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Hospital · CMS Certification 260085

ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER

1000 CARONDELET DR, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

(816) 942-4400

Value58/ 100

3★ care at below-average cost — fair value

Score = 60% quality + 40% relative cost within category

CMS Hospital Overall Rating
3of 5 stars

Hospital details

Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Proprietary
Emergency services
Yes
EHR meaningful use
—

National comparison

Mortality▲ Above national avg
Safety of care▲ Above national avg
Readmission~ Same as national avg
Patient experience—
Timely + effective care—

Procedures & outcomes

For a planned procedure — how often this hospital performs it and how patients fared

Procedure volume

How often this hospital performs each procedure for Medicare patients (most recent year reported). Higher volume generally means more experience.

  • Major joint replacement (hip/knee)11 Medicare discharges/yr (2021)

Outcome rates

For each measure below, lower is better. “vs national” compares this hospital to the U.S. average.

Mortality

  • Heart failure — 30-day death rate▲ Better than national
    7.6%national 11.6% · based on 154 cases

    Share of heart-failure patients who died within 30 days of admission.

  • Heart attack — 30-day death rate~ Similar to national
    11.8%national 12.1% · based on 67 cases

    Share of heart-attack patients who died within 30 days of admission.

  • Pneumonia — 30-day death rate▼ Worse than national
    16.9%national 16% · based on 309 cases

    Share of pneumonia patients who died within 30 days of admission.

  • COPD — 30-day death rate▼ Worse than national
    9.6%national 8.9% · based on 52 cases

    Share of COPD patients who died within 30 days of admission.

  • Stroke — 30-day death rate▲ Better than national
    12.4%national 13.4% · based on 58 cases

    Share of stroke patients who died within 30 days of admission.

  • Heart bypass (CABG) — 30-day death rate▼ Worse than national
    3.6%national 2.7% · based on 43 cases

    Share of coronary-bypass patients who died within 30 days of surgery.

Complications & readmissions

  • Hip/knee replacement — complication rate▲ Better than national
    3.3%national 3.6% · based on 47 cases

    Share of hip- or knee-replacement patients with a serious complication after surgery. Matters most for a planned joint replacement.

Safety

  • Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)~ Similar to national
    1.00national 1.00

    A composite of avoidable harms (bedsores, falls, surgical problems). 1.0 is the national baseline; lower is safer.

Infections

  • Central-line bloodstream infections▲ Better than national
    0.00national 1.00

    Bloodstream infections from central IV lines, vs. the number expected.

  • Catheter urinary-tract infections▲ Better than national
    0.00national 1.00

    Urinary infections from catheters, vs. the number expected.

  • Surgical-site infections (colon surgery)Not available
    Not reported by CMS

    Infections after colon surgery, vs. the number expected.

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNot available
    Not reported by CMS

    Antibiotic-resistant staph (MRSA) blood infections, vs. expected.

  • C. diff intestinal infections▲ Better than national
    0.25national 1.00

    Clostridioides difficile gut infections, vs. the number expected.

Financial context (from HCRIS)

Cross-referenced from this hospital's Medicare cost report

For full financial detail — charity care, payer mix, multi-year trends — see the HCRIS link below.

Financial data · HCRIS

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What to look for

Which numbers matter most when choosing — in plain language

  • For a planned procedure, volume matters: hospitals that do a procedure often tend to have better results. Check the discharge counts below.
  • Complication and 30-day death rates show how patients actually fared — lower is better, and "vs national" tells you how this hospital compares.
  • Infection rates (the SIR figures) flag how well the hospital prevents hospital-acquired infections; 1.0 is the national baseline.
  • The overall star rating is a useful summary, but the specific measure that matches your reason for going matters more.

Questions to ask

Bring these to a tour, call, or appointment

Questions to ask — ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital · checklist from CareLens (CMS Care Compare data)

  • How many of this procedure do you perform each year, and what are your complication rates?
  • What is your rate of hospital-acquired infections compared with the national average?
  • Who will be the lead surgeon or physician, and how experienced are they with my case?
  • What is the typical length of stay, and what does recovery look like?
  • What happens if there is a complication — do you have the ICU and specialists on site?
  • What will my out-of-pocket cost be, and is the hospital in my insurance network?

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Source: CMS Care Compare · data current as of June 2025.