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Ascension Borgess Hospital

Ascension Health · Kalamazoo, MI

1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048(269) 226-7000

3 of 5

CMS star rating

226

Beds

5,062

Inpatient discharges a year

$222.7M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Ascension Borgess Hospital is a 226-bed voluntary non-profit - other hospital in Kalamazoo, MI, affiliated with Ascension Health. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 39 in-network payers and 316 disclosed rate categories.

Rural referral center
Reclassified as rural
Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant
Helipad

CCN: 230117
NPI: 1568416311
Website: ascension.org
Health system: Ascension Health
Teaching: Major teaching hospital
County: Kalamazoo County
Metro area: Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 8, WPS Government Health Administrators (08001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 1988

Prices for common services

The 24 services Ascension Borgess Hospital most likely performs, ranked by likely volume and what it is paid. Each service names one insurer. * marks hidden insurer names; A, B and C rank the remaining rates from low to high and reset for each service.

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Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$9,338 - $22,555

from 3 insurers · median $9,355

UnitedHealthcare$9,338

Insurer A*$9,355

Insurer B*$22,555

CMS lists this service as CPT 59400, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$12,450 - $22,994

from 3 insurers · median $13,847

UnitedHealthcare$12,450

Insurer A*$13,847

Insurer B*$22,994

CMS lists this service as CPT 59510, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 788, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Gynecology

Hysteroscopy with sampling of the uterine lining

CPT 58558

$2,119 - $9,689

from 4 insurers · median $7,697

Aetna$8,380

Insurer A*$2,119

Insurer B*$7,014

Insurer C*$9,689

Medicare $2,962Nearby hospitals $5,77233% above nearby hospitals

19 Medicare claims in Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures (CMS 2024)

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC

MS-DRG 460

$52,202 - $85,723

from 2 insurers · median $68,962

Blue Cross$85,723

Insurer A*$52,202

Medicare $24,186Nearby hospitals $56,80121% above nearby hospitals

14 Medicare discharges for this DRG in CMS hospital data

How the insurers pay at Ascension Borgess Hospital

Median rate as a percent of Medicare across the outpatient services above, and how many services sit above or below the same insurer's median at nearby hospitals. * marks hidden insurer names. These table labels track the same insurers across services; the labels on each service card reset.

Insurer	Services	Median % of Medicare	Above nearby	Below nearby
Insurer A*	22	299%	0	0
Insurer B*	23	212%	12	5
Insurer C*	16	144%	4	11
Insurer D*	23	95%	1	16

How we chose these services: 8 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 9 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 7 are typical for the service lines it reports to CMS. Rates come from insurer and hospital price transparency files as of October 2026. Rates under a quarter of Medicare or over 20 times Medicare are left out as likely physician-fee rows or file errors. Book a demo to see all 300 CMS shoppable services for Ascension Borgess Hospital, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

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More about this hospital

Quality
3 of 5 stars
- 212 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.13%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Major teaching hospital
- 31 services, including trauma care
- 643 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$222.7M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -13.7%
- $1.6M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- -$22M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Beacon Health System Inc
- Other
- Joseph G Cacchione MD Facc, chief executive
- 340B drug pricing program participant
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Ascension Borgess Hospital in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
38-1360526(multi-state) Ascension Borgess Hospital	63Aetna, BCBS Michigan, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems and 58 more	1568416311 Ascension Borgess Hospital1154504892 Ascension Borgess Hospital1336282151 Ascension Borgess Hospitaland 31 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048

(269) 226-7000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Ascension Borgess Hospital compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
3 of 5
Lower than 42% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
Worse on 1 of 8 measures
0 better, 7 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 1 of 5 measures
1 better, 4 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Better on 4 of 9 measures
4 better, 5 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
2 of 5
Lower than 81% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
58%
Lower than 89% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
0.81
Lower than 92% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
212 min
Higher than 86% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
48%
Lower than 83% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	3 of 5
Death rates	Worse on 1 of 8 measures
Safety	Better on 1 of 5 measures
Readmissions	Better on 4 of 9 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	2 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	58%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	0.81	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better	212 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	48%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts Ascension Borgess Hospital's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.13% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
0.00% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Ascension Borgess Hospital, beside the US median and the average of MI hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 50 cases	3.8	4.1	4.186		Better than 62% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 2,562 cases	3.2	3.9	3.903		Better than 86% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 190 cases	12.9	11.8	12		Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 61 cases	2.1	2.3	2.376		Better than 59% of US hospitals
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 32 cases	9.5	8.5	8.576		Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 275 cases	12	11	11.26		Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 225 cases	17.7	15.2	15.18		Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 211 cases	12.6	11.6	11.95		Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,562 cases	0.47	0.51	0.6149	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 57% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 51 cases	178	173	178	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,126 cases	0.21	0.2	0.2198	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,254 cases	0.24	0.27	0.2762	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 81% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,032 cases	2.04	2.29	2.378	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 83% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 543 cases	2.32	1.63	1.689	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 574 cases	5.42	8.88	9.51	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 96% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,105 cases	3.4	3.4	3.553	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 535 cases	3.95	5.105	5.252	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 93% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 166 cases	1.66	1.72	1.76	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 74% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 578 cases	0.88	1.02	1.117	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 85% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 204 cases	-39.4	4.2	9.875		Better than 98% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 310 cases	-11.6	1.25	2.533		Better than 68% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 234 cases	-17.2	3.85	5.307		Better than 77% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 421 cases	13.1	12.9	12.94	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		10.6	Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		5.333	Number of Cases Too Small
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 89 cases	0.9	1	0.9865	No Different than expected	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 312 cases	13.1	14.4	14.28		Better than 94% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 95 cases	10.5	10.9	10.41		Better than 61% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 83 cases	19	19.8	19.73		Better than 84% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 497 cases	22.4	21.3	21.19		Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 49 cases	6.5	5.8	5.984		Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 412 cases	15	17.2	17.08		Better than 99% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.083	0.172	0.2592	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.641	1.504	1.909	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3,745	1,370	4,065	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.026	0.9835	4.274	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	2.649	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.497	0.484	0.6721	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.065	0.138	0.1561	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.701	1.392	1.389	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6,194	1,799	4,188	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	11.65	1.377	5.413	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	2.168	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.257	0.399	0.3966	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 63% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.612	0.2345	0.4382	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.645	2.135	2.741	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	80	61	118	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.077	1.591	3.112	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4	1	3.074	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.926	0.7155	1.049	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.6144
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		4.322
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	15	38	75.28
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.131	0.328	0.6545
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	0.9634
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.462
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.196	0.193	0.2675	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.093	1.855	2.176	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	50,168	14,451	42,903	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.901	0.567	2.796	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	1.826	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.769	0.597	0.7532	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.197	0.127	0.1572	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.741	0.747	1.134	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	50,168	13,646	40,305	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	22.3	5.683	21.05	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	9	2	6.934	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.404	0.279	0.3227	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 67% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	53	73	69.3	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	24	8	10.85	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	23	18	19.85
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	74	87	84.11	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	1	4	2.86	The lowest rating, shared by 4% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	71	80	79.59	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	88	91	91.42	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	6	4	4.111	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	2	3	3.5	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	23	16	16.3
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	72	79	78.2	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	88	91	90.27	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	8	5	5.521	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	2	3	3.07	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	20	16	16.28
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	49	61	61.03	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	69	77	76.51	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	29	19	19.58	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	1	3	2.63	The lowest rating, shared by 7% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	22	19	19.38
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	86	86	85.82	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	14	13	13.17	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	3	3	3.35	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	86	87	86.83	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	16	14	14.7	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	84	86	85.3	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	66	74	72.65	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	10	7	7.064	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	24	19	20.28
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	70	77	75.91	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	9	6	6.191	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	21	17	17.9
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	80	85	84.26	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	5	3	3.827	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	15	11	11.91
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	15	8	9.248	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	26	20	21.47
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	59	72	69.28	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	83	88	87.04	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	2	3	3.12	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	62	74	74.28	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	16	9	9.173	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	22	16	16.55
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	66	75	74.9	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	8	5	5.573	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	26	20	19.53
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	68	77	76.58	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	7	4	4.364	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	25	19	19.05
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	78	86	85.7	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	3	3	2.773	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	19	11	11.53
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	50	59	56.73	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	10	9	11.16	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	40	31	32.11
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	80	82	80.12	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	3	3	3.12	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	11	5	6.291	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	58	71	68.51	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	81	87	85.75	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	31	23	25.2
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	2	4	3.39	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	36	47	46.3	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	42	30	30.8	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	22	22	22.9
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	2	3	3.21	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	11	12	12.2	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,008 cases	89	88	87.8	Better than 59% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		8.08
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.9722
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.4118
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 2,602 cases	87	79	74.71	Better than 64% of US hospitals
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 387 cases	215	154	167	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 348 cases	212	148	161	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 37 cases	301	247	300	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		338
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.933
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		73.42
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		93.2
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		39.25
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 636 cases	14	15	15.67	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 126 cases	48	65	59.69	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 33 cases	55	73	69.54	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		83.94
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 126 cases	66	82	77.12	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 58 cases	93	94	90.36	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 73 cases	93	98	94.44	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		69.44
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 50 cases	86	94	91.64	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		82.06
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 270 cases	89	97	91	Worse than 83% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	2.2	5	6.103		Better than 83% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	3.2	6.6	7.033		Better than 91% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.98	0.99	0.9406		Better than 53% of US hospitals

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

Measures CMS reports for the hospital's psychiatric unit or for a psychiatric hospital.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		65.68
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		41.19
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.5395
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.2451
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 310 cases	63	87	74.89		Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		85.88
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 91 cases	18	19.1	18.2	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 96 cases	96	92	82.53		Better than 65% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		63.54
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		66.29
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		71.83
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		49.06
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		57.33
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		17.72
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 160 cases	0	77	45.19		The worst result, shared by 12% of US hospitals

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 256 cases	0.8711	0.9995	0.995	Better than 97% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.031	1	0.9907	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9598	0.9969	0.9989	Better than 83% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 326 cases	0.8642	0.9983	1.002	Better than 98% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.043	0.9916	1.061	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 243 cases	0.931	0.9955	0.9984	Better than 88% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	0.925	0.8887	0.9363	0.9471	0.8831	0.8711
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	0.8827	0.8727	0.9239	0.9733	0.9913	1.031
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9019	0.9333	0.9464	0.9359	0.9277	0.9598
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.8071	0.7771	0.8192	0.8193	0.7986	0.8642
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	0.9842	0.8975	0.8443	0.8544	0.928	1.043
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.886	0.8586	0.9591	0.9686	0.96	0.931

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	Ascension Borgess Hospital	US median	MI average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.073	0.489	0.5894	Better than 85% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.405	0.346	0.3948	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.183	0.559	0.7747	Better than 82% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.063	0.6405	0.8034	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.8136	0.9628	1.007	Better than 92% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.415	0.7945	1.234	Better than 75% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.5367	-0.0453	0.1353	Better than 82% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	No	No	N/A	No	No	No
Total HAC score	-0.5183	-0.4441	0	-0.3291	-0.4297	-0.5367

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2024)
Accreditation
Graduate
Medical school affiliation
Other
Ownership type
372
Medicare-certified beds
662
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

32 services at Ascension Borgess Hospital

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency Department
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Outpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: Diagnostic RadiologyNuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal DialysisOrgan Transplantation
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug Service
Rehabilitation and therapy: OT (Occupational Therapy)PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dental CareDietary CareOptometricOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Ascension Borgess Hospital reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

5,062
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 20%, Medicaid 3%
23,072
Inpatient days
67% of available bed days used
1,350
Employees (full-time equivalent)
87
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 838397). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Ascension Borgess Hospital reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	4,643	295	18,134	23,072
Discharges	1,028	127	3,907	5,062
Average length of stay	4.5 days	2.3 days	4.6 days	4.6 days
Average daily census	25.2	1.6	98.6	125.4

10,154
Medicare Advantage days
2,100 discharges
3,587
Medicaid managed care days
775 discharges
3,301
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	165	19,416	4,407	64%
Intensive care unit	23	3,259	236	77%
Nursery		397
Subprovider - ipf	23	2,437	661	58%
Subprovider - irf	15	2,635	639	95%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838397, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Ascension Borgess Hospital treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 1,343 Medicare discharges in 41 published DRGs; 32% surgical; 78% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	249	$59,766	$13,790	$14,045	1.98
Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without MCCMS-DRG 274, surgical	101	$102,210	$24,345	$24,019	3.24
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	93	$46,416	$11,553	$10,908	1.59
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	91	$36,589	$9,341	$8,598	1.28
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with MCC or 4+ arteries/MS-DRG 321, surgical	61	$88,667	$20,980	$20,837	2.87
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	45	$40,694	$9,141	$9,563	1.33
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	39	$70,550	$11,932	$16,579	2.00
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without MCCMS-DRG 322, surgical	37	$65,862	$13,332	$15,477	1.82
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	36	$45,003	$7,031	$10,576	1.02
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	36	$149,472	$30,819	$35,126	5.00
Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with MCCMS-DRG 266, surgical	31	$134,208	$47,841	$31,539	6.25
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with MCCMS-DRG 377, medical	31	$46,107	$12,942	$10,835	1.79
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	29	$43,429	$8,782	$10,206	1.23
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with CCMS-DRG 281, medical	27	$35,576	$6,339	$8,360	0.91
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	26	$36,231	$7,690	$8,514	1.03
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	24	$31,441	$6,828	$7,389	0.98
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	24	$42,751	$10,256	$10,046	1.32
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	24	$52,502	$9,629	$12,338	1.50
Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with MCCMS-DRG 242, surgical	22	$102,757	$25,959	$24,148	3.46
Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with CCMS-DRG 243, surgical	20	$67,362	$15,428	$15,830	2.28

See all 41 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Ascension Borgess Hospital

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Ascension Borgess Hospital billed Medicare for most in 2024: 1,783 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	278	262	$17,163	$1,864	$2,090
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	230	228	$18,611	$2,003	$2,208
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	120	113	$55,410	$9,574	$10,772
Level 3 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5193	119	114	$48,440	$7,745	$8,874
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	106	102	$9,357	$1,114	$1,220
Level 3 Electrophysiologic ProceduresAPC 5213	69	69	$128,393	$18,511	$21,117
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	68	67	$30,962	$3,946	$4,358
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	67	64	$18,506	$2,212	$2,405
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar ProceduresAPC 5223	64	64	$41,267	$7,541	$8,569
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	58	53	$35,715	$4,877	$5,339

See all 32 Medicare outpatient services at Ascension Borgess Hospital

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Ascension Borgess Hospital in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 7,800 in 2020 to 6,369 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
49048	445	7%	2,033	$32.3M	38%	54%
49093	328	5%	1,426	$24.7M	34%	38%
49080	327	5%	1,344	$23.8M	46%	56%
49009	312	5%	1,285	$22.4M	19%	30%
49036	305	5%	1,352	$27.3M	26%	19%
49091	294	5%	1,292	$19.6M	39%	40%
49004	269	4%	1,132	$19.4M	38%	55%
49010	269	4%	1,247	$19.8M	38%	35%
49078	189	3%	817	$13.6M	53%	56%
49024	175	3%	804	$13.7M	17%	33%
49002	167	3%	721	$11M	19%	33%
49001	158	2%	716	$11M	19%	30%
49068	154	2%	556	$11.7M	21%	30%
49046	145	2%	625	$11.6M	40%	50%
49007	125	2%	652	$8.2M	23%	39%
49047	120	2%	634	$9.7M	18%	20%
49014	104	2%	408	$8M	9%	12%
49015	102	2%	382	$8.9M	7%	17%
49008	94	1%	395	$6.6M	16%	30%
49083	93	1%	366	$7M	38%	62%
49017	92	1%	370	$8.5M	8%	14%
49028	92	1%	502	$9.4M	37%	32%
49037	92	1%	390	$7.7M	6%	13%
49006	89	1%	409	$5.1M	14%	29%
49242	81	1%	525	$8.8M	17%	23%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 6,369 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Ascension Borgess Hospital reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (1988). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

50
Psychiatric unit beds
15
Rehabilitation unit beds

662
Registered nurses
161
Licensed practical nurses
14
Physicians
107
Resident physicians
2
Physician assistants
27
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
16
Pharmacists
73
Respiratory therapists
3
Physical therapists
10
Occupational therapists
11
Dietitians
7
Social workers
1,185
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

643 clinicians who bill Medicare list Ascension Borgess Hospital as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Internal Medicine Physician 76
Physician Assistant 62
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 58
Family Nurse Practitioner 47
Family Medicine Physician 43
Anesthesiology Physician 32
Emergency Medicine Physician 27
Nurse Practitioner 21
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 18
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 18

Muhammad Hameed
Medical Oncology Physician
NPI 1851556062
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Calvin Abro, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1346765724
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Matthew Kuiper, DO
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
NPI 1407817349
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Iman Mohamed, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1942297270
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Daniel Johnston, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician
NPI 1235337726
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Neil Anand, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1508271149
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William Ranger, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician
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Mark Rummel, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician
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Maath Alani, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
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Younho Chung, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
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Hemasri Tokala, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Tarek Elshaarawy, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician
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Jessica Liggett, MD
Dermatology Physician
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Tariq Abdelkarim, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician
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Paige Hickson, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant
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David Mosbach, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1184983769
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Zhigang Liu, M.D., PH.D.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
NPI 1689931693
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Jagadeesh Kalavakunta, M.D.,
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1457510505
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John Gustafson, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1992777437
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Eric Johnson, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician
NPI 1245201169
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Brandon Tominna, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1801087374
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Shelley Bath, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1982866877
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Simon Brown, MD
Radiation Oncology Physician
NPI 1992124531
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Marko Sabolich, M.D.
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1750600755
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Ascension Borgess Hospital reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$871.8M	391.5%
Inpatient	$427.3M	191.9%
Outpatient	$444.5M	199.6%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$649.1M	-291.5%
Net patient revenue	$222.7M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$253.3M	-113.7%
Operating income from patient care	-$30.6M	-13.7%
Other income	$8.6M	3.8%
Net income	-$22M	-9.9%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$116M	13.3%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$109.6M	12.6%
Other payers and self-pay	$644.9M	74.1%
Total charges	$870.5M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838397, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Ascension Borgess Hospital's latest cost report, which covers 184 days; income and expense figures are scaled to a year.

-13.7%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-9.5%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
-8.1%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
35% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$44.85
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
-23.9%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
-37.4%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
1.55
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.84
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
-2 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
39 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
39 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
2.50
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
0.5 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838397, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Ascension Borgess Hospital owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $183.2M in total assets and a $116.9M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	-$3M	-1.6%
Patient receivables, net	$47.7M	26.0%
Inventory	$14.3M	7.8%
Total current assets	$82.2M	44.8%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$70.1M	38.2%
Investments and other assets	$31M	16.9%
Total assets	$183.2M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$53M	28.9%
Total liabilities	$66.3M	36.2%
Fund balance (net assets)	$116.9M	63.8%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838397, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Ascension Borgess Hospital provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$1.6M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$89,655
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
-$302,260
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$1.6M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
0.6% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838397, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Ascension Borgess Hospital's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$426.6M	$443.4M	$422.3M	$373.6M	$360.3M	$431.1M
Operating expenses	$445.8M	$470M	$524.6M	$509.5M	$484.5M	$498.2M
Operating margin	-4.5%	-6.0%	-24.2%	-36.4%	-34.4%	-15.6%
Net income	$13.7M	$77.6M	-$54M	-$98.4M	-$107.8M	-$41.1M
Total assets	$301M	$387.6M	$335.6M	$285M	$219.8M	$218.1M
Discharges	25,384	13,436	11,799	11,001	11,369	11,019
Inpatient days	55,777	59,266	56,219	49,682	46,813	45,768
Medicare Advantage days	16,072	18,770	20,388	21,534	19,823	20,112
Beds	356	356	353	293	301	294
Employees (FTE)	2,058	2,016	1,879	1,745	1,647	1,591

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838397, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Ascension Borgess Hospital reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$27.1M	$34.7M	0.78
Clinic	$16.4M	$27.1M	$55.5M	0.49	5,900
Drugs charged to patients		$22.4M	$47M	0.48
Medical supplies charged to patient		$19.7M	$29.6M	0.67
Operating room	$3.3M	$15.9M	$139.8M	0.11	420
Radiology-diagnostic	$2.6M	$12M	$54.9M	0.22	5,383
Laboratory	$322	$10.1M	$58.1M	0.17
Emergency	$2.8M	$6.8M	$65.3M	0.10	220
Cardiac catheterization	$1.5M	$5.2M	$88.8M	0.06	15,610
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$4.3M	$12.6M	0.34
Recovery room	$2M	$3.4M	$15.7M	0.22
Physical therapy	$1.4M	$2.9M	$14M	0.21
Ambulance services	$973,008	$2.3M	$2.8M	0.81
Mri	$1M	$2.2M	$19.8M	0.11
Ct scan	$561,918	$2.2M	$69.9M	0.03
G.i. studies	$251,010	$1.5M	$4.3M	0.34	4,025
Occupational therapy	$553,369	$1.1M	$3.6M	0.30
Respiratory therapy	$214,735	$825,974	$3.9M	0.21	2,110
Renal dialysis		$775,238	$1.5M	0.51
Clinic otpt psychiatric		$478,877
Cardio/pulmonary	$177,757	$355,218	$642,225	0.55
Speech pathology	$168,465	$310,143	$1.2M	0.26
Electroencephalography	$102,491	$266,204	$3M	0.09
Electrocardiology	$34,485	$119,571	$499,038	0.24
Blood laboratory		$10,542
Delivery room & labor room	$2.5M	-$684,232	$1.2M

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$9M	$29.4M	$91.5M	0.32
Intensive care unit	$3.3M	$8.1M	$31.3M	0.26
Subprovider - irf	$1.6M	$5.1M	$10.8M	0.47	7,320
Subprovider - ipf	$2M	$4.9M	$8.1M	0.60
Nursery	$63,002	$950,427	$599,520	1.59

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Other administrative and general	$3.9M	$60M
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv	$205,944	$8.4M
Maintenance & repairs	$943,375	$5.8M	24,123	$39.11	26,222
Housekeeping	$96,218	$3.5M	3,945	$24.39	4,080
Central services & supply	$977,445	$3.2M	36,523	$26.76
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv		$3.2M
Pharmacy	$2.3M	$3.1M	41,638	$52.49
Nursing administration	$1.3M	$2.6M	23,649	$56.02	5,415
Accounts receivable	$1.7M	$2.2M			1,520
Cafeteria		$1.9M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$1.7M			108,270
Dietary		$1.4M
Purchasing	$314,028	$938,233			140
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$786,189
Medical records & library	$263,511	$383,559	5,142	$51.25	15,400
Communications	$127,424	$180,410			1,725
Paramed ed prgm		$159,948
Employee benefits department	$277,580	$101,455	5,155	$53.84	6,345
Operation of plant		-$8.7M

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838397, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Ascension Borgess Hospital for an inpatient stay.

2.43
Case mix index
Higher than 92% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Major teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.34 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
24.4%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
2,095
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	2.05	2.05	2.17	2.31	2.27	2.21	2.43
Wage index	0.961	0.954	0.916	0.888	0.966	0.959	0.955
Readmissions adjustment	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-0.13%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.28%	+0.12%	+0.12%	-0.10%	+1.28%	+0.73%	0.00%
Medicare inpatient stays	5,459	5,459	3,614	2,585	2,239	2,169	2,095

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Ownership

Organizations Ascension Borgess Hospital reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Beacon Health System Inc
Operational/managerial control, since 2025

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Ascension Borgess Hospital's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Jeffrey P Costello Officer, CFO, since 2025
Kreg Gruber Officer, since 2025
Irene Maffetone Managing employee, Contracting Manager, since 2025

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 3 of 4 are shown.

Officers and key employees (IRS Form 990, tax year 2022)

Name	Title
Joseph G Cacchione MD Facc	Interim Market President (start 7/2022 - End 8/2022)
Jonathan Samuel Nalli FACHE	Interim Market President (start 8/2022 - End 12/2022)
Carol L Schmidt	Ministry Market Executive/president (start 1/2023)
Michael Mccullough	CFO, Ministry Market (start 3/2023)
Douglas Todd Myers	CFO, Ministry Market (start 7/2022 - End 3/2023)
James Boles MD	Secretary/treasurer
Leslie A Murphy CPA	Chair
Renee Branch Canady	Vice Chair

Board members: James Bailey Babel MD, Avec O'Brien, David Saunders, Jeffery Zaks, Kenneth Streibel, Phyllis D Meadows, Rajesh U Kothari, Susan Pozo.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Ascension Borgess Hospital (EIN 38-1360526), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2024
340B ID RRC230117-00, registered as a rural referral center; 24 registered outpatient sites; 1 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Jeffrey P. Costello, CFO.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Helipad
Borgess Medical Center
FAA location ID 5MI5, a medical-use heliport at the hospital.
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource data, cycle 2026-10-01.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Ascension borgess hospital
CCN 23S117, certified 1986, Medicare prospective payment
Ascension borgess hospital
CCN 23T117, certified 1993, Medicare prospective payment

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Ascension Borgess Hospital's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Ascension Borgess Hospital's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does a CT scan cost at Ascension Borgess Hospital?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Ascension Borgess Hospital range from $351 to $1,192 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $592. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,007. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Ascension Borgess Hospital?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Ascension Borgess Hospital range from $882 to $3,657 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $3,657. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $2,016. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Ascension Borgess Hospital?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Ascension Borgess Hospital range from $9,338 to $22,555 across 3 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $9,338. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Ascension Borgess Hospital?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Ascension Borgess Hospital range from $100 to $217 across 4 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $195. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $203. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Ascension Borgess Hospital?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Ascension Borgess Hospital range from $22,590 to $38,776 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $38,776. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $27,820. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Ascension Borgess Hospital's CMS star rating?

Ascension Borgess Hospital has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 3 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is lower than 42% of US hospitals.

Is Ascension Borgess Hospital a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.34 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Ascension Borgess Hospital for fiscal year 2027, so it is a major teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Ascension Borgess Hospital for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Ascension Borgess Hospital's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.13% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Ascension Borgess Hospital?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (249 discharges), percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc (101 discharges), acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc (93 discharges).

What is Ascension Borgess Hospital's case mix index?

Ascension Borgess Hospital's Medicare case mix index is 2.43 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 92% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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