Upmc Chautauqua at Wca

207 Foote Avenue, Jamestown, NY 14701 · (716) 487-0141

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$31what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$14.1Mnet income, all sources

0.8%margin on patient care alone

$1.9Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)

$3.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

257beds

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	144	$23,078	$16,038
Heart failure, with major complications 291	66	$18,401	$10,541
Lung infection, with major complications 177	39	$25,357	$13,680
Heart attack, with major complications 280	28	$19,282	$11,643
Kidney failure, with complications 683	25	$11,070	$7,677
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	23	$15,102	$6,909
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	23	$10,484	$6,775
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	22	$17,427	$13,329
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	20	$14,782	$10,502
Sepsis 872	19	$12,761	$8,679
Respiratory failure 189	18	$25,814	$10,509
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	18	$13,479	$8,452
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	17	$9,727	$7,898
Urinary tract infection 690	17	$9,300	$6,811
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	16	$13,669	$6,917
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	14	$18,531	$13,370
Pneumonia, with complications 194	13	$11,798	$7,070
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	13	$10,162	$6,880
Fainting 312	12	$12,400	$7,513
Diabetes, with complications 638	12	$9,515	$7,434
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	12	$13,823	$9,966

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