Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital

252 South 4th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042 · (717) 270-7500

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

The money

$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$19.9Mnet income, all sources

6.5%margin on patient care alone

$3.4Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)

$18.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

149beds

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	350	$47,218	$15,593
Heart failure, with major complications 291	141	$32,160	$10,071
Sepsis 872	71	$27,637	$8,838
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	52	$115,151	$37,670
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	38	$41,847	$12,860
Stroke, with major complications 064	32	$45,499	$15,415
Heart attack, with major complications 280	32	$39,774	$13,907
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	31	$34,370	$11,665
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	25	$24,048	$6,810
Lung infection, with major complications 177	24	$37,178	$12,612
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	24	$38,441	$10,063
Kidney failure, with complications 683	23	$22,959	$7,254
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	22	$31,356	$8,036
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	22	$41,689	$13,987
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	21	$30,726	$8,011
Urinary tract infection 690	21	$22,937	$6,562
Respiratory failure 189	20	$41,752	$10,180
Heart stent 322	20	$96,769	$20,369
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	19	$23,657	$6,979
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 660	19	$54,050	$10,907
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	17	$28,608	$9,028
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	17	$70,596	$17,376
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 236	16	$152,465	$38,230
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	16	$22,000	$6,987
Heart attack, with complications 281	15	$31,710	$8,168
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	14	$31,125	$10,424
COPD, with major complications 190	13	$28,755	$9,665
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	13	$115,927	$40,478
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	13	$22,021	$7,844
Diabetes, with major complications 637	13	$34,923	$12,613
Coagulation Disorders 813	13	$45,836	$12,162
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	12	$70,170	$17,436
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	12	$73,215	$20,714
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	11	$25,983	$10,392
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	11	$60,132	$16,169
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	11	$32,322	$10,377

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