Saint Joseph East
150 North Eagle Creek Drive, Lexington, KY 40509 · (859) 967-5000
The money
$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$16.0Mnet income, all sources
5.7%margin on patient care alone
$3.5Mcost of charity care (2.4% of costs)
$8.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
108beds
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 | 70 | $44,835 | $15,710 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 33 | $37,312 | $10,841 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 21 | $33,676 | $9,099 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 16 | $28,723 | $10,591 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 15 | $19,820 | $10,348 | |
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 14 | $45,922 | $14,320 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 13 | $34,874 | $12,551 | |
| Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309 | 13 | $21,674 | $6,448 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 13 | $44,001 | $12,205 | |
| Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467 | 11 | $88,272 | $25,365 |
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