West Jefferson Medical Center

1101 Medical Center Blvd, Marrero, LA 70072 · (504) 347-5511

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

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$6.8Mnet income, all sources

−6.5%margin on patient care alone

$8.4Mcost of charity care (2.8% of costs)

$7.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

181beds

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	76	$68,444	$14,154
Heart failure, with major complications 291	73	$47,570	$9,594
Urinary tract infection 690	32	$33,036	$6,529
Sepsis 872	25	$40,141	$8,485
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	24	$37,726	$8,852
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	23	$68,715	$8,000
Kidney failure, with complications 683	23	$36,112	$6,763
Lung infection, with major complications 177	21	$63,871	$11,650
Respiratory failure 189	21	$71,026	$11,589
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	21	$28,549	$6,250
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	21	$46,637	$10,795
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	19	$28,338	$6,420
Stroke, with major complications 064	16	$157,318	$16,802
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	16	$50,074	$9,494
Hypertension with Mcc 304	15	$50,381	$10,534
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	15	$48,806	$9,586
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	15	$59,593	$10,138
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	14	$112,156	$20,627
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	14	$35,281	$8,071
Seizures 101	13	$48,359	$7,399
Diabetes, with complications 638	13	$31,077	$6,750
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 025	12	$314,400	$31,500
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Cc 026	12	$154,038	$29,657
COPD, with major complications 190	12	$37,710	$8,559
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	12	$111,195	$14,548
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	12	$194,293	$36,768
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 027	11	$141,698	$18,894
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	11	$40,468	$6,357

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