St Marys Hospital
1800 E Lake Shore Dr, Decatur, IL 62521 · (217) 464-2966
The money
$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$12.2Mnet income, all sources
−11.8%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$6.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
103beds
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 101 | $37,073 | $9,919 | |
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 92 | $56,815 | $14,169 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 35 | $43,604 | $9,086 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 27 | $42,693 | $10,610 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 23 | $50,551 | $11,694 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 18 | $34,308 | $6,373 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 18 | $39,603 | $8,159 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 17 | $35,006 | $11,421 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 15 | $48,054 | $10,631 | |
| Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309 | 15 | $25,105 | $5,757 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 15 | $34,804 | $6,180 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 14 | $46,322 | $8,231 | |
| Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308 | 13 | $30,265 | $8,821 | |
| Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065 | 12 | $45,295 | $7,495 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 12 | $26,242 | $6,739 | |
| Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 039 | 11 | $55,790 | $8,634 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 11 | $51,855 | $9,521 |
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