Saratoga Hospital

211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 · (518) 587-3222

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$25.1Mnet income, all sources

−13.5%margin on patient care alone

$6.3Mcost of charity care (1.8% of costs)

$4.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

171beds

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	286	$67,113	$18,309
Heart failure, with major complications 291	109	$49,704	$11,948
Lung infection, with major complications 177	61	$58,072	$14,564
Sepsis 872	61	$44,954	$8,919
Psychoses 885	61	$50,021	$11,584
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	59	$52,043	$11,839
COPD, with major complications 190	43	$42,374	$9,759
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	43	$32,940	$8,287
Heart attack, with major complications 280	34	$54,253	$14,556
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	33	$39,921	$8,748
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	32	$30,621	$7,158
Fainting 312	28	$46,535	$7,706
Urinary tract infection 690	28	$36,524	$7,321
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	27	$53,888	$10,852
Respiratory failure 189	27	$47,576	$12,361
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	26	$38,562	$9,066
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	26	$64,205	$15,637
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	26	$44,991	$10,237
Heart stent 322	24	$78,908	$15,719
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	23	$34,400	$6,650
Hip or knee replacement 470	21	$51,392	$16,797
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	21	$178,317	$40,614
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	20	$65,898	$12,069
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	20	$32,151	$6,847
Heart attack, with complications 281	19	$35,491	$7,048
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	19	$62,153	$12,539
Kidney failure, with complications 683	19	$33,645	$7,826
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	19	$59,597	$14,180
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	18	$40,018	$7,185
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	18	$69,072	$17,794
Pneumonia, with complications 194	17	$25,125	$7,119
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	16	$100,404	$20,165
Lung infection, with complications 178	15	$34,402	$8,567
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	15	$73,804	$17,930
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	15	$207,667	$40,137
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	15	$67,824	$16,836
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 563	15	$29,802	$7,428
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 536	13	$29,782	$6,268
Diabetes, with complications 638	13	$32,774	$8,076
Anemia and blood disorders 812	13	$42,506	$8,053
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 039	12	$35,481	$9,976
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	12	$77,897	$18,887
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 390	12	$22,976	$5,093
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	12	$83,066	$14,725
Cellulitis with Mcc 602	12	$42,221	$11,057
Diabetes, with major complications 637	12	$74,079	$18,504
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	12	$33,484	$8,921
Stroke, with major complications 064	11	$85,209	$23,874
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 070	11	$66,699	$14,854
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 071	11	$43,620	$9,062
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 092	11	$31,144	$8,946
Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc 180	11	$52,483	$15,177
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 202	11	$41,145	$9,383
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 660	11	$67,220	$12,979
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	11	$72,112	$13,261
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 897	11	$34,658	$7,651

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