West Suburban Medical Center
3 Erie Court, Oak Park, IL 60302 · (708) 383-6200
The money
$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$6.4Mnet income, all sources
−14.7%margin on patient care alone
$5.3Mcost of charity care (4.6% of costs)
$4.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
135beds
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 | 88 | $87,244 | $19,053 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 43 | $52,540 | $12,793 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 19 | $65,679 | $15,937 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 18 | $48,038 | $13,311 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 17 | $75,057 | $16,631 | |
| Fainting 312 | 16 | $35,730 | $8,682 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 16 | $48,636 | $9,393 | |
| Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853 | 15 | $228,516 | $43,353 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 14 | $48,458 | $12,155 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 14 | $38,329 | $8,974 | |
| Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065 | 12 | $58,459 | $10,685 | |
| Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377 | 12 | $72,116 | $16,934 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 12 | $44,372 | $13,666 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 12 | $76,427 | $15,530 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 12 | $75,356 | $16,783 | |
| Seizures 101 | 11 | $40,071 | $9,348 |
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