JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
201 CHESTNUT HILL RD · STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT · 06076
vs. the regional median (the other ~300 NY/NJ/CT hospitals publishing the same code). How is this computed?
All-codes score: median of price ratios across every available billing code. Based on 129 billing codes published by this hospital.
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL bills well above peers — about 2.22x the regional median overall. The price distribution is predictable (A grade), so individual bills tend to be consistent within a category.
A nearby hospital 13.98 mi away is ~61% cheaper overall.
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - SPRINGFIELD has an overall price level of 0.88x vs. this hospital's 2.22x, with 118 procedures in common.
why?
Price spread is narrow (IQR ratio 1.1x) with few outliers (0% above 3x)How A/B/C is determined: A = narrow price spread (IQR < 2.0×) with <5% of codes priced more than 3× the regional median. B = moderate (IQR 2.0–3.0× OR 5–20% above 3×). C = wider than that.
Cost by department
Each ratio compares this hospital's prices in that department to the median across NY/NJ/CT hospitals for the same department.
| Department | Ratio | Codes | % above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient | 2.22x | 129 | 83% |
Hospital info
- Beds: 44
- Annual discharges: 1,112
Methodology & sources
Prices extracted from this hospital's CMS-mandated machine-readable transparency file (45 CFR 180). Headline statistic: median of price ratios across every available billing code. Validated against RAND Hospital Price Transparency Study v5.1 employer claims data at Spearman ρ = 0.73 (n = 105 hospitals).
Download the original transparency file from JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.