Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street

420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA 17901 · (570) 621-5102

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

The money

$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$5.2Mnet income, all sources

−3.5%margin on patient care alone

$2.1Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)

$9.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

118beds

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	106	$85,802	$15,731
Heart failure, with major complications 291	82	$53,424	$9,897
Lung infection, with major complications 177	38	$62,060	$13,022
Kidney failure, with complications 683	34	$31,627	$7,752
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	31	$55,321	$10,249
Hip or knee replacement 470	29	$117,066	$14,719
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	27	$39,836	$8,991
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	25	$38,568	$6,744
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	24	$43,986	$6,320
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	23	$75,699	$12,747
Respiratory failure 189	22	$56,092	$9,850
Sepsis 872	22	$42,920	$8,734
Urinary tract infection 690	21	$33,785	$6,417
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	20	$32,994	$7,161
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 057	19	$41,060	$10,198
Delirium and other mental confusion 884	19	$46,563	$12,287
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	18	$50,015	$7,749
Pneumonia, with complications 194	16	$38,599	$7,055
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	16	$64,579	$11,168
Fainting 312	15	$44,827	$7,041
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	15	$50,563	$10,094
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	14	$39,867	$8,018
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	14	$30,872	$6,674
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 092	14	$32,762	$8,013
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	12	$46,518	$8,809
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	12	$63,516	$13,649
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 563	12	$37,073	$7,206
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	12	$36,443	$6,445
Diabetes, with major complications 637	11	$57,841	$11,653

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