Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

500 Martha Jefferson Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 · (434) 654-7000

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$14.2Mnet income, all sources

−7.9%margin on patient care alone

$6.5Mcost of charity care (2.5% of costs)

$10.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

153beds

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	343	$35,875	$12,936
Heart failure, with major complications 291	153	$25,647	$8,761
Heart attack, with major complications 280	97	$32,380	$10,309
Sepsis 872	83	$24,715	$7,031
Lung infection, with major complications 177	77	$28,410	$10,356
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	58	$23,923	$8,440
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	45	$27,077	$7,432
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	43	$13,679	$5,104
Heart attack, with complications 281	42	$28,033	$5,950
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	42	$25,166	$8,887
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	42	$25,325	$7,134
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	41	$18,590	$5,389
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	39	$43,593	$13,603
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	37	$49,259	$13,529
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	36	$23,099	$8,125
COPD, with major complications 190	34	$22,091	$7,352
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	34	$27,670	$9,778
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	34	$92,848	$31,545
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	33	$22,618	$7,302
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	33	$18,255	$9,861
Stroke, with major complications 064	31	$36,502	$12,776
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	30	$38,651	$13,446
Urinary tract infection 690	29	$15,937	$5,333
Heart catheterization 287	28	$32,277	$7,830
Heart stent 322	28	$58,904	$13,061
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	26	$30,784	$9,683
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	26	$43,877	$14,580
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	26	$72,499	$20,718
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	25	$17,072	$5,556
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	25	$14,713	$5,218
Respiratory failure 189	24	$29,622	$8,140
Irregular heartbeat 310	24	$11,632	$4,140
Kidney failure, with complications 683	23	$17,101	$5,844
Hip or knee replacement 470	22	$41,178	$13,484
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 025	21	$98,374	$29,794
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	21	$31,799	$8,829
Fainting 312	17	$31,490	$6,591
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	17	$75,279	$18,010
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 536	17	$15,499	$5,025
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455	16	$66,681	$29,459
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	16	$20,678	$10,049
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	16	$43,126	$13,965
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	15	$26,329	$5,835
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 331	15	$62,688	$10,814
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	15	$19,807	$5,290
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 563	15	$18,501	$5,661
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 521	14	$55,067	$20,597
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Mcc 091	13	$28,231	$10,467
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 253	13	$57,953	$17,667
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 315	13	$20,468	$6,224
Complications of Treatment with Mcc 919	13	$24,345	$11,368
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	12	$66,778	$18,725
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 643	12	$36,279	$10,599
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 039	11	$30,033	$7,370
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 092	11	$23,739	$7,731
Pneumonia, with complications 194	11	$28,563	$5,381
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 282	11	$24,393	$5,255
Chest pain 313	11	$17,889	$4,724
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454	11	$74,759	$39,111
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467	11	$72,875	$19,761
Cellulitis with Mcc 602	11	$26,095	$9,350

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