Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592 · (434) 517-3100

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

The money

$32what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$19.2Mnet income, all sources

−20.4%margin on patient care alone

$2.9Mcost of charity care (2.8% of costs)

$3.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

44beds

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	143	$39,065	$14,877
Heart failure, with major complications 291	96	$25,899	$10,153
Lung infection, with major complications 177	35	$38,347	$12,816
COPD, with major complications 190	31	$23,034	$8,647
Sepsis 872	27	$24,073	$8,510
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 191	24	$22,930	$6,936
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	24	$27,222	$12,148
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	23	$28,401	$6,355
Kidney failure, with complications 683	23	$21,490	$7,770
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	21	$26,184	$11,265
Urinary tract infection 690	21	$21,432	$6,637
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	19	$30,252	$9,074
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	18	$44,366	$10,308
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 202	16	$28,056	$9,570
Respiratory failure 189	15	$27,963	$9,724
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	15	$23,158	$6,368
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	14	$26,334	$10,342
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	13	$21,535	$6,466
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	12	$39,460	$8,015
Fainting 312	12	$23,933	$7,428
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	12	$68,219	$15,131
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	11	$27,227	$7,893
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	11	$22,529	$7,550
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	11	$34,180	$10,839

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