US Health Care Costs

Summa Western Reserve Hospital

1900 23rd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223 · (330) 971-7000

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

The money

$11what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$2.4Mnet income, all sources
−7.3%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (1.1% of costs)
$16.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
83beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Urinary tract infection 69034$47,654$8,650
Sepsis, with major complications 87128$135,091$18,183
Heart failure, with major complications 29120$71,120$13,109
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60318$68,394$9,975
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$46,572$8,298
Kidney failure, with complications 68313$56,724$9,250
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$95,827$12,655
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37811$67,994$9,204
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".