US Health Care Costs

St Bernard Parish Hospital

8000 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, LA 70043 · (504) 826-9500

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$28what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$597,633net income, all sources
−47.7%margin on patient care alone
$2.5Mcost of charity care (5.4% of costs)
$4.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
40beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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 87115$22,903$12,016
Heart failure, with major complications 29114$18,510$9,217
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