Presence Mercy Medical Center

1325 N Highland Avenue, Aurora, IL 60506 · (630) 859-2222

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$5.9Mnet income, all sources

−10.3%margin on patient care alone

$5.6Mcost of charity care (5.2% of costs)

$64,160unpaid bills written off (bad debt)

190beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending February 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	173	$93,770	$15,558
Heart failure, with major complications 291	76	$75,834	$10,887
Lung infection, with major complications 177	42	$85,169	$13,359
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	39	$70,942	$11,317
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	37	$58,482	$12,621
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	33	$61,543	$9,934
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	33	$240,902	$35,236
Heart attack, with major complications 280	32	$98,922	$13,237
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	25	$82,612	$12,199
Respiratory failure 189	23	$64,045	$16,462
Kidney failure, with complications 683	23	$48,747	$8,068
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	22	$130,215	$16,526
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	21	$94,716	$14,291
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	20	$75,524	$11,832
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	16	$57,436	$7,344
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	16	$61,622	$11,206
Urinary tract infection 690	16	$61,855	$7,387
High blood pressure 305	15	$49,366	$6,992
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	15	$51,410	$9,079
Fainting 312	15	$45,541	$7,835
Sepsis 872	15	$52,820	$8,674
Chest pain 313	14	$56,349	$6,762
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	13	$61,037	$7,227
Back problems (no surgery) 552	13	$59,530	$8,586
Anemia and blood disorders 812	13	$74,585	$8,148
Heart attack, with complications 281	12	$71,890	$8,002
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	12	$46,283	$8,604
Hypertension with Mcc 304	11	$61,832	$9,964
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	11	$173,407	$22,738
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	11	$64,045	$8,719

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