US Health Care Costs

Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston

355 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202 · (847) 316-4000

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

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$12.1Mnet income, all sources
−23.2%margin on patient care alone
$3.5Mcost of charity care (2.8% of costs)
$2.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
146beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871269$92,078$21,089
Heart failure, with major complications 29158$63,183$14,712
Lung infection, with major complications 17751$73,271$18,170
Pneumonia, with major complications 19349$73,862$15,601
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85343$214,116$49,493
Kidney failure, with major complications 68239$53,544$15,750
Kidney failure, with complications 68338$43,341$10,480
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68938$64,947$13,678
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64033$54,897$14,072
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87032$243,372$55,274
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69829$76,294$17,300
Hip or knee replacement 47024$120,105$19,112
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$113,274$18,526
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31422$139,356$27,970
Sepsis 87221$52,070$11,929
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64120$37,040$8,995
Respiratory failure 18919$65,667$21,644
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37718$74,494$18,686
Stomach and digestive disorders 39218$43,363$8,813
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48118$125,486$22,762
Urinary tract infection 69018$50,136$9,707
Seizures 10117$41,998$10,278
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60317$40,122$10,432
Stroke, with major complications 06416$124,085$27,562
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$47,868$11,058
Fainting 31214$40,116$9,783
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39314$66,165$18,311
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81114$71,956$14,879
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30013$41,867$12,109
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$50,250$12,147
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48013$115,783$27,293
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$55,515$12,062
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$58,074$10,351
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56312$63,539$10,925
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$57,980$16,043
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$59,204$11,820

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