160,585	$15,173
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 951	13	$44,375	$6,118
Lung infection, with complications 178	12	$87,926	$6,285
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	12	$142,166	$15,280
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	12	$102,068	$10,822
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours 207	11	$381,630	$55,085
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	11	$64,265	$5,857

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