Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz
2900 Chanticleer Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 · (831) 477-2200
The money
$34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.5Mnet income, all sources
2.0%margin on patient care alone
$416,585cost of charity care (0.5% of costs)
$1.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
28beds
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 13 | $101,369 | $21,089 |
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