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St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare

2122 MANCHESTER EXPRESSWAY, COLUMBUS, GA, 31995 · (706) 596-4020 · Website
Acute Care HospitalsVoluntary non-profit - Private★ 3/5 CMS overall ratingData current as of 2026-04-01

What this hospital charges

Every figure below is from this hospital's own published price file, compared against other hospitals in GA. Nothing here is a bill or a quote.

9 of 74 Typical rank on inpatient stays
8 Services with a published price
This hospital Local median Range across nearby hospitals

Inpatient stays negotiated rate, median across all plans · the bundled hospital charge for a whole admission

Knee or hip replacement 76 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$11,812 $58,138
$15,008 4th cheapest of 76
Vaginal childbirth 70 hospitals nearby 1.6x Medicare
$2,649 $19,647
$6,107 13th cheapest of 70
C-section delivery 68 hospitals nearby 1.5x Medicare
$3,600 $27,905
$8,126 8th cheapest of 68
Spinal fusion 74 hospitals nearby 1.3x Medicare
$13,288 $72,990
$18,643 4th cheapest of 74
Pneumonia 76 hospitals nearby 1.5x Medicare
$2,631 $25,284
$7,042 9th cheapest of 76
Stomach or digestive illness 74 hospitals nearby 1.5x Medicare
$5,074 $24,060
$6,855 9th cheapest of 74
Kidney or urinary infection 75 hospitals nearby 1.5x Medicare
$4,697 $24,747
$7,067 9th cheapest of 75
Chest pain 74 hospitals nearby 1.6x Medicare
$4,852 $21,994
$6,432 9th cheapest of 74

This hospital publishes no outpatient service prices we can compare for the everyday scans and tests above — either it does not provide them or its file does not price them individually.

There is no combined total here, on purpose. Inpatient rows are negotiated rates — what an insurer pays for a whole admission. Outpatient rows are cash prices — what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service. They are different kinds of number and adding them would produce a figure that is true of nobody. Both exclude physician fees: the surgeon, anesthesiologist and radiologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file. Inpatient figures use only rates published as a case rate or fee schedule, which cover the whole stay — per-diem rates price a single day and are excluded. What you personally owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance, and on any financial assistance you qualify for.

Quality & outcomes

Mortality & complications

Overall hospital mortality rate
4.4%
No Different Than the National Rate
Patient safety & adverse events (composite)
1.05 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different Than the National Value
Heart attack mortality rate
12.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure mortality rate
12.4%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia mortality rate
16.3%
No Different Than the National Rate
Stroke mortality rate
15.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement complication rate
4.0%
No Different Than the National Rate

Readmissions

Overall hospital readmission rate
14.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart attack readmission rate
14.3%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure readmission rate
19.0%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia readmission rate
16.0%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement readmission rate
Number of Cases Too Small

Infections

Central line bloodstream infections
0.78 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
0.40 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (colon surgery)
1.18 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
Not Available
MRSA bloodstream infections
0.71 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
C. diff infections
0.10 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark

Emergency department

Average time spent in the ER
221 min
Patients who left before being seen
3.0%

Patient experience

Patient experience (summary star rating)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall hospital rating (patients)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Would recommend this hospital
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Patients who would definitely recommend
68.0%

Financial assistance

Likely required to offer financial assistance

This is a nonprofit hospital. Under IRC Section 501(r), nonprofit hospitals must have a written financial assistance policy and must limit what they charge patients who qualify for it.

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What to ask for
  1. Call the billing office and say: “I’d like to apply for your financial assistance policy.” Ask them to send you the application and their income limits.
  2. Apply before the bill goes to collections — hospitals commonly stop accepting applications around 240 days after your first bill.
  3. Ask whether your bill already reflects assistance. It often isn’t applied automatically, even for patients who would qualify.
  4. For care you haven’t had yet, if you’re uninsured or paying cash, ask for a Good Faith Estimate in writing before you schedule. Federal law entitles you to one, and if the final bill lands more than $400 above it you can dispute the difference — see how the No Surprises Act works.
  5. If you don’t qualify for a discount, ask about an interest-free payment plan — those are usually available regardless of income.

See how financial assistance works for the rules behind this and what the policies can cover.

Nearby free & low-cost clinics

No HRSA-listed free or low-cost clinic within 15 miles.

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