Sisters of Charity Hospital

2157 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214 · (716) 862-1000

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

The money

$37what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$32.3Mnet income, all sources

−18.3%margin on patient care alone

$5.7Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)

$7.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

276beds

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	69	$44,581	$20,548
Heart failure, with major complications 291	58	$24,327	$13,673
Lung infection, with major complications 177	27	$33,224	$19,386
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	22	$17,065	$11,510
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	22	$15,812	$9,416
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	20	$30,170	$14,510
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	19	$43,971	$18,354
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	19	$99,049	$47,452
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 300	17	$24,837	$11,920
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy 895	17	$61,416	$20,977
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	16	$25,435	$15,381
Sepsis 872	16	$25,748	$10,926
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	15	$14,126	$8,557
Kidney failure, with complications 683	15	$25,745	$12,770
Pneumonia, with complications 194	14	$16,600	$7,500
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	14	$30,951	$17,264
Diabetes, with complications 638	14	$20,134	$11,367
Respiratory failure 189	13	$42,410	$13,424
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	12	$32,510	$17,089
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 253	11	$58,102	$24,736
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Mcc 299	11	$19,634	$14,264

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