US Health Care Costs

Saline Memorial Hospital

1 Medical Park Drive, Benton, AR 72015 · (501) 776-6000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$33.4Mnet income, all sources
−35.6%margin on patient care alone
$3.6Mcost of charity care (3.8% of costs)
$9.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
131beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

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 871100$43,632$12,906
Heart failure, with major complications 29153$27,110$8,631
Pneumonia, with major complications 19350$31,402$8,894
Urinary tract infection 69037$22,154$5,663
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52231$80,270$13,839
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68930$21,738$8,107
Respiratory failure 18926$29,443$8,336
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$18,782$5,572
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$27,380$6,388
Kidney failure, with major complications 68221$36,125$9,176
Lung infection, with major complications 17720$44,128$10,641
Psychoses 88520$35,690$9,444
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48118$67,617$13,336
Sepsis 87217$26,366$7,263
Heart attack, with major complications 28016$35,288$10,105
Stomach and digestive disorders 39215$24,559$5,774
Hip or knee replacement 47015$105,852$13,171
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37814$29,090$6,883
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64014$27,327$8,522
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc 49313$59,272$15,579
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30912$18,235$5,334
Heart stent 32212$70,796$12,266
COPD, with major complications 19011$28,021$7,604
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48311$114,468$16,775
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53611$17,299$5,492
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$34,592$6,206

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