Saint Michael's Medical Center
111 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102 · (973) 877-5350
The money
$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$15.7Mnet income, all sources
−13.9%margin on patient care alone
$9.4Mcost of charity care (6.1% of costs)
$21.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
110beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. 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 | 76 | $124,243 | $25,480 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 48 | $66,812 | $16,892 | |
| Psychoses 885 | 42 | $51,237 | $19,456 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 26 | $55,773 | $16,692 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 17 | $74,747 | $17,660 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 16 | $89,097 | $21,473 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377 | 15 | $130,091 | $25,346 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 14 | $36,554 | $11,115 | |
| Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309 | 13 | $41,778 | $9,275 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 13 | $59,683 | $18,738 | |
| Chest pain 313 | 11 | $36,448 | $11,046 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 11 | $43,612 | $12,606 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 11 | $38,808 | $11,748 |
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