Saint Vincent Hospital

232 West 25th Street, Erie, PA 16544 · (814) 452-5111

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

The money

$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$41.1Mnet income, all sources

−1.6%margin on patient care alone

$3.4Mcost of charity care (0.8% of costs)

$7.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

316beds

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	192	$111,753	$17,787
Heart failure, with major complications 291	173	$62,109	$11,386
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	73	$69,389	$11,564
Psychoses 885	54	$32,657	$12,564
Lung infection, with major complications 177	48	$81,997	$13,751
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	43	$232,624	$27,756
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	43	$35,235	$6,702
Kidney failure, with complications 683	42	$38,055	$8,030
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	38	$53,459	$8,957
Sepsis 872	37	$50,844	$8,552
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	36	$38,945	$7,107
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	35	$243,511	$47,313
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	34	$116,456	$20,915
Heart stent 322	33	$143,089	$17,403
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	31	$190,031	$25,360
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	30	$49,296	$8,742
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	30	$55,091	$10,676
Hip or knee replacement 470	30	$116,805	$16,444
Stroke, with major complications 064	28	$108,858	$18,643
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	28	$104,105	$15,599
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	28	$43,066	$10,252
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	27	$36,277	$8,046
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	27	$66,495	$11,617
Respiratory failure 189	25	$64,516	$11,005
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	25	$36,881	$7,397
Back problems (no surgery) 552	25	$40,903	$8,279
Urinary tract infection 690	25	$30,642	$7,042
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	24	$33,949	$7,286
Heart catheterization 287	22	$52,190	$9,483
Fainting 312	22	$51,887	$7,809
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	22	$102,741	$17,794
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 266	21	$443,135	$57,234
Heart attack, with major complications 280	21	$75,793	$14,069
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	21	$125,926	$16,866
Anemia and blood disorders 812	21	$67,715	$8,292
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	19	$83,924	$14,312
Pneumonia, with complications 194	18	$34,209	$7,269
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	18	$128,962	$22,483
Heart attack, with complications 281	18	$87,528	$10,851
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	18	$37,569	$9,027
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 981	18	$220,535	$44,776
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 243	15	$146,688	$21,448
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	14	$208,541	$37,649
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	14	$57,157	$11,526
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 393	14	$100,475	$14,868
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Cc 271	13	$309,241	$34,896
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	13	$36,066	$8,387
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 445	13	$55,688	$9,469
Lung infection, with complications 178	12	$47,828	$8,009
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 267	12	$389,490	$40,906
Irregular heartbeat 310	12	$28,650	$5,007
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	12	$115,457	$20,872
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc 617	12	$68,348	$16,887
COPD, with major complications 190	11	$45,620	$10,266
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 236	11	$238,574	$35,287
High blood pressure 305	11	$35,692	$6,698
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	11	$69,071	$17,824
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 388	11	$66,500	$13,201

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