Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643 · (423) 542-1300
The money
$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$4.3Mnet income, all sources
−13.1%margin on patient care alone
$2.5Mcost of charity care (4.8% of costs)
$4.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
59beds
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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 64 | $42,911 | $11,779 | |
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 29 | $83,153 | $11,946 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 22 | $28,637 | $8,242 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 22 | $31,743 | $7,876 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 21 | $34,704 | $8,993 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 19 | $43,534 | $7,496 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 18 | $64,634 | $10,701 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 14 | $25,982 | $7,006 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 13 | $47,390 | $10,489 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 12 | $18,342 | $5,478 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 12 | $30,528 | $5,712 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 11 | $23,250 | $5,579 |
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