University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at Chestertown
100 Brown Street, Chestertown, MD 21620 · (410) 778-7668
The money
$51what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$5.8Mnet income, all sources
17.9%margin on patient care alone
$397,715cost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$1.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
6beds
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 | 54 | $28,689 | $26,057 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 23 | $24,167 | $21,970 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 15 | $17,642 | $16,134 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 14 | $27,206 | $25,002 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 14 | $28,793 | $26,253 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 13 | $34,675 | $31,751 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 11 | $28,797 | $26,442 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 11 | $25,041 | $22,755 |
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".