Suburban Community Hospital
2701 Dekalb Pike, Norristown, PA 19401 · (610) 278-2000
The money
$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$18.2Mnet income, all sources
−72.8%margin on patient care alone
$2.4Mcost of charity care (6.0% of costs)
$4.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
60beds
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 | 53 | $69,620 | $17,387 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 13 | $61,016 | $11,942 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 12 | $49,358 | $12,209 |
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