Investigating Hospitals

Ames AlexanderThe Charlotte Observer

Key Questions about hospitals

1) How profitable are they? 2) How are they treating the uninsured? 3) What do they give and get?

AHD data

Hospital Estimated Cost of Treating Charity Care Patients in FY 2010 (From Line A in NCHA community benefit reports)

Total operating expense (From AHD)

Charity care as percentage of operating expenses

Sampson Regional Medical Center 243,095 58,650,094 0.41%

Halifax Regional Medical Center 432,252 78,278,153 0.55%

Maria Parham Hospital 440,452 76,887,434 0.57%

Chatham Hospital 133,667 21,985,841 0.61%

Duplin General Hospital 245,321 34,795,687 0.71%

Swain County Hospital 90,531 10,753,700 0.84%

Highlands-Cashiers Hospital 217,981 24,252,946 0.90%

Dosher Memorial Hospital 306,998 30,875,616 0.99%