US Health Care Costs

Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital

720 W Central St, El Dorado, KS 67042 · (316) 321-3300

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$35what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$32,619net income, all sources
−19.5%margin on patient care alone
$745,132cost of charity care (2.5% of costs)
$5.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
20beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 87116$31,401$15,155
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".