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Ascension Mercy

Ascension Health · Aurora, IL

1325 North Highland Avenue, Aurora, IL 60506(630) 859-2222

3 of 5

CMS star rating

154

Beds

4,530

Inpatient discharges a year

$119.1M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Ascension Mercy is a 154-bed voluntary non-profit - church hospital in Aurora, IL, affiliated with Ascension Health. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 37 in-network payers and 367 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital
Helipad

CCN: 140174
NPI: 1265454391
Website: mercymedcenter.com
Health system: Ascension Health
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Kane County
Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 6, National Government Services (06101)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2023

Prices for common services

The 24 services Ascension Mercy 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

$5,432 - $7,359

from 3 insurers · median $6,921

Cigna$5,432

Insurer A*$6,921

Insurer B*$7,359

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

$6,242 - $9,867

from 3 insurers · median $8,628

Cigna$6,242

Insurer A*$8,628

Insurer B*$9,867

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

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major cardiothoracic procedure with cardiac catheterization and MCC

MS-DRG 216

$63,564 - $107,229

from 4 insurers · median $100,485

BCBS Illinois$102,218

Insurer A*$63,564

Insurer B*$98,752

Insurer C*$107,229

Medicare $90,833Nearby hospitals $136,55326% below nearby hospitals

Hospital reports cardiac thoracic surgery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal birth after prior cesarean, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$5,432 - $7,359

from 3 insurers · median $6,921

Cigna$5,432

Insurer A*$6,921

Insurer B*$7,359

CMS lists this service as CPT 59610, 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

How the insurers pay at Ascension Mercy

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*	20	406%	6	11
Insurer B*	23	144%	6	13
Insurer C*	22	113%	3	15
Insurer D*	24	84%	1	10

How we chose these services: 4 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 12 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 8 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 Mercy, 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
- 189 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.59%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- No Medicare-funded residents
- 43 services, including trauma care
- 191 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$119.1M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -18.6%
- $1.7M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- -$20.7M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Prime Healthcare Holdings Inc
- Private (not for profit)
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Ascension Mercy 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
36-4195126(multi-state) Presence St Marys Hospital Presence Central And Suburban Hospitals Net	55Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Ambetter, AmeriBen and 50 more	1487715645 Presence Central And Suburban Hospitals Network1598845828 Presence Central And Suburban Hospitals Network1770678260 Presence Central And Suburban Hospitals Networkand 37 more
99-2367318Mercy Medical Center	13Aetna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Aspirus Health Plan, Avera Health Plans and 8 more	1598503922 Mercy Medical Center - Aurora LLC1548079304 Mercy Medical Center - Aurora LLC1265454391 Presence Central And Suburban Hospitals Networkand 5 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

1325 North Highland Avenue, Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 859-2222

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Ascension Mercy 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
No different on 6 measures
0 better, 6 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
No different on 2 measures
0 better, 2 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Better on 2 of 9 measures
2 better, 6 no different, 1 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
59%
Lower than 88% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Penalized
Among the worst-performing 25% of US hospitals
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
0.97
Higher than 55% 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
189 min
Higher than 75% 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
59%
Lower than 64% 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	No different on 6 measures
Safety	No different on 2 measures
Readmissions	Better on 2 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	59%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	0.97	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	189 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	59%	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 Mercy's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.59% 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 Mercy, beside the US median and the average of IL 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 Mercy	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available		4.202
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 853 cases	4.2	3.9	4.052		Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 56 cases	11.1	11.8	11.78		Better than 72% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		2.39
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 43 cases	8.2	8.5	8.223		Better than 56% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 151 cases	10.3	11	10.49		Better than 63% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 205 cases	14.8	15.2	15.41		Better than 55% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 34 cases	13.7	11.6	11.77		Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,570 cases	0.35	0.51	0.5668	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 73% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		173	Number of Cases Too Small
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,857 cases	0.19	0.2	0.2122	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 66% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,897 cases	0.29	0.27	0.2728	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 281 cases	2.19	2.29	2.301	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 56 cases	1.63	1.63	1.67	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 50% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 68 cases	12.08	8.88	9.531	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 299 cases	3.51	3.4	3.714	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 52 cases	5	5.105	5.152	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 60 cases	1.74	1.72	1.741	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 324 cases	0.99	1.02	1.045	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 61% 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 Mercy	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 51 cases	18.9	4.2	11.54		Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 168 cases	-17.4	1.25	8.216		Better than 76% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 218 cases	-10.6	3.85	13.94		Better than 70% 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 · 33 cases	13	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 34 cases	11.6	10.7	11.17	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 34 cases	5.4	5.3	5.176	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 40 cases	1	1	1.016	No Different than expected	Worse than 32% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 42 cases	13.9	14.4	14.43		Better than 72% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		11.3
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 55 cases	20.1	19.8	20.07		Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 174 cases	21.7	21.3	21.51		Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		5.976
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 248 cases	17.4	17.2	17.5		Worse than 55% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Ascension Mercy	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.203	0.172	0.315	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.995	1.504	2.097	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1,782	1,370	4,356	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.654	0.9835	4.318	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	2.961	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.209	0.484	0.7494	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.212	0.138	0.2157	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.174	1.392	1.915	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1,647	1,799	3,807	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.583	1.377	4.51	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	2.56	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.263	0.399	0.5759	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.3411
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		2.549
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	25	61	96.21
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.63	1.591	2.6
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	1	2.339
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.9044
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.3129
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.282
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6	38	84.23
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.058	0.328	0.7325
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	0.72
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.899
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.1945
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		2.01
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	22,006	14,451	38,381
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.879	0.567	2.311
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	1.305
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.5504
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.294	0.127	0.1833	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.201	0.747	1.212	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	21,556	13,646	35,800	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	12.65	5.683	19.22	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8	2	7.192	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.632	0.279	0.4067	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 84% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	Ascension Mercy	US median	IL average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	70	73	72.75	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	13	8	9.158	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	17	18	18.09
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	84	87	85.64	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	3	4	3.195	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	73	80	79.29	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	89	91	90.92	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	6	4	4.576	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	2	3	3.305	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	21	16	16.13
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	69	79	78.82	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	85	91	90.1	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	11	5	5.823	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	2	3	2.89	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	20	16	15.36
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	51	61	61.18	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	73	77	76.11	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	25	19	19.8	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	2	3	2.559	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	24	19	19.01
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	80	86	85.26	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	20	13	13.92	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	2	3	3.237	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	80	87	86.08	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	22	14	14.8	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	78	86	85.2	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	64	74	73.24	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	14	7	7.369	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	22	19	19.39
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	67	77	76.95	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	11	6	6.199	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	22	17	16.85
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	74	85	84.2	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	9	3	3.979	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	17	11	11.82
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	12	8	8.937	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	25	20	20.87
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	63	72	70.19	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	86	88	87.19	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	3	3	3.136	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	65	74	73.94	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	15	9	9.858	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	20	16	16.2
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	71	75	74.61	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	6	5	5.915	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	23	20	19.48
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	70	77	76.32	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	8	4	4.894	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	22	19	18.79
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	79	86	84.9	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	4	3	3.085	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	17	11	12.01
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	55	59	59.03	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	12	9	10.03	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	33	31	30.94
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	81	82	81.16	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	3	3	3.237	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 · 535 cases	11	5	6.753	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	59	71	68.65	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	81	87	85.89	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	30	23	24.6
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	2	4	3.458	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	38	47	46.95	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	35	30	30.69	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	27	22	22.36
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	2	3	3.119	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	17	12	13.09	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 535 cases	83	88	86.91	Worse than 86% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Ascension Mercy	US median	IL 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		8.656
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.114
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.2258
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 911 cases	37	79	83.65	Worse than 94% 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 · 401 cases	204	154	183	Worse than 79% 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 · 352 cases	189	148	175	Worse than 75% 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 · 44 cases	378	247	304	Worse than 84% 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		315
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		2.469
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 14 cases	79	74	78.84	Better than 60% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		94.09
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		90
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		40.38
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		15.81
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 110 cases	59	65	62.57	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 33 cases	73	73	71.03	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 20 cases	75	88	85.26	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 110 cases	78	82	79.02	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 55 cases	96	94	92.05	Better than 60% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		97
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		75.87
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		94.02
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		81.77
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		94.61

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Ascension Mercy	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	2.8	5	6.493		Better than 77% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	8.2	6.6	7.806		Worse than 69% 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 Mercy	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.93	0.99	0.9996		Better than 78% of US hospitals

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

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

Measure	Ascension Mercy	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		61.49
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		35.96
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.399
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.09122
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 316 cases	90	87	78.18		Better than 57% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		76.67
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 117 cases	19.8	19.1	20.08	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 78 cases	79	92	82.91		Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 36 cases	61	74	63.93		Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 26 cases	77	81	72.61		Worse than 54% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 38 cases	45	77	69.11		Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 38 cases	34	56	55.13		Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 38 cases	50	64	55.46		Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 38 cases	0	4	24.33		The worst result, shared by 31% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 159 cases	23	77	54.33		Worse than 77% of US hospitals

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	Ascension Mercy	US median	IL average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 71 cases	1.059	0.9995	1.015	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.026
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 51 cases	1.088	0.9969	1.009	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 198 cases	1.09	0.9983	1.013	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.055
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 180 cases	0.9948	0.9955	1.018	Better than 51% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.064	1.046	1.084	1.129	1.17	1.059
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	0.9551	0.962	0.9517	0.9146	0.9462	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	1.022	1.021	0.9621	1.054	1.056	1.088
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.9519	0.9632	0.9756	1.08	1.09	1.09
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	0.9463	0.8931	0.9223	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1.01	1.012	1.036	1.022	1.046	0.9948

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 Mercy	US median	IL average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.35	0.489	0.5958	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.497	0.346	0.436	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.001	0.559	0.7638	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	Yes
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	N/A		0.6364
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9725	0.9628	0.9883	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.536	0.7945	0.9041	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	0.8754	-0.0453	0.07842	Worse than 92% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	No	Yes	N/A	No	No	Yes
Total HAC score	0.1687	0.3289	0	-0.3893	0.0375	0.8754

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 2023)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
315
Medicare-certified beds
241
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

44 services at Ascension Mercy

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency DepartmentEmergency Psychiatric Care
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitNeonatal ICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicinePET Scan (Positron Emissions Tomography Scan)Therapeutic Radiology
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug ServiceGeriatric PsychiatricOutpatient Psychiatric CarePsychiatric Care of Children and/or Adolescents
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyOT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripter)OutpatientPharmacySocial Care

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

Size and patient volume

What Ascension Mercy reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Mar 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

4,530
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 20%, Medicaid 3%
17,429
Inpatient days
57% of available bed days used
472
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 838057). 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 Mercy reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	3,800	1,216	12,413	17,429
Discharges	916	129	3,485	4,530
Average length of stay	4.1 days	9.4 days	3.6 days	3.8 days
Average daily census	12.4	4.0	40.6	57.0

4,636
Medicare Advantage days
1,108 discharges
3,841
Medicaid managed care days
1,276 discharges
58
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	99	16,047	3,538	62%
Intensive care unit	16	1,114	262	23%
Nursery		268
Subprovider - ipf	39	7,199	482	40%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838057, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Ascension Mercy treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 817 Medicare discharges in 30 published DRGs; 8% surgical; 81% 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	173	$93,770	$14,577	$16,222	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	76	$75,834	$9,825	$13,119	1.28
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	42	$85,169	$12,700	$14,734	1.70
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	39	$70,942	$9,297	$12,273	1.33
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	37	$58,482	$11,772	$10,117	1.65
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	33	$61,543	$8,895	$10,647	1.17
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	33	$240,902	$33,852	$41,676	5.00
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	32	$98,922	$12,064	$17,113	1.59
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	25	$82,612	$11,171	$14,292	1.50
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	23	$64,045	$8,802	$11,080	1.23
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	23	$48,747	$6,932	$8,433	0.90
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with CCMS-DRG 481, surgical	22	$130,215	$15,042	$22,527	2.07
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with MCCMS-DRG 377, medical	21	$94,716	$13,205	$16,386	1.79
Red blood cell disorders with MCCMS-DRG 811, medical	20	$75,524	$11,099	$13,066	1.40
Transient ischemia without thrombolyticMS-DRG 069, medical	16	$57,436	$5,814	$9,936	0.80
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	16	$61,622	$10,137	$10,661	1.32
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	16	$61,855	$5,961	$10,701	0.81
Hypertension without MCCMS-DRG 305, medical	15	$49,366	$5,577	$8,540	0.75
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with CCMS-DRG 309, medical	15	$51,410	$5,373	$8,894	0.74
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	15	$45,541	$6,420	$7,879	0.86

See all 30 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Ascension Mercy

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 Mercy billed Medicare for most in 2024: 367 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	95	88	$33,554	$2,126	$2,090
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	59	52	$48,386	$3,879	$3,918
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	37	37	$44,143	$2,288	$2,208
Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374	37	33	$35,137	$2,713	$2,629
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	32	30	$112,588	$10,848	$10,772
Level 6 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5376	25	25	$48,867	$7,350	$7,291
Level 3 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5193	19	17	$94,105	$9,091	$8,874
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	18	17	$24,883	$1,262	$1,220
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	17	17	$59,922	$5,568	$5,339
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	15	15	$73,047	$4,491	$4,358

See all 11 Medicare outpatient services at Ascension Mercy

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 Mercy 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 2,107 in 2020 to 2,193 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
60506	1,004	46%	4,175	$79.3M	43%	51%
60505	431	20%	1,695	$31.8M	27%	26%
60542	283	13%	1,153	$22.4M	30%	38%
60538	90	4%	346	$5.9M	10%	10%
60554	90	4%	349	$6.3M	15%	30%
60502	47	2%	221	$4.2M	10%	11%
60543	46	2%	287	$5.5M	4%	6%
60504	45	2%	262	$4.6M	5%	4%
60510	36	2%	131	$2.5M	3%	5%
60560	29	1%	121	$2.5M	3%	7%
60545	26	1%	113	$2.1M	6%	8%
60507	25	1%	131	$2.5M	45%	48%
60511	17	1%	69	$1.2M	38%	40%
60174	12	1%	60	$1.1M	1%
60563	12	1%	75	$1.7M	1%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 2,193 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 Mercy reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2023). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

12
Operating rooms
2
Endoscopy rooms
3
Cardiac catheterization rooms
75
Psychiatric unit beds
3
Off-site locations

241
Registered nurses
13
Physicians
16
Pharmacists
11
Respiratory therapists
2
Physical therapists
2
Occupational therapists
1
Speech pathologists and audiologists
7
Radiology technicians
2
Nuclear medicine technicians
4
Social workers
233
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

191 clinicians who bill Medicare list Ascension Mercy 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 26
Emergency Medicine Physician 20
Family Medicine Physician 17
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 11
Nephrology Physician 11
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 9
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 7
Gastroenterology Physician 7
Hospitalist Physician 6
Interventional Cardiology Physician 6

Bhavesh Gandhi, MD
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1417994013
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Muhammad Asad Ali, MD,FACC,FSCAI
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1891750543
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Kousik Krishnan, M.D.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
NPI 1225054505
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Umair Ahmed
Hospitalist Physician
NPI 1134579402
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Dennis Keane, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1073681136
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Eric Johnson, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1972785715
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James Urban, M.D.
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1205829140
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Hashir Saeed, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1902251929
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Ravinderpal Nandra, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1639358427
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Colin Sumida, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1174572119
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Hazem Al Muradi, M.D
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1679896138
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Michelle O'Leary, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1285890863
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Jong-Yoon Yi, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1134178056
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Alexis Dunne, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1336324367
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Dave Chua, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1508807280
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Anju Mohan, MD
Nephrology Physician
NPI 1053739896
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Bachar Hamad, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician
NPI 1780690040
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John Karesh, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1932127917
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Philip Branshaw, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1730123134
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Gaurav Sharma, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1831570720
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Basharat Muneer, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1508015181
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Jennifer Crane, MD
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1689699902
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Mamata Alwarshetty, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1396712451
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Daniele Degirolami, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1891743100
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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 Mercy reported to Medicare for Mar 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$655.5M	550.6%
Inpatient	$360.7M	302.9%
Outpatient	$294.8M	247.7%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$536.4M	-450.6%
Net patient revenue	$119.1M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$141.2M	-118.6%
Operating income from patient care	-$22.2M	-18.6%
Other income	$1.5M	1.2%
Contributions and donations	$331,873	0.3%
Government appropriations	$82,100	0.1%
Other	$1M	0.9%
Net income	-$20.7M	-17.4%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$84.8M	12.9%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$196M	29.9%
Other payers and self-pay	$374.7M	57.2%
Total charges	$655.5M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838057, 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 Mercy's latest cost report, which covers 306 days; income and expense figures are scaled to a year.

-18.6%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-17.2%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
-13.5%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
34% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$40.09
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
-26.6%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
-58.3%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.62
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.47
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
0 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
57 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
106 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.55
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
0.9 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838057, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Ascension Mercy owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $92.7M in total assets and a $42.4M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	-$6,095	-0.0%
Patient receivables, net	$22.3M	24.0%
Inventory	$4M	4.3%
Total current assets	$29.6M	31.9%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$63.1M	68.1%
Total assets	$92.7M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$47.4M	51.1%
Total liabilities	$50.4M	54.3%
Fund balance (net assets)	$42.4M	45.7%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838057, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Ascension Mercy 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
$267,692
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
-$25.6M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$1.7M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
1.2% 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 838057, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Ascension Mercy'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	Dec 2025
Net patient revenue	$188.9M	$175.8M	$172.7M	$177.3M	$183M	$119.1M
Operating expenses	$200.5M	$180.8M	$164.4M	$174.6M	$178.3M	$141.2M
Operating margin	-6.1%	-2.8%	4.8%	1.5%	2.6%	-18.6%
Net income	-$2M	$7.1M	$14.4M	$10M	$11.2M	-$20.7M
Total assets	$93.5M	$91.7M	$102.3M	$107.6M	$121.2M	$92.7M
Discharges	5,274	5,109	5,313	5,160	5,115	4,530
Inpatient days	24,899	25,475	25,753	23,856	23,393	17,429
Medicare Advantage days	3,829	4,098	5,093	4,861	5,247	4,636
Beds	258	258	258	258	258	154
Employees (FTE)	497	470	482	482	513	472

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838057, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Ascension Mercy 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
Drugs charged to patients		$18M	$101M	0.18
Medical supplies charged to patient		$7.5M	$9.7M	0.77
Emergency	$3.4M	$7M	$80.7M	0.09	13,875
Operating room	$1.7M	$5.9M	$54.7M	0.11	42,750
Laboratory	$1.6M	$5.3M	$63.5M	0.08	9,794
Physical therapy	$627,647	$3.2M	$22.5M	0.14
Delivery room & labor room	$1.3M	$2.9M	$3M	0.97	10,365
Radiology-diagnostic	$1.1M	$2.7M	$25.8M	0.10	7,563
Cardiac catheterization	$1.1M	$2.5M	$34M	0.07	8,328
Psychiatric/psychological services	$771,880	$2.5M	$1.8M	1.37	18,912
Respiratory therapy	$847,785	$1.7M	$7.1M	0.24	1,905
Ct scan	$434,972	$1M	$62M	0.02	2,558
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$1M	$5.5M	0.18
Renal dialysis	$39,441	$1M	$3.8M	0.26	524
Ultra sound	$379,618	$802,230	$8.7M	0.09	2,441
Mri	$227,707	$588,514	$7.4M	0.08	3,421
Cardiac rehabilitation	$94,122	$343,560	$1.4M	0.24	2,817
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$101,368	$21.4M	0.00
Anesthesiology	$38,151	$92,326	$4.8M	0.02

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$9.7M	$28.1M	$87.8M	0.32	78,893
Subprovider - ipf	$4.8M	$12.2M	$28.4M	0.43	21,464
Intensive care unit	$1.7M	$4.4M	$19.1M	0.23	14,956
Nursery	$497,692	$1.4M	$1.3M	1.08	7,932

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$3.1M	$25.1M	70,244	$43.78	108,243
Operation of plant	$1.5M	$4.4M	65,185	$22.84	134,497
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$4.4M			544,428
Maintenance & repairs		$2.7M
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$2M
Dietary	$141,839	$1.8M	3,492	$23.19	2,529
Housekeeping	$1.1M	$1.7M	52,600	$20.89	8,079
Employee benefits department	$449,958	$1.7M	10,728	$41.94
Pharmacy	$2.4M	$1.5M	45,777	$51.41	3,761
Nursing administration	$1.3M	$1.5M	23,816	$53.24	2,317
Medical records & library	$21,135	$1.2M	758	$27.88	2,319
Cafeteria		$1.2M	2,624	$23.19	12,689
Social service	$582,516	$706,251	11,485	$50.72	2,312
Laundry & linen service		$220,521			3,523
Central services & supply	$285,168	-$296,629	11,430	$24.95	15,202

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838057, 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 Mercy for an inpatient stay.

1.55
Case mix index
Higher than 34% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
No Medicare-funded residents
Teaching status
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
28.9%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
1,217
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	1.75	1.75	1.91	1.84	1.72	1.68	1.55
Wage index	1.048	1.024	1.034	1.070	1.071	1.081	1.172
Readmissions adjustment	-0.14%	-0.22%	-0.16%	-0.21%	-0.63%	-0.92%	-0.59%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	-0.66%	-0.25%	-0.25%	+0.15%	+0.37%	-0.40%	0.00%
Medicare inpatient stays	1,774	1,774	1,489	1,394	1,328	1,375	1,217

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

Ownership

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

Prime Healthcare Holdings Inc
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 100%, since 2024
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2024

Changes of ownership

2025-03-01: Sold to Mercy Medical Center - Aurora LLC (Change of ownership)
2025-03-01: Acquired Presence Central And Suburban Hospitals Network (Change of ownership)

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners, CMS Hospital Change of Ownership.

Leadership

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

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Christopher Doan Officer, Managing Associate General Counsel, since 2024
Steven Aleman Officer, Chief Financial Officer, since 2024

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 2 of 5 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals Network (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals Network files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Ascension Mercy, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Ascension Mercy alone.

Name	Title
Polly Davenport	Director/president & CEO, Ascension Illinois
Dana L Gilbert	President (end 4/2025)
Andrew Lane	CFO, Ministry Market (end 2/2025)
Julie P Roknich	Secretary
Judge John D Tourtelot	Vice Chair
Travis Gregory Strategier	CFO, Ascension Illinois (start 3/2025)

Board members: Christopher A D'Agostino DO, Gary R Lipinski MD, Jay Bergman, Margaret Wade MD, Mark Hanson Esq, Michelle Johnston RN, Patricia Szpeskowski Aprn, Thomas Palmer.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals Network (EIN 36-4195126), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Not participating
340B ID DSH140174, registered as a disproportionate share hospital. Authorizing official: James Yaniz, CFO.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Helipad
Amita Health Mercy Medical Center/aurora
FAA location ID IL21, 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

Mercy medical center psych unit
CCN 14S174, certified 1985, Medicare prospective payment

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

Frequently asked questions

About Ascension Mercy's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Ascension Mercy?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Ascension Mercy range from $299 to $2,177 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $1,451. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,181. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Ascension Mercy?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Ascension Mercy range from $250 to $1,556 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $989. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $770. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Ascension Mercy?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Ascension Mercy range from $1,026 to $1,731 across 4 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $1,026. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $2,689. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Ascension Mercy?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Ascension Mercy range from $5,432 to $7,359 across 3 insurers. Cigna's rate is $5,432. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Ascension Mercy?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Ascension Mercy range from $94 to $486 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $477. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $263. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Ascension Mercy?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Ascension Mercy range from $15,507 to $19,951 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois's rate is $18,919. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $25,644. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Ascension Mercy's CMS star rating?

Ascension Mercy 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 Mercy a teaching hospital?

CMS reports no Medicare-funded interns or residents at Ascension Mercy for fiscal year 2027.

Does Medicare penalize Ascension Mercy for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Ascension Mercy's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.59% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Ascension Mercy?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (173 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (76 discharges), respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc (42 discharges).

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