Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Community First Medical Center

Chicago, IL

5645 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634(773) 282-7000

2 of 5

CMS star rating

279

Beds

2,940

Inpatient discharges a year

$93.2M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Community First Medical Center is a 279-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Chicago, IL. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 28 in-network payers and 414 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital

CCN: 140251
NPI: 1033214416
Teaching: Teaching hospital
County: Cook County
Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 6, National Government Services (06101)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2021

Prices for common services

The 24 services Community First Medical Center 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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Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC

MS-DRG 460

$36,579 - $55,679

from 4 insurers · median $39,184

Aetna$36,579

Insurer A*$38,331

Insurer B*$40,036

Insurer C*$55,679

Medicare $27,950Nearby hospitals $45,66414% below nearby hospitals

Hospital reports neurosurgical services to CMS

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Cervical spinal fusion without CC or MCC

MS-DRG 473

$24,413 - $38,063

from 4 insurers · median $26,584

Aetna$24,413

Insurer A*$26,452

Insurer B*$26,716

Insurer C*$38,063

Medicare $16,162Nearby hospitals $26,258In line with nearby hospitals

Hospital reports neurosurgical services to CMS

CT imaging

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

CPT 74177

$617 - $1,725

from 4 insurers · median $1,256

BCBS Illinois$1,566

Insurer A*$617

Insurer B*$946

Insurer C*$1,725

Medicare $349Nearby hospitals $539133% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC

MS-DRG 470

$19,289 - $29,390

from 4 insurers · median $20,868

Aetna$19,289

Insurer A*$20,506

Insurer B*$21,231

Insurer C*$29,390

Medicare $12,855Nearby hospitals $22,2846% below nearby hospitals

Hospital reports orthopedic surgery services to CMS

How the insurers pay at Community First Medical Center

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*	18	425%	9	6
Insurer B*	16	314%	13	1
Insurer C*	24	154%	23	1
Insurer D*	24	145%	10	11

How we chose these services: 3 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 14 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 Community First Medical Center, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

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

AmbetterAspirus Health PlanAvera Health PlansBanner HealthCenteneEMI Health

More about this hospital

Quality
2 of 5 stars
- 235 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.08%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Teaching hospital
- 31 services
- 170 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$93.2M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -13.2%
- $9.6M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- -$983,502 net income
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Ownership and leadership
Private (for profit)
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Community First Medical Center 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
47-2313900Community First Medical Center	41Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 36 more	1033214416 Community First Healthcare Of Illinois Inc1962894675 Community First Healthcare Of Illinois Inc.1881059897 Community First Healthcare Of Illinois Inc.and 8 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

5645 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634

(773) 282-7000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Community First Medical Center compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
2 of 5
Lower than 73% 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
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
Worse on 1 of 7 measures
0 better, 6 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
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)
0.98
Higher than 60% 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
235 min
Higher than 93% 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
16%
Lower than 99% 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	2 of 5
Death rates	No different on 6 measures
Safety	Better on 1 of 5 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 1 of 7 measures
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)	0.98	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	235 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	16%	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 Community First Medical Center's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.08% 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 Community First Medical Center, 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	This hospital	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 · 765 cases	4.1	3.9	4.052		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 55 cases	11.4	11.8	11.78		Better than 63% 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 · 76 cases	9.5	8.5	8.223		Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 154 cases	8.6	11	10.49		Better than 90% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 153 cases	17	15.2	15.41		Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 49 cases	12.7	11.6	11.77		Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,771 cases	0.3	0.51	0.5668	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 80% 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 · 2,000 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 · 1,996 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 · 222 cases	2.21	2.29	2.301	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 65% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 34 cases	1.66	1.63	1.67	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 37 cases	8.79	8.88	9.531	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 249 cases	4.5	3.4	3.714	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 29 cases	6.85	5.105	5.152	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 82 cases	2.04	1.72	1.741	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 330 cases	0.97	1.02	1.045	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 67% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		11.54
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 169 cases	20	1.25	8.216		Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 140 cases	6.3	3.85	13.94		Worse than 54% 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 · 242 cases	13.9	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		11.17
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		5.176
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.016	Number of cases too small
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 54 cases	14.9	14.4	14.43		Worse than 74% 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 · 116 cases	18.9	19.8	20.07		Better than 87% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 209 cases	21.9	21.3	21.51		Worse than 68% 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 · 177 cases	17	17.2	17.5		Better than 59% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	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	Not Available		0.315	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.614	1.504	2.097	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1,684	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	1.856	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	0	0	2.961	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.484	0.7494	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 21% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2157	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.868	1.392	1.915	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2,727	1,799	3,807	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.453	1.377	4.51	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	2.56	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.399	0.5759	Better than the National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 24% 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	24	61	96.21
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.678	1.591	2.6
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	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	Not Available		84.23
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.7325
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		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	15,767	14,451	38,381
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.756	0.567	2.311
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	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	0.007	0.127	0.1833	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.658	0.747	1.212	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	15,767	13,646	35,800	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7.496	5.683	19.22	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	2	7.192	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.133	0.279	0.4067	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 71% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	IL average
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.75
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	9.158
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.09
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	85.64
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.195
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	79.29
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	90.92
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.576
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.305
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	16.13
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	78.82
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	90.1
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.823
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.89
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	15.36
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	61.18
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	76.11
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.8
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.559
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.01
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	85.26
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.92
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.237
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	86.08
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	14.8
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	85.2
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	73.24
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.369
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.39
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	76.95
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.199
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	16.85
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	84.2
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.979
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	11.82
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	8.937
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	20.87
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	70.19
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	87.19
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.136
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	73.94
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	9.858
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	16.2
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	74.61
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.915
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.48
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	76.32
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.894
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.79
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	84.9
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.085
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	12.01
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	59.03
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	10.03
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	30.94
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	81.16
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.237
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.753
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	68.65
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	85.89
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	24.6
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.458
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	46.95
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	30.69
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	22.36
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.119
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.09
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	86.91

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	medium
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 · 780 cases	90	79	83.65	Better than 71% 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 · 374 cases	252	154	183	Worse than 94% 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 · 308 cases	235	148	175	Worse than 93% 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 · 45 cases	415	247	304	Worse than 89% 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 · 21 cases	383	293	315	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 23,646 cases	2	1	2.469	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		78.84
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 81 cases	100	97	94.09	The best result, shared by 27% of US hospitals
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 · 89 cases	16	65	62.57	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 22 cases	59	73	71.03	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		85.26
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 89 cases	57	82	79.02	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 42 cases	43	94	92.05	Worse than 99% 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	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	11.9	5	6.493		Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	3.6	6.6	7.806		Better than 87% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.18	0.99	0.9996		Worse than 97% of US hospitals

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.986	0.9995	1.015	Better than 60% 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 · 76 cases	0.9841	0.9969	1.009	Better than 62% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 191 cases	1.035	0.9983	1.013	Worse than 72% 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 · 141 cases	0.9956	0.9955	1.018	Worse than 50% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	0.981	1.033	1.027	1.002	0.9887	0.986
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9793	0.9883	0.9901	0.9922	1.011	0.9841
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.078	1.075	1.038	1.055	1.017	1.035
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.224	1.153	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1.014	1.035	1.005	1.071	1.02	0.9956

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0	0.489	0.5958	The best result, shared by 14% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.573	0.346	0.436	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.491	0.559	0.7638	Better than 56% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0	0.6405	0.6364	The best result, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9828	0.9628	0.9883	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0	0.7945	0.9041	The best result, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.6304	-0.0453	0.07842	Better than 85% 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	-0.1116	0.238	0	-0.1972	-0.2785	-0.6304

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 2025)
Accreditation
Limited
Medical school affiliation
Private (for profit)
Ownership type
299
Medicare-certified beds
172
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

31 services at Community First Medical Center

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Department
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyNuclear Medicine
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical Laboratory
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyCARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)OT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

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

Size and patient volume

What Community First Medical Center reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

2,940
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 30%, Medicaid 6%
15,738
Inpatient days
20% of available bed days used
497
Employees (full-time equivalent)
4
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 838961). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Community First Medical Center reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	4,672	1,010	10,056	15,738
Discharges	877	177	1,886	2,940
Average length of stay	5.3 days	5.7 days	5.3 days	5.4 days
Average daily census	12.8	2.8	27.6	43.1

4,550
Medicare Advantage days
754 discharges
2,739
Medicaid managed care days
644 discharges
1,371
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	193	12,751	3,756	18%
Surgical intensive care unit	20	2,987	916	41%
Skilled nursing facility	66	5,215	3,429	22%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838961, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Community First Medical Center treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 403 Medicare discharges in 21 published DRGs; 4% surgical; 74% 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	54	$67,964	$14,253	$17,739	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	44	$49,097	$8,385	$12,814	1.28
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	27	$55,321	$10,328	$14,439	1.59
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	27	$33,742	$5,747	$8,807	0.81
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	24	$42,174	$6,276	$11,007	0.90
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with MCCMS-DRG 190, medical	20	$60,683	$8,126	$15,838	1.10
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	17	$48,557	$9,656	$12,673	1.33
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without MCCMS-DRG 641, medical	16	$31,476	$5,755	$8,215	0.78
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	16	$89,888	$11,123	$23,461	1.50
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	16	$198,112	$36,377	$51,707	5.00
Diabetes with CCMS-DRG 638, medical	15	$34,388	$6,436	$8,975	0.90
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	14	$80,349	$12,302	$20,971	1.70
Medical back problems without MCCMS-DRG 552, medical	14	$32,935	$6,897	$8,596	0.97
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	14	$50,562	$11,406	$13,197	1.65
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with CCMS-DRG 194, medical	13	$43,605	$5,329	$11,381	0.82
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	13	$48,693	$8,415	$12,709	1.17
Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hoursMS-DRG 208, medical	12	$101,114	$19,372	$26,391	2.70
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders without cc/mccMS-DRG 310, medical	12	$26,825	$3,395	$7,001	0.55
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	12	$33,984	$6,003	$8,870	0.86
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	12	$24,060	$5,569	$6,280	0.79

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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) Community First Medical Center billed Medicare for most in 2024: 163 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	136	124	$19,553	$2,035	$2,090
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	16	11	$9,850	$1,420	$1,445
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	11		$22,400	$4,365	$4,358

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 Community First Medical Center 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 1,878 in 2020 to 1,421 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
60641	386	27%	2,101	$21.6M	18%	23%
60634	364	26%	1,913	$20.5M	12%	18%
60639	285	20%	1,774	$17.7M	12%	17%
60707	134	9%	720	$7.2M	7%	9%
60630	104	7%	509	$5.6M	5%	9%
60618	61	4%	328	$3.5M	3%	4%
60647	26	2%	123	$1.3M	1%	2%
60651	24	2%	148	$1.5M	1%	1%
60622	14	1%	93	$1.1M	1%	1%
60626	12	1%	95	$935,040	1%
60804	11	1%	130	$1.1M	1%	1%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 1,421 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 Community First Medical Center reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2021). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

6
Operating rooms
2
Endoscopy rooms
1
Cardiac catheterization rooms

172
Registered nurses
8
Physicians
3
Nurse practitioners
4
Physician assistants
6
Pharmacists
10
Respiratory therapists
5
Physical therapists
7
Occupational therapists
2
Speech pathologists and audiologists
9
Radiology technicians
1
Nuclear medicine technicians
4
Laboratory technicians
12
Medical technologists
2
Dietitians
2
Social workers
623
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

170 clinicians who bill Medicare list Community First Medical Center 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.

Emergency Medicine Physician 38
Internal Medicine Physician 22
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 14
Family Medicine Physician 14
Nephrology Physician 8
Anesthesiology Physician 7
Infectious Disease Physician 6
Pulmonary Disease Physician 6
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 5
Surgery Physician 5

Vishnu Chundi, MD
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1558357905
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Mark Balek, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1952557316
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Elsayed Mohamed, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1841484813
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Alfred Malone, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1720252315
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Shiwen Song, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1538396726
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Christine Anderson, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1962518613
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Nicolaos Abariotis, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1417996257
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Godwin D'Souza, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1619915295
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Muhammad Balouch
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1235390469
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Khachig Ishkhan, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1346289188
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Bohdan Fedirko, MD
Legal Medicine
NPI 1033163563
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Shirish Shah, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1972542611
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Christopher Pasquale, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1689659336
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Ashok Sawlani, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1518044387
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Vishnu Madireddy, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1811063761
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Mark Saker, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1881783140
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Tian Huang, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1699114009
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Fabiola Espinoza, MD
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1902112535
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Demetrios Petrovas, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1871547505
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Sagun Gautam, MD
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1205049046
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Kuntal Rana, MD MPH
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1982852828
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Mukesh Ahluwalia, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician
NPI 1417933946
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Haresh Sawlani, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1538157045
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Christopher Goesel, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1225288236
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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 Community First Medical Center reported to Medicare for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$324.7M	348.4%
Inpatient	$194M	208.1%
Outpatient	$130.7M	140.3%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$231.5M	-248.4%
Net patient revenue	$93.2M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$105.5M	-113.2%
Operating income from patient care	-$12.3M	-13.2%
Other income	$11.3M	12.1%
Net income	-$983,502	-1.1%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$44M	13.6%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$90.8M	28.0%
Other payers and self-pay	$189.9M	58.5%
Total charges	$324.7M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838961, 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 Community First Medical Center's latest cost report.

-13.2%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-0.9%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
5.6%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
48% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$39.48
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
-0.6%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
-14.8%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
5.24
Long-term debt to fund balance
Mortgages, notes and loans / fund balance
1.04
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.88
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
439 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
447 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.60
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
10.9 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838961, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Community First Medical Center owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $174.9M in total assets and a $6.6M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$550,292	0.3%
Patient receivables, net	$112M	64.1%
Inventory	$14.6M	8.4%
Total current assets	$133.7M	76.4%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$21.5M	12.3%
Investments and other assets	$19.8M	11.3%
Total assets	$174.9M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$128M	73.2%
Long-term debt	$34.8M	19.9%
Total liabilities	$168.3M	96.2%
Fund balance (net assets)	$6.6M	3.8%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838961, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Community First Medical Center provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$4.1M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$11.9M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$2.5M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$9.6M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
9.1% 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 838961, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Community First Medical Center's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Net patient revenue	$74.5M	$82.5M	$87.8M	$92.6M	$91.7M	$93.2M
Operating expenses	$106M	$104.9M	$106.1M	$104.3M	$105.6M	$105.5M
Operating margin	-42.2%	-27.1%	-20.8%	-12.7%	-15.2%	-13.2%
Net income	-$2.6M	-$791,328	-$7.2M	-$7.4M	-$889,646	-$983,502
Total assets	$136.9M	$126.6M	$124.4M	$141.1M	$163.3M	$174.9M
Discharges	4,078	3,727	3,504	3,156	2,956	2,940
Inpatient days	26,990	24,674	23,961	18,650	16,565	15,738
Medicare Advantage days	4,515	5,241	6,172	5,218	4,549	4,550
Beds	279	279	279	279	279	279
Employees (FTE)	625	628	570	553	545	497

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838961, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Community First Medical Center 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
Operating room	$3.9M	$8.3M	$12.8M	0.65	20,944
Emergency	$5.4M	$7.8M	$63.6M	0.12	10,529
Laboratory	$1.6M	$6M	$36.5M	0.16	9,640
Drugs charged to patients		$5.3M	$32.1M	0.17
Medical supplies charged to patient		$4.9M	$12.4M	0.40
Radiology-diagnostic	$1.5M	$3.7M	$12.8M	0.29	10,057
Respiratory therapy	$1M	$2.3M	$11.6M	0.20	2,031
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$1.7M	$4.9M	0.35
Ct scan	$520,336	$1.6M	$37.5M	0.04	1,118
Clinic	$716,433	$1.6M	$6.1M	0.25	3,204
Physical therapy	$614,796	$1.4M	$3.6M	0.39	4,866
Electrocardiology	$477,579	$1M	$9.6M	0.10	1,474
Occupational therapy	$350,832	$671,668	$2.5M	0.27	1,230
Renal dialysis	$324,095	$652,200	$1.2M	0.55	711
Cardiac catheterization	$548,455	$623,024	$4.8M	0.13	6,135
Recovery room	$269,890	$610,466	$2.8M	0.22	1,404
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$509,313	$1.3M	0.39
Radioisotope	$178,657	$457,977	$2.1M	0.22	615
Mri	$206,399	$430,239	$3M	0.15	299
Speech pathology	$147,580	$302,838	$789,106	0.38	810
Anesthesiology		$138,670	$4.2M	0.03	615
Electroencephalography	$48,108	$77,414	$188,133	0.41

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$5.9M	$17.7M	$37.3M	0.48	54,807
Surgical intensive care unit	$2.5M	$7.3M	$14.8M	0.49	7,318
Skilled nursing facility	$1.7M	$5.4M	$6.6M	0.81	19,911

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$4.8M	$18.8M	128,237	$37.48	20,053
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$4.2M			253,994
Operation of plant	$1.5M	$3.4M	60,243	$25.60	29,413
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$3.2M
Medical records & library	$2M	$2.3M	49,848	$40.67	7,521
Employee benefits department	$339,850	$2.2M	7,052	$48.19	2,703
Pharmacy	$1.6M	$1.9M	38,559	$41.01	2,719
Housekeeping	$1.3M	$1.7M	68,302	$18.65	6,089
Nursing administration	$1.4M	$1.6M	52,554	$27.58	2,558
Dietary	$886,214	$1.5M	45,408	$19.52	8,095
Central services & supply	$358,000	$510,598	16,938	$21.14	7,750
Laundry & linen service	$114,125	$496,617	5,982	$19.08
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv		$123,960
Cafeteria		-$119,724			7,940

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838961, 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 Community First Medical Center for an inpatient stay.

1.48
Case mix index
Higher than 25% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.01 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
32.1%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
856
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	1.54	1.54	1.82	1.74	1.62	1.58	1.48
Wage index	1.035	1.033	1.038	1.021	1.071	1.081	1.172
Readmissions adjustment	-0.41%	-0.43%	-0.55%	-0.13%	-0.41%	-0.04%	-0.08%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.40%	0.00%	0.00%	+0.79%	-0.22%	-0.04%	0.00%
Medicare inpatient stays	2,164	2,164	1,331	1,212	1,084	932	856

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

Frequently asked questions

About Community First Medical Center's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Community First Medical Center?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Community First Medical Center range from $617 to $1,549 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $1,446. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $534. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Community First Medical Center?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Community First Medical Center range from $617 to $1,725 across 4 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois's rate is $1,566. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $539. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Community First Medical Center?

For Colonoscopy with biopsy (CPT 45380), published negotiated rates at Community First Medical Center range from $1,892 to $2,071 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $2,071. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,636. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Community First Medical Center?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Community First Medical Center range from $122 to $269 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $178. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $184. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Community First Medical Center?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Community First Medical Center range from $19,289 to $29,390 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $19,289. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $22,284. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Community First Medical Center's CMS star rating?

Community First Medical Center has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 2 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is lower than 73% of US hospitals.

Is Community First Medical Center a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.01 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Community First Medical Center for fiscal year 2027, so it is a teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Community First Medical Center for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Community First Medical Center's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.08% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Community First Medical Center?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (54 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (44 discharges), acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc (27 discharges).

What is Community First Medical Center's case mix index?

Community First Medical Center's Medicare case mix index is 1.48 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 25% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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    { "code": "611", "type": "RC" },
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    "setting": "outpatient",
    "minimum": 250,
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    "discounted_cash": 1080,
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