Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Erie County Medical Center

The Erie County Medical Center Corporation · Buffalo, NY

462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215(716) 898-3936

2 of 5

CMS star rating

956

Beds

14,912

Inpatient discharges a year

$766.9M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

Erie County Medical Center main view — Photo 1: D-Day, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo 2: Public domain (USGS NAIP, CONUS), via USGS National Map / USDA NAIP

Erie County Medical Center aerial view — Photo 1: D-Day, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo 2: Public domain (USGS NAIP, CONUS), via USGS National Map / USDA NAIP

About this hospital

Erie County Medical Center is a 956-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Buffalo, NY, affiliated with The Erie County Medical Center Corporation. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 28 in-network payers and 224 disclosed rate categories.

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

CCN: 330219
NPI: 1437197985
Website: ecmc.edu
Health system: The Erie County Medical Center Corporation
Teaching: Major teaching hospital
County: Erie County
Metro area: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction K, National Government Services (13001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2025

Prices for common services

The 24 services Erie County 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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Ear, nose and throat

Correction of the nasal septum

CPT 30520

$7,592

negotiated rate

Aetna$7,592

Medicare $3,744Nearby hospitals $2,724179% above nearby hospitals

117 Medicare claims in Level 4 ENT Procedures (CMS 2024)

Cardiology and vascular testing

Complete echocardiogram with Doppler and color flow

CPT 93306

$286 - $2,043

from 3 insurers · median $2,040

Blue Cross$286

Insurer A*est.$2,040

Insurer B*$2,043

Medicare $617Nearby hospitals $616231% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major cardiothoracic procedure with cardiac catheterization and MCC

MS-DRG 216

$203,482

negotiated rate

Aetna$203,482

Medicare $90,833Nearby hospitals $158,67528% above nearby hospitals

Hospital reports cardiac thoracic surgery services to CMS

Digestive procedures

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

CPT 43239

$642 - $4,576

from 2 insurers · median $2,609

Blue Cross$642

Insurer A*$4,576

Medicare $1,024Nearby hospitals $1,80345% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

How the insurers pay at Erie County 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*	10	479%	10	0
Insurer B*	24	209%	22	2
Insurer C*	16	97%	4	9

How we chose these services: 5 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 14 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 5 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 Erie County 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.

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More about this hospital

Quality
2 of 5 stars
- 325 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.06%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Major teaching hospital
- 47 services, including trauma & transplant care
- 511 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$766.9M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -28.5%
- $86.4M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- -$13.4M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Private (not for profit)
- 340B drug pricing program participant
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Erie County 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
83-0382654Erie County Medical Center Corporation	52Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Aspirus Health Plan and 47 more	1437197985 Erie County Medical Center Corporation1962618405 Erie County Medical Center Corporation1215143029 Erie County Medical Center Corporationand 15 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

462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215

(716) 898-3936

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Erie County 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
Worse on 1 of 5 measures
0 better, 4 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 2 of 7 measures
2 better, 4 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 3 of 9 measures
0 better, 6 no different, 3 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
3 of 5
Lower than 40% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
66%
Lower than 69% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Penalized
Among the worst-performing 25% of US hospitals
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
2.11
Higher than 99% 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
325 min
Higher than 99% 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
71%
Higher than 63% 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	Worse on 1 of 5 measures
Safety	Better on 2 of 7 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 3 of 9 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	3 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	66%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	2.11	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	325 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	71%	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 Erie County Medical Center's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.06% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
-0.61% 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 Erie County Medical Center, beside the US median and the average of NY 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	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 128 cases	4	4.1	3.952		Better than 52% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 2,453 cases	4.1	3.9	3.707		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		11.31
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		1.91
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 76 cases	11	8.5	8.316		Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 97 cases	10.1	11	10.43		Better than 67% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 99 cases	12.9	15.2	14.6		Better than 82% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 60 cases	11	11.6	11.03		Better than 61% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,683 cases	3.69	0.51	0.9123	Worse Than the National Rate	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 61 cases	240	173	184	Worse Than the National Rate	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 4,295 cases	0.24	0.2	0.2101	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,906 cases	0.27	0.27	0.2858	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 46% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,327 cases	3.56	2.29	2.43	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 402 cases	1.57	1.63	1.674	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 462 cases	11.09	8.88	9.324	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,324 cases	7.56	3.4	3.686	Worse Than the National Rate	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 433 cases	4.22	5.105	5.465	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 89% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 208 cases	2.3	1.72	1.729	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 622 cases	0.95	1.02	1.053	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 73% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		10.66
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 113 cases	45.9	1.25	26.25		Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 98 cases	55.9	3.85	27.98		Worse than 94% 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 · 119 cases	12.4	12.9	12.82	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 79% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 33 cases	11.5	10.7	11.22	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 33 cases	5.2	5.3	5.026	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 305 cases	1.1	1	0.9336	No Different than expected	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		14.47
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		10.69
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 260 cases	19	19.8	20.27		Better than 84% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 282 cases	21.5	21.3	21.89		Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 125 cases	5	5.8	5.589		Better than 91% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 200 cases	18.1	17.2	17.78		Worse than 79% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.356	0.172	0.2612	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.068	1.504	1.692	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	17,492	1,370	8,161	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	20.29	0.9835	8.553	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	13	0	4.683	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.641	0.484	0.5488	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.116	0.138	0.1924	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.476	1.392	1.442	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	20,367	1,799	8,098	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	31.91	1.377	10.38	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8	0	4.583	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.251	0.399	0.4307	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 63% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.025	0.2345	0.2752	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.497	2.135	2.411	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	68	61	149	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.975	1.591	3.939	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	1	2.941	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.506	0.7155	0.7341	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 64% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.4218
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.517
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		90.43
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.7508
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.708
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.049
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.269	0.193	0.2613	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.382	1.855	1.903	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	97,377	14,451	80,977	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	9.029	0.567	5.587	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6	0	3.796	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.665	0.597	0.6195	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.208	0.127	0.1972	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.502	0.747	0.8371	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	97,377	13,646	73,951	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	60.45	5.683	38.28	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	20	2	12.57	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.331	0.279	0.3563	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 57% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	61	73	68.99	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	13	8	10.19	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	26	18	20.83
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	82	87	84.97	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	2	4	3.044	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	78	80	76.99	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	90	91	89.97	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	5	4	5.71	Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	3	3	2.889	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	17	16	17.3
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	72	79	76.68	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	87	91	89.46	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	8	5	6.31	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	2	3	2.674	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	20	16	17.01
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	59	61	58.86	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	75	77	74.78	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	22	19	21.9	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	2	3	2.274	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	19	19	19.23
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	84	86	83.85	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	13	13	15.46	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	3	3	2.896	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	87	87	84.54	Better than 47% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	14	14	16.81	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	86	86	83.19	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	66	74	71.59	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	10	7	8.014	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	24	19	20.4
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	70	77	74.66	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	10	6	6.893	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	20	17	18.44
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	80	85	82.9	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	6	3	4.479	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	14	11	12.62
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	9	8	10.63	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	25	20	23.59
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	66	72	65.78	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	86	88	85.79	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	3	3	2.815	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	71	74	72.21	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	11	9	11.03	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	18	16	16.76
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	75	75	72.71	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	7	5	7.086	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	18	20	20.21
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	74	77	73.59	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	5	4	6.164	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	21	19	20.24
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	85	86	83.55	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	4	3	4	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	11	11	12.45
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	43	59	49.08	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	18	9	16.57	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	39	31	34.35
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	74	82	75.47	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	2	3	2.296	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	7	5	7.297	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	66	71	66.23	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	86	87	84.56	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	27	23	26.48
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	3	4	3.096	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	46	47	44.58	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	32	30	33.46	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	22	22	21.96
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	3	3	2.8	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	12	12	14.29	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,060 cases	88	88	85.71	Better than 48% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY 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		7.9
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.158
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.2381
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 3,765 cases	90	79	69.3	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 · 566 cases	322	154	206	Worse than 99% 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 · 483 cases	325	148	200	Worse than 99% 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 · 80 cases	320	247	326	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		350
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 23,044 cases	8	1	2.294	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		67.28
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 173 cases	100	97	92.28	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		100
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		46.05
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 3,465 cases	5	15	13.94	Better than 96% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 150 cases	71	65	58.55	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 58 cases	95	73	70.43	Better than 93% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 33 cases	100	88	83.41	The best result, shared by 11% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 151 cases	81	82	77.52	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 78 cases	85	94	86.12	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		96.71
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		77.25
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 59 cases	92	94	92.87	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 8,180 cases	85	90	85.23	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,323 cases	88	97	94.43	Worse than 85% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	2.9	5	5.231		Better than 76% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		23.75

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.98	0.99	0.9974		Better than 53% of US hospitals

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 162 cases	63	60.8	64.14		Better than 56% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 162 cases	37	35.5	45.75		Better than 55% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 45,013 cases	0.56	0.05	0.188		Better than 89% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 45,013 cases	0.15	0.03	0.1882		Better than 71% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 323 cases	98	87	77.76		Better than 82% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 266 cases	90.6	78.1	83.01		Better than 95% of US hospitals
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 358 cases	13.8	19.1	18.47	Better Than the National Rate	Better than 99% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 685 cases	50	92	85.51		Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 94 cases	90	74	63.27		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 92 cases	92	81	73.44		Better than 69% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 297 cases	90	77	73.79		Better than 68% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 297 cases	87	56	60.31		Better than 75% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 212 cases	54	64	51.16		Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 212 cases	1	4	20.6		Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 938 cases	79	77	70.93		Better than 51% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	10	20	30.89	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	2.5	5	7.74	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	10	10	20.53	Better than 43% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	2.5	2.5	5.155	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	17	34	27.68	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	4.25	8.75	6.965	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	43.33	40	38.92	Better than 54% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	10.83	10	9.798	Better than 54% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	20.08	29.5	29.44	Worse than 83% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	42.5	52.5	30	27.5	10
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	10.63	13.13	7.5	6.875	2.5
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	0	Not Available	10	10	10
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	0	Not Available	2.5	2.5	2.5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	26	Not Available	7	11	17
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	6.5	Not Available	1.75	2.75	4.25
VBP safety domain score	36	Not Available	26	18	43.33
VBP safety weighted domain score	9	Not Available	6.5	4.5	10.83
VBP total performance score	26.13	Not Available	18.25	16.63	20.08

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.001
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		0.9565
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 76 cases	1	0.9969	1.014	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 113 cases	1.068	0.9983	1.015	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.8356	0.9916	0.9473	Better than 89% of US hospitals
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 103 cases	0.9994	0.9955	1.019	Worse than 52% 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	0.9683	0.9195	0.9825	1.03	1.022	1
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.966	0.9625	0.9624	0.975	1.025	1.068
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	0.8023	0.8078	0.8171	0.8315	0.843	0.8356
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1	0.9809	0.9415	0.9501	0.9274	0.9994

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	Erie County Medical Center	US median	NY average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.327	0.489	0.5606	Better than 68% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.53	0.346	0.4123	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.671	0.559	0.6757	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	Yes
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.587	0.6405	0.8339	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	2.107	0.9628	1.099	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.295	0.7945	0.793	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	0.542	-0.0453	0.1475	Worse than 82% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Yes	No	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
Total HAC score	0.7391	0.2314	0	0.4907	0.6623	0.542

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 2016)
Accreditation
Major
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
526
Medicare-certified beds
1,348
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

49 services at Erie County Medical Center

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)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear Medicine
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Medicare transplant centerAcute Renal DialysisMedicare Certified Transplantation
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug ServiceForensic PsychiatricGeriatric PsychiatricOutpatient Psychiatric CarePsychiatric Care of Children and/or Adolescents
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: Burn Care UnitChiropracticDental CareDietary CareGerontological SpecialtyOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

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

Size and patient volume

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

14,912
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 16%, Medicaid 6%
108,576
Inpatient days
73% of available bed days used
3,109
Employees (full-time equivalent)
172
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 838122). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

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

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	16,535	5,999	86,042	108,576
Discharges	2,345	859	11,708	14,912
Average length of stay	7.1 days	7.0 days	7.3 days	7.3 days
Average daily census	45.3	16.4	235.7	297.5

34,446
Medicare Advantage days
4,264 discharges
24,978
Medicaid managed care days
3,991 discharges
11,394
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	362	95,237	14,709	73%
Intensive care unit	42	11,884	1,617	78%
Burn intensive care unit	6	1,455	209	66%
Subprovider - ipf	136	45,417	5,415	92%
Subprovider - irf	20	4,877	883	67%
Skilled nursing facility	390	138,404	4,566	97%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838122, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Erie County Medical Center treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 1,263 Medicare discharges in 55 published DRGs; 24% surgical; 60% 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	90	$68,159	$19,636	$25,696	1.98
Alcohol, drug abuse or dependence without rehabilitation therapy without MCCMS-DRG 897, medical	75	$18,781	$8,305	$7,081	0.86
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	60	$37,333	$12,336	$14,075	1.28
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with CCMS-DRG 481, surgical	54	$52,459	$19,267	$19,777	2.07
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	44	$40,257	$11,844	$15,177	1.23
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	39	$51,250	$15,927	$19,321	1.65
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	38	$28,869	$8,327	$10,883	0.90
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	34	$25,780	$7,689	$9,719	0.81
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCCMS-DRG 470, surgical	32	$35,825	$17,921	$13,506	1.88
Medical back problems without MCCMS-DRG 552, medical	32	$35,894	$8,894	$13,532	0.97
Lower extremity and humerus procedures except hip, foot and femur with CCMS-DRG 493, surgical	31	$52,902	$21,145	$19,944	2.40
Cellulitis without MCCMS-DRG 603, medical	27	$24,541	$8,206	$9,252	0.88
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with CCMS-DRG 699, medical	26	$28,797	$10,296	$10,856	1.02
Kidney transplant with hemodialysis with MCCMS-DRG 650, surgical	25	$252,862	$45,175	$95,329	4.50
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	24	$49,178	$15,539	$18,540	1.70
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with MCCMS-DRG 480, surgical	24	$69,584	$27,998	$26,233	2.95
Kidney transplantMS-DRG 652, surgical	24	$215,017	$27,937	$81,062	3.00
Major joint or limb reattachment procedures of upper extremitiesMS-DRG 483, surgical	23	$58,352	$22,637	$21,999	2.48
Diabetes with CCMS-DRG 638, medical	22	$32,944	$7,834	$12,420	0.90
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	22	$42,923	$13,079	$16,182	1.32

See all 55 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Erie County Medical Center

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) Erie County Medical Center billed Medicare for most in 2024: 1,239 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	252	229	$15,706	$2,284	$2,090
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	123	120	$23,465	$12,019	$10,772
Level 4 ENT ProceduresAPC 5164	117	112	$9,771	$2,635	$2,217
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	96	84	$9,695	$1,285	$1,220
Level 2 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5192	72	44	$9,018	$4,761	$4,338
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	62	58	$15,493	$5,875	$5,339
Level 6 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5116	62	60	$33,633	$17,787	$15,763
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	55	49	$9,289	$2,527	$2,405
Level 3 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5113	49	47	$7,926	$2,729	$2,373
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	45	41	$5,734	$4,177	$3,918

See all 23 Medicare outpatient services at Erie County Medical Center

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 Erie County 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 6,065 in 2020 to 6,032 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
14215	561	9%	5,035	$36.7M	30%	35%
14211	259	4%	2,172	$16.7M	24%	30%
14225	202	3%	1,455	$12.3M	14%	15%
14224	193	3%	1,466	$13.3M	8%	9%
14086	183	3%	1,371	$12.4M	13%	10%
14221	183	3%	1,432	$11.5M	7%	8%
14227	166	3%	1,287	$10.2M	11%	13%
14075	161	3%	1,302	$11.5M	8%	8%
14207	159	3%	1,287	$10.1M	19%	16%
14214	155	3%	1,148	$8.8M	23%	25%
14094	144	2%	962	$8.9M	6%	6%
14206	138	2%	978	$7.6M	15%	17%
14043	132	2%	859	$7.5M	11%	14%
14150	131	2%	805	$7.9M	7%	9%
14120	127	2%	791	$8.3M	6%	5%
14201	118	2%	969	$7.1M	21%	19%
14208	115	2%	866	$7M	21%	30%
14218	115	2%	1,215	$9.7M	11%	11%
14213	112	2%	892	$6.2M	16%	20%
14212	110	2%	968	$8.3M	24%	24%
14216	109	2%	1,011	$6.8M	15%	16%
14210	107	2%	931	$6.5M	17%	13%
14202	103	2%	1,659	$7.4M	27%	39%
14226	102	2%	594	$5.7M	10%	11%
14220	93	2%	813	$6.8M	10%	13%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 6,032 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 Erie County Medical Center reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2025). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

16
Operating rooms
3
Endoscopy rooms
2
Cardiac catheterization rooms
136
Psychiatric unit beds
20
Rehabilitation unit beds
7
Off-site locations

1,348
Registered nurses
143
Licensed practical nurses
32
Physicians
28
Nurse practitioners
10
Physician assistants
27
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
72
Pharmacists
43
Respiratory therapists
48
Physical therapists
47
Occupational therapists
18
Speech pathologists and audiologists
87
Radiology technicians
3
Nuclear medicine technicians
5
Laboratory technicians
35
Medical technologists
2
Dietitians
61
Social workers
11
Psychologists
1,604
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

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Internal Medicine Physician 57
Physician Assistant 50
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 29
Emergency Medicine Physician 28
Family Medicine Physician 23
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 21
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 20
Family Nurse Practitioner 19
Anesthesiology Physician 18
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 17

John Mcgrath, M.D.
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician
NPI 1134357429
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Andrew Dunn, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1346367935
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David Cipolla, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1740422708
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Joseph Lang, M.D
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Joseph Falcone, M.D., D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1366449332
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David Joslyn, PA
Physician Assistant
NPI 1639143076
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Xiuli Li, MD
Neurology Physician
NPI 1720229180
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K Chevli, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1215934781
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Omar Chohan, D.O.
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician
NPI 1154764918
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Christopher Nicholas, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician
NPI 1457863904
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Mark Welch, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Phillip Baum, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1023016060
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Douglas Drumsta, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1124345566
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John Bodkin, MD
Urology Physician
NPI 1144464942
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Nagaraja Sridhar, MD
Nephrology Physician
NPI 1245289016
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Thomas Lostracco, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1558680611
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Nicholas Skezas, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1588616189
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Benjamin Martin, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1942731039
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Thomas Bevilacqua, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1093094005
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Mark Diiulio, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician
NPI 1063875763
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Mark Chazen, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1518931989
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Matthew Binkley, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1922307214
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Jennifer Gurske-Deperio, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1972768042
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Harpreet Dhiman, DO
Anesthesiology Physician
NPI 1740712918
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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 Erie County 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)	$1.9B	249.3%
Inpatient	$1.1B	144.0%
Outpatient	$807.6M	105.3%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.1B	-149.3%
Net patient revenue	$766.9M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$985.5M	-128.5%
Operating income from patient care	-$218.5M	-28.5%
Other income	$188.1M	24.5%
Contributions and donations	$281,000	0.0%
Investment income	$5.3M	0.7%
Government appropriations	$19M	2.5%
COVID-19 relief funding	$39.9M	5.2%
Other	$123.6M	16.1%
Other expenses	$17M	2.2%
Net income	-$13.4M	-1.7%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$141.5M	7.4%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$516.1M	27.0%
Other payers and self-pay	$1.3B	65.6%
Total charges	$1.9B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838122, 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 Erie County Medical Center's latest cost report.

-28.5%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-1.4%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
2.4%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
51% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$48.02
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
-1.7%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
0.49
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.35
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
20 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
50 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
173 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.20
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
20.2 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838122, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Erie County Medical Center owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $796.2M in total assets and a -$294.5M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$51.6M	6.5%
Patient receivables, net	$104.9M	13.2%
Inventory	$10.9M	1.4%
Total current assets	$223M	28.0%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$291.7M	36.6%
Investments and other assets	$281.5M	35.4%
Total assets	$796.2M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$453.6M	57.0%
Long-term debt	$166.2M	20.9%
Total liabilities	$1.1B	137.0%
Fund balance (net assets)	-$294.5M	-37.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838122, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

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

$6.6M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$20.3M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$86.7M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$308,390
CHIP shortfall
Cost of stand-alone CHIP patients minus CHIP payments
$86.4M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
8.8% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)
$30M
Government grants and appropriations
Government grants or transfers supporting hospital operations

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838122, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Erie County 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	$555.5M	$636.1M	$604.4M	$680M	$794.2M	$766.9M
Operating expenses	$745.1M	$720.9M	$738.6M	$873.6M	$917.9M	$985.5M
Operating margin	-34.1%	-13.3%	-22.2%	-28.5%	-15.6%	-28.5%
Net income	-$79.3M	-$21.2M	-$32.9M	-$6.2M	-$5M	-$13.4M
Total assets	$1.1B	$1.1B	$962.4M	$842.1M	$839.1M	$796.2M
Discharges	15,828	15,904	14,403	14,240	15,096	14,912
Inpatient days	103,305	119,651	121,854	111,030	111,380	108,576
Medicare Advantage days	20,926	28,767	32,723	33,308	34,170	34,446
Beds	931	956	934	956	956	956
Employees (FTE)	2,801	2,757	2,776	2,930	3,002	3,109

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838122, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Erie County 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
Clinic	$27.4M	$67.1M	$67.1M	1.00	107,435
Emergency	$22.1M	$58.6M	$303.2M	0.19	74,570
Operating room	$15.5M	$55.6M	$123.9M	0.45	69,537
Drugs charged to patients		$50.6M	$127.1M	0.40
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$31.8M	$68.5M	0.46
Laboratory	$4.3M	$22.2M	$138.4M	0.16	36,211
Cpep emergency services	$10.3M	$21.9M	$27.8M	0.79	18,172
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$17.3M	$27.6M	0.63
Radiology-diagnostic	$5.7M	$17M	$40.2M	0.42	30,571
Renal dialysis	$5.3M	$14.8M	$39.6M	0.37	25,423
Blood storing processing & trans.	$1.9M	$8.6M	$30.3M	0.28	7,498
Anesthesiology	$15.2M	$8.3M	$15.4M	0.53	1,864
Physical therapy	$4.1M	$7.8M	$20.8M	0.38	12,766
Respiratory therapy	$3.5M	$6.8M	$28.1M	0.24	2,710
Ct scan	$2.4M	$6.4M	$105.8M	0.06	3,014
Mental health clinic	$2.8M	$5.4M	$12.5M	0.43	5,772
Occupational therapy	$2.8M	$5.2M	$14.9M	0.35	6,508
Medical supplies charged to patient		$3.9M	$5.8M	0.67
Gastro intestinal services	$1M	$3.2M	$5.8M	0.54	5,250
Electrocardiology	$1M	$2.7M	$21.9M	0.13	5,185
Cystoscopy	$573,921	$2.4M	$886,065	2.73	3,232
Cpep observation beds (psych)	$61,761	$2.4M	$3.8M	0.62	3,798
Oasas visit services	$1.1M	$2.3M	$3.5M	0.65
All other oasas programs-o/p	$1.1M	$1.9M	$3.1M	0.64
Mri	$603,871	$1.7M	$16.3M	0.10	2,877
Radioisotope	$324,274	$1.7M	$5.1M	0.33	6,128
Intravenous therapy	$791,879	$1.4M	$1.2M	1.13	273
Ultrasound diagnostic	$514,737	$1.2M	$8.8M	0.13	1,061
Speech pathology	$580,378	$1M	$2.9M	0.36	1,319
Partial hospitalization program	$342,227	$1M	$2.9M	0.35	3,832
Electroencephalography	$204,915	$749,325	$1.4M	0.53	1,012
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy		$411,976	$911,641	0.45	2,266
Cardiopulmonary	$154,665	$282,844	$1.4M	0.20	40

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$65.2M	$160.3M	$264.4M	0.61	194,952
Skilled nursing facility	$39.2M	$83.7M	$115.9M	0.72
Subprovider - ipf	$25.3M	$60.2M	$112.2M	0.54	93,075
Intensive care unit	$15.3M	$34.6M	$97.8M	0.35	30,803
Subprovider - irf	$3.4M	$7.3M	$9.5M	0.77	9,332
Burn intensive care unit	$2.1M	$4.4M	$12.3M	0.36	4,691

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Employee benefits department	$2.6M	$140.2M	62,437	$42.25	8,419
Other administrative and general	$20.6M	$50.3M			73,962
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$26.8M			1,201,592
Maintenance & repairs	$16.5M	$20.3M	392,018	$35.55	171,828
Data processing	$5.1M	$19.3M			13,868
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv	$430,275	$16.2M			21,070
Pharmacy	$8.2M	$12.1M			13,017
Nursing administration	$11.3M	$11.8M			4,877
Housekeeping	$9.3M	$11.7M	390,572	$23.90	12,703
Dietary - other		$11.5M			19,515
Social service	$8.4M	$10.4M	167,454	$49.92	2,855
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$10.3M
Cashiering/accounts receivable	$8.2M	$10.1M			9,415
Medical records & library	$5.7M	$8.5M	149,175	$38.52	7,689
Operation of plant		$6.5M
Supervising physicians - teaching		$4.7M
Prep & pack	$1.8M	$3.5M			16,966
Cafeteria		$3.2M			16,551
Central service & supply	$2M	$2.4M			4,349
Laundry & linen service	$212,984	$1.4M	8,897	$23.94	9,649
Transportation	$557,854	$562,250			783
Paramed ed prgm pharmacy		$517,524

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838122, 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 Erie County Medical Center for an inpatient stay.

1.97
Case mix index
Higher than 76% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Major teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.44 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
45.0%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
2,259
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	1.99	1.99	1.99	2.00	1.78	1.98	1.97
Wage index	1.032	1.030	1.026	1.218	1.306	1.370	1.427
Readmissions adjustment	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-0.02%	-0.02%	-0.06%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.18%	-0.32%	-0.32%	0.00%	-0.27%	-0.51%	-0.61%
Medicare inpatient stays	2,989	2,989	2,582	2,372	2,223	2,197	2,259

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

Leadership

The officers and board members on Erie County Medical Center's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Jonathan T Swiatkowski Officer, Chief Financial Officer, since 2020
John O'Donnell Officer, Board Member, since 2021
Mark Blue Officer, Board Member, since 2022
Sharon L. Hanson Director, Secretary, since 1995
Ronald P Bennett Director, Board Member, since 2007
Michael H Hoffert Director, Board Member, since 2009
Michael A Seaman Director, Treasurer, since 2012
Darby Fishkin Director, Vice Chair, since 2015
Eugenio Russi Director, Chair, since 2018
Christopher J O'Brien Director, Board Member, since 2018
Jennifer C Persico Director, Board Member, since 2019
Kinzer M Pointer Director, Board Member, since 2022
Philip M Stegemann Director, Board Member, since 2023
Andrew Davis Director, President /CEO, since 2026
Nicolette Wilson Managing employee, Vice President Revenue Cycle, since 2020

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 15 of 16 are shown.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 1996
340B ID DSH330219, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 8 registered outpatient sites; 10 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Jonathan Thomas Swiatkowski, Chief Financial Officer.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Erie county medical center-psych
CCN 33S219, certified 1987, Medicare prospective payment
Erie county medical center-rehab
CCN 33T219, certified 1987, Medicare prospective payment
Erie county medical center snf and v
CCN 335650, certified 1982, Medicare prospective payment
Erie county medical center
CCN 337067, certified 1966, Medicare prospective payment
Erie county medical center - rdf
CCN 332350, certified 2004

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Erie County Medical Center's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Erie County Medical Center's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Erie County Medical Center?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Erie County Medical Center range from $362 to $4,055 across 3 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $4,055. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $603. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Erie County Medical Center?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Erie County Medical Center range from $363 to $1,585 across 3 insurers. Aetna's rate is $456. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $470. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Erie County Medical Center?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Erie County Medical Center range from $2,912 to $4,576 across 2 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $2,912. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,813. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Erie County Medical Center?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Erie County Medical Center range from $146 to $371 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $146. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $135. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Erie County Medical Center?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Erie County Medical Center range from $40,121 to $40,121 across 1 insurers. Aetna's rate is $40,121. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $31,260. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Erie County Medical Center's CMS star rating?

Erie County 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 Erie County Medical Center a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.44 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Erie County Medical Center for fiscal year 2027, so it is a major teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Erie County Medical Center for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Erie County Medical Center's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.06% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Erie County Medical Center?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (90 discharges), alcohol, drug abuse or dependence without rehabilitation therapy without mcc (75 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (60 discharges).

What is Erie County Medical Center's case mix index?

Erie County Medical Center's Medicare case mix index is 1.97 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 76% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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