US Health Care Costs

St Vincent's Chilton

2030 Lay Dam Road, Clanton, AL 35045 · (205) 258-4400

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - ChurchEmergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$3.2Mnet income, all sources
−10.9%margin on patient care alone
$4.2Mcost of charity care (10.7% of costs)
$2.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
26beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 87118$23,736$21,754
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".