4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA, 31404 · (912) 350-3691
Beds
613
FY 2025
Star rating
1 of 5
Patient survey: 2 of 5
Net patient revenue
$968.2M
FY 2025
Net income
$159.9M
Patient care margin 14.3%
Discharges
35,997
Occupancy 96.5%
Clinicians
721
From the hospital's yearly cost reports (fiscal years as the hospital reports them)
Locations are shown at the center of the ZIP code.
US dollars as reported. Patient care margin = net patient revenue minus operating expenses, before other income such as grants, donations and investments.
| Fiscal year | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Patient care margin | Net income | Discharges | Uncompensated care | Medicare days | Medicaid days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $968.2M | $829.8M | 14.3% | $159.9M | 35,997 | $62.2M | 13.1% | 8.3% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Death rate after heart bypass surgery | 4.3% | US median 2.3% |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 11% | US median 8.5% |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 12.5% | US median 11.8% |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 13.7% | US median 11% |
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 6.4% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 16.9% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients |
Medicare clinicians who list this hospital, by specialty
Inpatient stays by diagnosis related group (DRG), 2024
Official US government data: hospital records, ownership records, yearly cost reports and quality measures, linked by the hospital's CCN and NPI. Financials are for fiscal years as reported by the hospital.
Medicare clinicians who work here
| 2024 | $911.9M | $792.3M | 13.1% | $145.3M | 36,253 | $54.7M | 13.1% | 7.2% |
| 2023 | $928.4M | $777.9M | 16.2% | $175.4M | 34,469 | $48.0M | 14.5% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | $708.4M | $715.8M | -1.0% | $17.3M | 32,435 | $49.9M | 15.2% | 7.9% |
| 2021 | $678.5M | $674.8M | 0.5% | $27.3M | 31,022 | $58.8M | 16.8% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | $595.4M | $590.2M | 0.9% | $30.3M | 28,831 | $52.5M | 19.2% | 10.6% |
| 16.9% |
| US median 11.6% |
| Readmission rate after heart bypass surgery | 12.9% | US median 10.9% |
| Readmission rate for COPD | 18.9% | US median 19.8% |
| Readmission rate after a heart attack | 14.8% | US median 14.4% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 22.2% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate after hip or knee replacement | 6.7% | US median 5.8% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 19.5% | US median 17.2% |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 4.9% | US median 4.1% |
| Serious complications (patient safety composite) | 0.93 | US median 0.96 |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.10 | US median 0.28 · better |
| Central line bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.32 | US median 0.48 · better |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery (ratio to expected) | 0.16 | US median 0.72 · better |
| Surgical site infections after hysterectomy (ratio to expected) | 2.18 | US median 0.81 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.32 | US median 0.60 · better |
| Catheter urinary tract infections (ratio to expected) | 0.37 | US median 0.40 · better |
| Doctors always communicated well | 74% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 72% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 2 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 53% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 61% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 64% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 64% | US median 71% |
| Patients who left the emergency department before being seen | 0% | US median 1% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 162 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 14% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 72% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 64% | US median 79% |
| 187 |
| $40,945.95 |
| $8,840.68 |
| $10,022.34 |
| DRG 064 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 130 | $90,479.39 | $13,116.45 | $15,695.20 |
| DRG 853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 100 | $217,958.51 | $30,620.82 | $40,556.82 |
| DRG 552 MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 79 | $50,599.19 | $6,524.52 | $7,114.44 |
| DRG 872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 69 | $37,617.91 | $6,972.75 | $7,681.44 |
| DRG 193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 69 | $50,925.74 | $8,996.19 | $9,867.73 |
| DRG 280 ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 67 | $62,821.88 | $10,372.27 | $12,400.10 |
| DRG 065 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 66 | $46,667.32 | $6,878.86 | $7,474.08 |
| DRG 267 ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 65 | $236,286.05 | $33,940.86 | $40,566.75 |
| DRG 208 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 63 | $119,313.89 | $18,374.11 | $21,993.66 |
| DRG 392 ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 60 | $29,873.40 | $5,587.60 | $5,662.18 |
| DRG 481 HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 58 | $158,279.48 | $13,545.48 | $15,801.33 |
| DRG 683 RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 53 | $31,066.02 | $6,164.58 | $6,629.69 |
Hospital outpatient services by payment group (APC), 2024
| Service group | Services | Patients | Medicare pays per service | All hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC 8011 Comprehensive Observation Services | 457 | 423 | $1,809.22 | $2,090.36 |
| APC 5213 Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 229 | 223 | $18,038.39 | $21,117.37 |
| APC 5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 226 | 219 | $9,311.65 | $10,771.69 |
| APC 5302 Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 177 | 157 | $1,261.64 | $1,444.50 |
| APC 5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 158 | 138 | $1,083.66 | $1,219.56 |
| APC 5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 130 | 128 | $3,846.25 | $4,357.80 |
| APC 5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 118 | 118 | $1,978.14 | $2,207.96 |
| APC 5183 Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 60 | 60 | $2,111.36 | $2,405.01 |
| APC 5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 58 | 57 | $4,809.19 | $5,338.75 |
| APC 5193 Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 48 | 45 | $7,661.41 | $8,873.86 |
| APC 5116 Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 46 | 44 | $14,088.48 | $15,762.73 |
| APC 5313 Level 3 Lower GI Procedures | 44 | 38 | $1,857.27 | $2,176.09 |
Reported payments to this teaching hospital
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Biosense Webster, Inc. JNJ | 11 | $171K |
| Abbvie Inc. ABBV | 4 | $50K |
| Medtronic, Inc. MDT | 11 | $20K |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC MRK | 1 | $15K |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. JNJ | 3 | $11K |
| Novo Nordisk AS NVO | 7 | $5,203 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
| AtriCure, Inc. ATRC | 1 | $2,500 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation BSX | 1 | $2,500 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation EW | 1 | $2,500 |
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays and outpatient services; groups with fewer than 11 cases are not published. Payments are those drug and device companies must report.
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center is a government-owned short-term acute care hospital in Savannah, GA with 613 beds, part of HCA Healthcare and a 1-star overall rating.
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA has 613 beds (fiscal year 2025 cost report); 39 beds are certified for Medicare. It discharged 35,997 inpatients that year, with 96.5% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2025 (ending 2025-12-31), Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center reported net patient revenue of $968.2M and operating expenses of $829.8M, a margin on patient care of 14.3%. After other income and expenses its net income was $159.9M (16.2% of revenue), so it made a profit that year.
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center is part of HCA Healthcare (listed company, ticker HCA), a health system with 163 hospitals based in Nashville, TN. It is a government-owned hospital.
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 2 out of 5 stars in the patient survey. 0 death rate measures are better and 1 worse than the national rate.
Yes, Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center provides emergency services.
721 Medicare clinicians list Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center as a hospital they work at, most often in Internal Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Anesthesiology Assistant.
In 2024, Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center had 4,079 Medicare inpatient stays in 129 diagnosis groups. The most common was DRG 871 (septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc) with 367 stays; Medicare paid $13,127.50 per stay on average, compared with $15,524.21 across all hospitals.
In 2025, companies reported $289K in payments to Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center as a teaching hospital ($16K general and $273K for research) from 15 companies.