US Health Care Costs

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

680 Center Street, Brockton, MA 02302 · (508) 941-7000

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

The money

$54what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$84.1Mnet income, all sources
−101.4%margin on patient care alone
$2.0Mcost of charity care (0.9% of costs)
$3.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
139beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 87149$52,969$26,171
Heart failure, with major complications 29144$30,446$14,287
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60328$14,846$9,633
Pneumonia, with major complications 19326$30,633$14,977
Stomach and digestive disorders 39223$13,929$8,832
Urinary tract infection 69020$17,716$9,514
COPD, with major complications 19019$32,913$12,925
Sepsis 87218$23,291$11,401
Respiratory failure 18917$52,238$18,586
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30917$13,524$8,294
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$11,430$8,325
Fainting 31216$16,602$9,710
Pneumonia, with complications 19415$17,995$9,709
Lung infection, with major complications 17714$31,021$15,910
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$16,400$10,468
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68914$42,010$17,832
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37813$17,500$10,812
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19112$22,360$9,212
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".