Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin
77 N Airlite Street, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 695-3200
The money
$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$19.1Mnet income, all sources
−29.0%margin on patient care alone
$2.9Mcost of charity care (3.0% of costs)
$66,604unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
144beds
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 | 110 | $84,562 | $14,830 | |
| Psychoses 885 | 49 | $70,661 | $14,592 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 42 | $55,490 | $10,254 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 39 | $70,410 | $10,642 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 29 | $66,280 | $10,459 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 26 | $71,235 | $12,411 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 23 | $88,749 | $13,100 | |
| Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 483 | 23 | $151,622 | $19,407 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 23 | $51,854 | $7,651 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 20 | $96,036 | $13,116 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 16 | $49,044 | $6,704 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 15 | $57,052 | $11,769 | |
| Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309 | 13 | $44,430 | $9,075 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 12 | $58,862 | $8,537 | |
| Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065 | 11 | $72,660 | $8,209 | |
| Bowel obstruction, with complications 389 | 11 | $53,505 | $6,601 | |
| Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460 | 11 | $160,283 | $24,577 |
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