William W Backus Hospital

326 Washington St, Norwich, CT 06360 · (860) 889-8331

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

The money

$28what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$24.6Mnet income, all sources

−0.7%margin on patient care alone

$7.0Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)

$11.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

183beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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	246	$69,539	$18,459
Heart failure, with major complications 291	191	$52,054	$11,808
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	103	$52,947	$12,710
Lung infection, with major complications 177	89	$62,499	$15,235
Hip or knee replacement 470	66	$43,041	$16,918
Respiratory failure 189	56	$52,445	$12,825
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	54	$51,081	$14,118
Kidney failure, with complications 683	53	$32,191	$8,719
Psychoses 885	50	$57,378	$12,981
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	43	$30,260	$7,752
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	41	$28,242	$7,220
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	39	$36,961	$8,927
COPD, with major complications 190	36	$48,955	$12,621
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	34	$67,939	$16,231
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	34	$101,965	$37,806
Urinary tract infection 690	33	$28,540	$7,394
Sepsis 872	33	$40,098	$10,470
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	32	$39,043	$9,175
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	31	$31,351	$8,488
Pneumonia, with complications 194	30	$33,346	$9,212
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	27	$27,025	$7,123
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	26	$47,449	$11,646
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	25	$37,811	$10,157
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	24	$63,496	$19,293
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	23	$42,829	$11,538
Stroke, with major complications 064	22	$52,201	$19,195
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	22	$53,890	$14,416
Fainting 312	20	$33,781	$7,962
Diabetes, with complications 638	20	$31,041	$8,282
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	20	$217,189	$70,655
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	19	$52,560	$17,192
Coagulation Disorders 813	19	$72,858	$16,052
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	18	$127,736	$43,533
Irregular heartbeat 310	17	$21,955	$6,000
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	17	$77,530	$23,030
Heart attack, with major complications 280	16	$45,694	$13,379
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	16	$85,262	$24,840
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 521	16	$81,536	$27,381
Diabetes, with major complications 637	16	$115,756	$20,789
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	15	$114,411	$28,478
High blood pressure 305	15	$29,235	$7,023
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	15	$64,488	$19,185
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 071	14	$44,390	$13,561
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	14	$35,499	$12,934
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	14	$33,417	$12,695
Back problems (no surgery) 552	13	$40,078	$8,694
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 331	12	$49,337	$17,386
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Mcc 659	12	$65,981	$22,168
Lung infection, with complications 178	11	$30,378	$10,000
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 191	11	$34,964	$7,892

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