Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Corewell Health Ludington

Corewell Health · Ludington, MI

One Atkinson Drive, Ludington, MI 49431(231) 843-2591

4 of 5

CMS star rating

Beds

2,014

Inpatient discharges a year

$132.3M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Corewell Health Ludington is a 39-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Ludington, MI, affiliated with Corewell Health. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 32 in-network payers and 281 disclosed rate categories.

Sole community hospital
Disproportionate share hospital
ACO participant
Helipad

CCN: 230110
NPI: 1972589489
Website: spectrumhealth.org
Health system: Corewell Health
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Mason County
Metro area: Ludington, MI MicroSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 8, WPS Government Health Administrators (08001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2018

Negotiated Rates

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Anesthesia Range: 00100 - 01999	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Multianalyte Assay Range: 0002M - 0018M	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Percentage of Bill Charged	-

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More about this hospital

Quality
4 of 5 stars
- 138 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.03%)
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- No Medicare-funded residents
- 33 services, including trauma care
- 360 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$132.3M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 5.4%
- $3.4M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $9.8M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Corewell Health
- Private (not for profit)
- Christina Freese Decker, chief executive
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

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

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
38-1359266Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital	51Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 46 more	1972589489 Memorial Medical Center Of West Michigan1982063210 Memorial Medical Center Of West Michigan1346628518 Memorial Medical Center Of West Michiganand 30 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

One Atkinson Drive, Ludington, MI 49431

(231) 843-2591

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Corewell Health Ludington compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
4 of 5
Higher than 58% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
No different on 5 measures
0 better, 5 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 1 of 8 measures
1 better, 7 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
4 of 5
Higher than 60% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
69%
Lower than 57% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
0.96
Lower than 53% 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
138 min
Lower than 58% 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
60%
Lower than 62% 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	4 of 5
Death rates	No different on 5 measures
Safety	No different on 2 measures
Readmissions	Better on 1 of 8 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	4 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	69%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	0.96	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	138 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	60%	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 Corewell Health Ludington's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.03% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+1.60% 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 Corewell Health Ludington, beside the US median and the average of MI hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available		4.186
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 655 cases	3.5	3.9	3.903		Better than 74% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		12
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		2.376
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 44 cases	7.7	8.5	8.576		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 85 cases	13.8	11	11.26		Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 123 cases	15.9	15.2	15.18		Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 78 cases	10.9	11.6	11.95		Better than 64% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 804 cases	0.46	0.51	0.6149	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		178
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 988 cases	0.2	0.2	0.2198	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 46% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 966 cases	0.35	0.27	0.2762	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 83 cases	2.31	2.29	2.378	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		1.689	Number of Cases Too Small
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		9.51	Number of Cases Too Small
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 94 cases	3.85	3.4	3.553	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		5.252	Number of Cases Too Small
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 39 cases	1.74	1.72	1.76	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 97 cases	1.02	1.02	1.117	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 48% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		9.875
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 80 cases	-3.5	1.25	2.533		Better than 57% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 122 cases	0.1	3.85	5.307		Better than 55% 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 · 515 cases	11.7	12.9	12.94	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 95% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 52 cases	11.6	10.7	10.6	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 · 52 cases	5.1	5.3	5.333	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 108 cases	1	1	0.9865	No Different than expected	Worse than 32% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		14.28
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		10.41
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 59 cases	20.5	19.8	19.73		Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 151 cases	19.4	21.3	21.19		Better than 94% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		5.984
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 185 cases	15.8	17.2	17.08		Better than 95% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2592
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.909
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	268	1,370	4,065
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.157	0.9835	4.274
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	2.649
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.6721
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.1561
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.389
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	552	1,799	4,188
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.276	1.377	5.413
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	2.168
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.3966
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.4382
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		2.741
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	28	61	118
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.729	1.591	3.112
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	1	3.074
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.049
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.6144
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		4.322
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		75.28
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.6545
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.9634
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.462
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2675
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		2.176
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8,235	14,451	42,903
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.183	0.567	2.796
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	1.826
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.7532
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.311	0.127	0.1572	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.324	0.747	1.134	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7,871	13,646	40,305	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.456	5.683	21.05	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	2	6.934	No Different than National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.221	0.279	0.3227	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 97% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	78	73	69.3	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	5	8	10.85	Better than 73% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	17	18	19.85
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	90	87	84.11	Better than 74% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	4	2.86	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	81	80	79.59	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	93	91	91.42	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	3	4	4.111	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	3	3.5	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	16	16	16.3
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	85	79	78.2	Better than 80% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	94	91	90.27	Better than 87% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	5	5.521	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	3	3.07	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	11	16	16.28
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	67	61	61.03	Better than 76% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	83	77	76.51	Better than 88% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	14	19	19.58	Better than 78% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	3	2.63	Better than 79% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	19	19	19.38
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	91	86	85.82	Better than 92% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	9	13	13.17	Better than 84% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	5	3	3.35	The top rating, shared by 8% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	91	87	86.83	Better than 84% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	11	14	14.7	Better than 77% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	89	86	85.3	Better than 77% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	80	74	72.65	Better than 82% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	6	7	7.064	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	14	19	20.28
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	84	77	75.91	Better than 84% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	3	6	6.191	Better than 84% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	13	17	17.9
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	92	85	84.26	Better than 91% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	3	3	3.827	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	5	11	11.91
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	6	8	9.248	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	22	20	21.47
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	72	72	69.28	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	90	88	87.04	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	3	3.12	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	80	74	74.28	Better than 80% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	5	9	9.173	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	15	16	16.55
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	76	75	74.9	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	5	5.573	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	20	20	19.53
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	78	77	76.58	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	2	4	4.364	Better than 80% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	20	19	19.05
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	89	86	85.7	Better than 70% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	1	3	2.773	Better than 77% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	10	11	11.53
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	66	59	56.73	Better than 72% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	5	9	11.16	Better than 77% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	29	31	32.11
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	86	82	80.12	Better than 79% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	3	3.12	Better than 56% 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 · 358 cases	3	5	6.291	Better than 70% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	69	71	68.51	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	88	87	85.75	Better than 51% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	28	23	25.2
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	4	3.39	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	54	47	46.3	Better than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	22	30	30.8	Better than 84% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	24	22	22.9
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	4	3	3.21	Better than 60% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	7	12	12.2	Better than 92% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 358 cases	93	88	87.8	Better than 92% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI 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		8.08
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.9722
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.4118
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 541 cases	91	79	74.71	Better than 74% 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 · 441 cases	147	154	167	Better than 56% 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 · 395 cases	138	148	161	Better than 58% 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 · 20 cases	222	247	300	Better than 60% 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 · 26 cases	363	293	338	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 21,121 cases	2	1	1.933	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		73.42
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 128 cases	98	97	93.2	Better than 54% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		39.25
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 515 cases	14	15	15.67	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 136 cases	60	65	59.69	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 30 cases	57	73	69.54	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		83.94
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 136 cases	79	82	77.12	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 82 cases	90	94	90.36	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 62 cases	100	98	94.44	The best result, shared by 14% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		69.44
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		91.64
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 992 cases	96	90	82.06	Better than 74% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 356 cases	96	97	91	Worse than 55% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	5.3	5	6.103		Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	6.8	6.6	7.033		Worse than 52% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.83	0.99	0.9406		Better than 97% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	30	20	19.22	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.5	5	4.872	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	100	10	42.06	The best result, shared by 2% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	25	2.5	11.12	Better than 97% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	74	34	38.03	Better than 94% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	18.5	8.75	9.925	Better than 93% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	5	40	33.39	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	1.25	10	8.389	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	52.25	29.5	33.57	Better than 95% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	47.5	47.5	46.67	0	23.33	30
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	15.83	11.88	11.67	0	7.778	7.5
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	100	Not Available	90	100	100	100
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	33.33	Not Available	22.5	33.33	33.33	25
VBP person and community engagement domain score	31	Not Available	Not Available	39	40	74
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	10.33	Not Available	Not Available	13	13.33	18.5
VBP safety domain score	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	5
VBP safety weighted domain score	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	1.25
VBP total performance score	59.5	Not Available	Not Available	46.33	54.44	52.25

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		0.995
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		0.9907
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9855	0.9969	0.9989	Better than 61% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 86 cases	1.002	0.9983	1.002	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.061
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 124 cases	0.9233	0.9955	0.9984	Better than 90% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9892	1.011	1.032	1.033	1.01	0.9855
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.082	0.9911	0.9749	0.9957	1.012	1.002
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.032	1.03	0.9874	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1.044	1.065	1.063	0.9679	0.9489	0.9233

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	Corewell Health Ludington	US median	MI average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	N/A		0.5894
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.445	0.346	0.3948	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	N/A		0.7747
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	N/A		0.8034
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9572	0.9628	1.007	Better than 53% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.623	0.7945	1.234	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.1155	-0.0453	0.1353	Better than 55% 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	0.1441	0.0661	0	-0.3787	0.2456	-0.1155

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
81
Medicare-certified beds
145
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

34 services at Corewell Health Ludington

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency DepartmentEmergency Psychiatric Care
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear Medicine
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Organ Transplantation
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: CARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)OT (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 Corewell Health Ludington reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

2,014
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 22%, Medicaid 5%
7,517
Inpatient days
53% of available bed days used
322
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 843477). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Corewell Health Ludington reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	1,824	232	5,461	7,517
Discharges	452	99	1,463	2,014
Average length of stay	4.0 days	2.3 days	3.7 days	3.7 days
Average daily census	5.0	0.6	15.0	20.6

3,235
Medicare Advantage days
732 discharges
1,029
Medicaid managed care days
332 discharges
617
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	33	5,572	1,588	46%
Intensive care unit	6	1,586	236	72%
Nursery		359

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843477, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Corewell Health Ludington treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 172 Medicare discharges in 6 published DRGs; 0% surgical; 66% 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	71	$32,291	$17,107	$11,948	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	32	$24,467	$10,984	$9,053	1.28
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	24	$19,327	$8,204	$7,151	1.03
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	19	$28,246	$9,103	$10,451	1.23
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	15	$21,872	$6,025	$8,093	0.81
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	11	$34,253	$10,447	$12,674	1.33

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) Corewell Health Ludington billed Medicare for most in 2024: 434 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491	184	102	$9,034	$1,737	$1,752
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	69	68	$12,841	$1,996	$2,090
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	38	36	$4,914	$1,186	$1,220
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	24	24	$42,596	$10,312	$10,772
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	22	22	$23,797	$4,335	$4,358
Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374	22	21	$12,841	$2,619	$2,629
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	20	19	$26,279	$5,106	$5,339
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	15	14	$16,363	$3,887	$3,918
Level 3 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5113	14	13	$9,696	$2,258	$2,373
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	13	13	$11,172	$2,395	$2,405

See all 11 Medicare outpatient services at Corewell Health Ludington

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 Corewell Health Ludington 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 990 in 2020 to 1,021 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
49431	546	53%	2,250	$15.7M	50%	55%
49454	96	9%	362	$2.7M	48%	61%
49402	60	6%	230	$1.6M	48%	48%
49410	53	5%	242	$1.4M	60%	46%
49420	48	5%	182	$1.2M	19%	16%
49449	44	4%	172	$1.3M	29%	31%
49660	44	4%	181	$1.2M	6%	3%
49405	28	3%	108	$731,359	33%	56%
49411	28	3%	132	$751,117	34%	33%
49304	26	3%	109	$716,763	8%	9%
49644	22	2%	96	$713,519	20%	10%
49436	15	1%	102	$637,275	15%	29%
49459	11	1%	53	$381,881	20%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 1,021 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 Corewell Health Ludington reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2018). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

5
Operating rooms
2
Endoscopy rooms
14
Psychiatric unit beds
3
Off-site locations

145
Registered nurses
6
Licensed practical nurses
18
Physicians
8
Nurse practitioners
5
Physician assistants
3
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
9
Pharmacists
11
Respiratory therapists
6
Physical therapists
2
Occupational therapists
2
Speech pathologists and audiologists
22
Radiology technicians
4
Nuclear medicine technicians
3
Laboratory technicians
8
Medical technologists
3
Dietitians
2
Social workers
408
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

360 clinicians who bill Medicare list Corewell Health Ludington 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.

Physician Assistant 59
Family Nurse Practitioner 27
Family Medicine Physician 26
Emergency Medicine Physician 21
Internal Medicine Physician 19
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 18
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 17
Interventional Cardiology Physician 11
Nurse Practitioner 10
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 10

Kathryn Alguire, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician
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Erin Pettijohn, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Brandon Riemer, D.O.
Ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1548523715
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Andrew Riemer, D.O.
Ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1366429706
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Katie Mccausland, DO
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1407083629
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John Hawkins, D.O.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1962843813
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Darin Gurizzian, DO
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1740219278
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James Hengy, D.O.
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician
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Christie Riemer, MD
Dermatology Physician
NPI 1285098947
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Andrew Mendians, D.O.
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician
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Yousif Hamati, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1598728016
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Courtney Garlick, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Charles Crellin, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1053773507
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Ryan Sullivan, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1174605653
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Bradley Kranendonk, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1770530909
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Gary Katzman, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1003839218
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John Merchun, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1851325971
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Thomas Manning, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1417982877
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Paul Antal, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1295845469
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James Collins, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician
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Tanya Hioe, DO
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1053831362
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Shoaib Chowdhury, MD
Nephrology Physician
NPI 1063438018
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Wissam Abdallah, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1043410145
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Steven Mast, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1174522429
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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 Corewell Health Ludington reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$336.9M	254.6%
Inpatient	$53.3M	40.3%
Outpatient	$283.6M	214.3%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$204.6M	-154.6%
Net patient revenue	$132.3M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$125.1M	-94.6%
Operating income from patient care	$7.2M	5.4%
Other income	$2.6M	2.0%
Contributions and donations	$93,633	0.1%
Investment income	$1.4M	1.0%
Other	$1.1M	0.9%
Net income	$9.8M	7.4%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$45.9M	13.9%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$39.3M	11.9%
Other payers and self-pay	$246.2M	74.3%
Total charges	$331.4M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843477, amended. 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 Corewell Health Ludington's latest cost report.

5.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
7.2%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
11.3%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
39% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$43.41
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
11.1%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
12.4%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
1.87
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.30
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
1 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
30 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
27 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.53
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
10.0 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843477, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Corewell Health Ludington owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $88.1M in total assets and a $79M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$359,854	0.4%
Patient receivables, net	$11.1M	12.5%
Inventory	$1.6M	1.9%
Total current assets	$16.4M	18.6%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$57.3M	65.0%
Investments and other assets	$14.4M	16.4%
Total assets	$88.1M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$8.8M	10.0%
Total liabilities	$9.1M	10.4%
Fund balance (net assets)	$79M	89.6%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843477, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Corewell Health Ludington provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$702,639
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$5.3M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$6.8M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$3.4M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
2.8% 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 843477, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Corewell Health Ludington'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	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$97.8M	$110.3M	$110.1M	$117.9M	$132.3M
Operating expenses	$94.3M	$106.4M	$104.3M	$115.7M	$125.1M
Operating margin	3.5%	3.6%	5.3%	1.9%	5.4%
Net income	$6.6M	$5.9M	$9.1M	$4.3M	$9.8M
Total assets	$77.7M	$78.2M	$76.8M	$85.7M	$88.1M
Discharges	2,074	1,935	1,841	1,882	2,014
Inpatient days	7,295	8,039	7,432	6,784	7,517
Medicare Advantage days	1,903	2,199	2,516	2,693	3,235
Beds	45	45	45	39	39
Employees (FTE)	333	339	327	307	322

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843477, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Corewell Health Ludington 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
Rural health clinic	$16.5M	$27.4M	$35.7M	0.77	40,552
Drugs charged to patients	$1.3M	$19M	$72.4M	0.26	2,423
Laboratory	$1.4M	$7.7M	$23.7M	0.33	3,822
Operating room	$2.6M	$7.6M	$36.3M	0.21	16,102
Medical supplies charged to patient	$263,820	$6.1M	$10.9M	0.56	4,431
Emergency	$3.2M	$6M	$47.7M	0.13	6,848
Radiology-diagnostic	$2.1M	$4.8M	$61.7M	0.08	9,280
Physical therapy	$1.4M	$2.9M	$5.7M	0.51	7,493
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$2.6M	$8M	0.33
Chemotherapy	$840,354	$1.8M	$2.9M	0.61	9,097
Respiratory therapy	$869,398	$1.5M	$3.9M	0.38	1,161
Delivery room & labor room		$1.3M	$1.3M	1.03	5,622
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$857,056	$847,366	1.01
Cardiac rehabilitation	$172,773	$514,132	$1.2M	0.44	3,058
Electrocardiology	$231,827	$455,323	$4.9M	0.09	1,120
Pain clinic	$12,164	$112,637	$46,545	2.42	1,605
Diabetes	$62,776	$109,730	$57,061	1.92	118

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$4.9M	$8.6M	$9.3M	0.92	9,128
Intensive care unit	$1.4M	$2.9M	$4.5M	0.63	2,424
Nursery		$394,910	$369,074	1.07	441

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$874,169	$15.5M	13,659	$52.95	15,289
Employee benefits department		$11.2M			642
Operation of plant	$350,060	$3.3M	14,374	$24.40	15,183
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$2.9M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$2.7M			233,886
Housekeeping	$829,562	$1.1M	41,250	$20.17	1,548
Nursing administration	$896,811	$907,756	15,083	$59.55	265
Social service	$409,139	$536,989	9,428	$43.44	309
Cafeteria		$447,543	20,574	$21.13	1,193
Medical records & library		$291,084			1,264
Laundry & linen service		$278,447			804
Dietary	$536,114	$187,717	4,800	$21.42	4,375

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843477, amended. 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 Corewell Health Ludington for an inpatient stay.

1.41
Case mix index
Higher than 18% 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).
25.0%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
452
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Rural
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	1.41	1.41	1.47	1.51	1.48	1.38	1.41
Wage index	0.850	0.842	0.834	0.898	0.966	0.959	0.955
Readmissions adjustment	-0.55%	-1.27%	-0.96%	-0.13%	-0.09%	-0.08%	-0.03%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+1.43%	+1.82%	+1.82%	+0.58%	+2.40%	+2.87%	+1.60%
Medicare inpatient stays	763	763	594	589	534	433	452

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

Ownership

Organizations Corewell Health Ludington reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Corewell Health
Operational/managerial control, 100%, since 2013

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

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

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Drew H Dostal Officer, President Ludington Hospital, since 2020
Christina Freese Decker Officer, President & CEO Corewell Health, since 2020
Matthew E Cox Officer, Chief Financial Officer, since 2022
Annica Euurand Waalkes Director, Board Member, since 2020
Bill P Pink Director, Board Member, since 2020
Christopher B Port Director, Board Member, since 2020
Johannie M Torres Director, Board Member, since 2020
John Buckley Director, Board Member, since 2020
Lynnette Ferrell-Robinson Director, Board Member, since 2020
Mark Wilson Director, Board Member, since 2020
Mary Doornbos Director, Board Member, since 2020
Ronald M Hofman Director, Board Member, since 2020
Sam R Watson Director, Board Member, since 2020
Simin Beg Director, Board Member, since 2020
Talawnda L Bragg Director, Board Member, since 2022
Tamila Marlow Managing employee, Analyst Revenue Cycle Sr, since 2020
Whitney Eckhoff Managing employee, Manager, Provider Enrollment, since 2023

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Not participating
340B ID SCH230110-00, registered as a sole community hospital. Authorizing official: Amanda Knuth, Finance Controller.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Accountable care organization (Medicare Shared Savings Program)
West Michigan Accountable Care Organization, LLC
ACO A4626, current agreement since 2025. Public reporting page
Source: CMS Shared Savings Program participants, 2026, matched on Corewell Health Ludington's legal name.
Helipad
Meml Medical Center
FAA location ID 3MI4, 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

Ludington hart family medicine
CCN 238676, certified 2015, Medicare cost reimbursed

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Corewell Health Ludington's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Corewell Health Ludington's rates and hospital price transparency.

What is Corewell Health Ludington's CMS star rating?

Corewell Health Ludington has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 4 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is higher than 58% of US hospitals.

Is Corewell Health Ludington a teaching hospital?

CMS reports no Medicare-funded interns or residents at Corewell Health Ludington for fiscal year 2027.

Does Medicare penalize Corewell Health Ludington for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Corewell Health Ludington's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.03% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Corewell Health Ludington?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (71 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (32 discharges), septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc (24 discharges).

What is Corewell Health Ludington's case mix index?

Corewell Health Ludington's Medicare case mix index is 1.41 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 18% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

How many patients does Corewell Health Ludington admit?

Corewell Health Ludington reported 2,014 inpatient discharges and 7,517 inpatient days from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How many employees does Corewell Health Ludington have?

Corewell Health Ludington reported 322 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How much revenue does Corewell Health Ludington make?

Corewell Health Ludington reported $132.3M in net patient revenue on $336.9M of gross charges for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025, an operating margin of 5.4%, and net income of $9.8M.

How much charity and uncompensated care does Corewell Health Ludington provide?

Corewell Health Ludington reported $3.4M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025, including $702,639 of charity care at cost.

Who is the CEO of Corewell Health Ludington?

Corewell Health Ludington's Medicare enrollment lists Christina Freese Decker as President & CEO Corewell Health since 2020.

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