St Bernardine Medical Center

2101 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92404 · (909) 883-8711

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

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$8.1Mnet income, all sources

−5.3%margin on patient care alone

$10.1Mcost of charity care (2.6% of costs)

$12.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

318beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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	158	$139,771	$20,972
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	93	$107,649	$15,094
Heart failure, with major complications 291	86	$107,787	$15,071
Heart attack, with major complications 280	50	$129,612	$18,650
Urinary tract infection 690	50	$60,472	$9,989
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	45	$93,882	$12,980
Lung infection, with major complications 177	34	$165,972	$18,657
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	34	$142,033	$19,621
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	33	$89,259	$14,468
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	29	$279,903	$34,568
Sepsis 872	29	$77,012	$12,155
COPD, with major complications 190	27	$76,151	$12,808
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	25	$77,296	$11,639
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 071	24	$81,271	$12,103
Respiratory failure 189	24	$93,232	$13,881
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	24	$59,313	$9,540
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	24	$386,161	$57,371
Stroke, with major complications 064	22	$198,191	$23,797
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	22	$63,450	$9,591
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	21	$104,944	$11,812
Diabetes, with major complications 637	21	$120,870	$16,352
Diabetes, with complications 638	21	$58,468	$11,080
Fainting 312	20	$84,780	$10,400
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	20	$138,753	$20,601
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	20	$70,133	$10,705
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 070	19	$150,763	$20,517
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	19	$209,974	$29,944
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 917	19	$137,504	$18,365
Heart attack, with complications 281	18	$88,106	$10,939
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	16	$67,051	$8,994
Heart stent 322	16	$137,391	$22,462
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	16	$131,733	$17,043
Seizures with Mcc 100	14	$131,718	$21,862
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 233	14	$506,939	$80,509
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	14	$104,636	$13,075
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	14	$90,417	$14,957
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	13	$64,327	$10,756
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 432	13	$161,156	$22,190
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 981	13	$250,689	$48,200
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 267	12	$324,040	$53,458
Chest pain 313	12	$59,939	$8,816
Kidney failure, with complications 683	12	$47,584	$10,675
Seizures 101	11	$68,189	$9,772
Pneumonia, with complications 194	11	$66,680	$8,980
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with Mcc 228	11	$245,095	$56,091
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 393	11	$118,398	$19,019
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	11	$78,133	$11,272
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	11	$82,080	$12,376
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	11	$373,039	$73,163

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