Costs are comparatively high in the Bay Area. Inpatient stays in Santa Clara County, for example, are 65 percent higher than the state average, according to the report.
Some hospital critics say that big systems such as Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health — which charges 37 percent more than the state average — use their clout to negotiate higher prices. Sutter, however, argues that its rates are fair.
Read the San Jose Mercury News report on California hospital prices.
Read previous coverage on California hospitals:
– California’s Plumas District Hospital Names Interim CEO
– Nurses Begin Three-Day Strike at Children’s Hospital Oakland
– California’s Prime Healthcare Services Says Union Instigated Fraud Probe
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