Petaluma Valley Hospital

400 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954 · (707) 778-1111

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$13what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$24.1Mnet income, all sources

−28.4%margin on patient care alone

$2.5Mcost of charity care (2.9% of costs)

$2.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

58beds

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	123	$121,469	$19,270
Heart failure, with major complications 291	45	$97,197	$13,627
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	32	$114,641	$14,120
Sepsis 872	28	$92,574	$12,107
Kidney failure, with complications 683	24	$65,118	$9,741
Lung infection, with major complications 177	22	$154,778	$18,790
Respiratory failure 189	20	$105,883	$13,107
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	19	$153,576	$21,683
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	18	$313,579	$53,306
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	17	$117,948	$16,228
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	16	$115,850	$14,945
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	14	$80,754	$13,332
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	13	$76,040	$11,954
Hip or knee replacement 470	12	$160,560	$20,040
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	12	$57,989	$9,608
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	11	$106,542	$10,708
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	11	$70,147	$8,498
Urinary tract infection 690	11	$65,707	$8,882

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