Sequoia Hospital

170 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA 94062 · (650) 369-5811

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$12.1Mnet income, all sources

−3.7%margin on patient care alone

$6.6Mcost of charity care (2.2% of costs)

$3.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

184beds

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
Hip or knee replacement 470	153	$166,386	$20,602
Sepsis, with major complications 871	137	$150,302	$21,237
Heart failure, with major complications 291	97	$149,722	$14,336
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	38	$255,094	$35,604
Lung infection, with major complications 177	36	$144,827	$17,868
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization 219	32	$555,660	$91,776
Sepsis 872	26	$102,593	$11,998
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	25	$179,741	$16,219
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	25	$134,442	$15,726
Kidney failure, with complications 683	20	$104,598	$9,873
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 267	17	$322,670	$52,589
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 253	16	$307,218	$32,947
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	16	$81,041	$8,616
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 236	15	$476,518	$51,183
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	15	$126,775	$17,342
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	14	$138,498	$14,443
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	13	$132,170	$11,211
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	13	$104,360	$13,189
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	13	$97,653	$8,213
Irregular heartbeat 310	13	$78,435	$6,153
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	13	$110,054	$10,541
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455	13	$218,530	$50,484
Urinary tract infection 690	13	$80,086	$8,906
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization 220	12	$491,623	$59,444
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	12	$89,562	$8,788
COPD, with major complications 190	11	$130,769	$12,038
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Mcc 273	11	$440,202	$49,889
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	11	$104,370	$12,138

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