University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center
1025 Center St, Ashland, OH 44805 · (419) 289-0491
The money
$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.2Mnet income, all sources
−3.4%margin on patient care alone
$4.5Mcost of charity care (5.6% of costs)
$156,369unpaid 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 42 | $33,029 | $16,084 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 35 | $20,819 | $9,820 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 24 | $19,313 | $9,947 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 23 | $24,656 | $12,413 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 23 | $14,277 | $6,417 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 16 | $13,280 | $6,239 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641 | 13 | $13,242 | $5,898 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 12 | $11,473 | $5,935 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 11 | $14,092 | $6,680 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 11 | $15,811 | $8,757 |
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