Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
2835 Hwy 231 North, Shelbyville, TN 37160 · (931) 685-5433
The money
$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.3Mnet income, all sources
10.1%margin on patient care alone
$7.1Mcost of charity care (11.5% of costs)
$2.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
37beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.
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 | 80 | $72,304 | $17,622 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 41 | $46,144 | $11,907 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 18 | $55,899 | $13,786 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 18 | $31,972 | $9,632 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 13 | $34,387 | $9,832 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 13 | $51,978 | $13,351 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 13 | $50,352 | $12,688 |
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