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Mercy Hospital Joplin

Mercy Health (MO) · Joplin, MO

100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO 64804(417) 781-2727

1 of 5

CMS star rating

221

Beds

14,800

Inpatient discharges a year

$314.6M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Mercy Hospital Joplin is a 221-bed voluntary non-profit - church hospital in Joplin, MO, affiliated with Mercy Health (MO). Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 37 in-network payers and 468 disclosed rate categories.

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

CCN: 260001
NPI: 1700112745
Website: mercy.net
Health system: Mercy Health (MO)
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Jasper County
Metro area: Joplin, MO-KS MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 5, WPS Government Health Administrators (05901)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2003

Prices for common services

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

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Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$2,831 - $6,045

from 4 insurers · median $4,337

Cigna$3,842

Insurer A*$2,831

Insurer B*$4,831

Insurer C*$6,045

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

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$4,017 - $9,964

from 4 insurers · median $6,542

Cigna$4,017

Insurer A*$5,836

Insurer B*$7,249

Insurer C*$9,964

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

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major cardiothoracic procedure with cardiac catheterization and MCC

MS-DRG 216

$73,958 - $211,008

from 4 insurers · median $120,019

UnitedHealthcare$211,008

Insurer A*$73,958

Insurer B*$108,369

Insurer C*$131,670

Medicare $90,833Nearby hospitals $99,59321% above nearby hospitals

Hospital reports cardiac thoracic surgery services to CMS

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC

MS-DRG 460

$27,232 - $44,857

from 3 insurers · median $35,809

UnitedHealthcare$35,809

Insurer A*$27,232

Insurer B*$44,857

Medicare $22,928Nearby hospitals $34,991In line with nearby hospitals

13 Medicare discharges for this DRG in CMS hospital data

How the insurers pay at Mercy Hospital Joplin

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*	12	489%	4	2
Insurer B*	23	93%	2	18
Insurer C*	23	88%	8	10
Insurer D*	19	72%	2	14

How we chose these services: 7 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 11 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 6 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 Mercy Hospital Joplin, 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
1 of 5 stars
- 226 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.50%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- No Medicare-funded residents
- 28 services, including trauma care
- 576 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$314.6M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 7.8%
- $14.9M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $25.7M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Mercy Health
- Church
- Jeremy S Drinkwitz, chief executive
- 340B drug pricing program participant
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Mercy Hospital Joplin 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
27-0814858(multi-state) Mercy Hospital Joplin	63Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 58 more	1700112745 Mercy Hospital Joplin1205162732 Mercy Hospital Joplin1235465279 Mercy Hospital Joplinand 25 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

100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO 64804

(417) 781-2727

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

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

Overall star rating
1 of 5
The lowest rating, shared by 6% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
Worse on 2 of 8 measures
0 better, 6 no different, 2 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Mixed on 6 measures
1 better, 4 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 2 of 10 measures
0 better, 8 no different, 2 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
77%
Higher than 69% 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)
0.87
Lower than 80% 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
226 min
Higher than 90% 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
70%
Higher than 60% 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	1 of 5
Death rates	Worse on 2 of 8 measures
Safety	Mixed on 6 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 2 of 10 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	77%	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)	0.87	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	226 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	70%	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 Mercy Hospital Joplin's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.50% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
-0.56% 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 Mercy Hospital Joplin, beside the US median and the average of MO 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	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available		4.203
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 2,791 cases	4	3.9	3.991		Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 161 cases	12.2	11.8	11.96		Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 65 cases	2.7	2.3	2.622		Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 126 cases	10.8	8.5	8.708		Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 286 cases	13.9	11	11.68		Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 476 cases	18.4	15.2	15.5		Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 223 cases	12.6	11.6	12.03		Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 4,229 cases	0.17	0.51	0.5582	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 94% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 60 cases	171	173	181	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 5,560 cases	0.27	0.2	0.2094	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 5,568 cases	0.3	0.27	0.2774	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,184 cases	2.7	2.29	2.312	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 383 cases	1.44	1.63	1.619	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 85% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 374 cases	11.77	8.88	9.849	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,214 cases	2.87	3.4	3.388	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 371 cases	4.03	5.105	5.071	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 92% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 243 cases	1.63	1.72	1.763	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 81% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,002 cases	1.32	1.02	1.029	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 90% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 165 cases	-15.1	4.2	5.15		Better than 82% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 314 cases	-5	1.25	2.001		Better than 59% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 497 cases	-11	3.85	0.788		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,362 cases	16.3	12.9	13.12	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 160 cases	10.3	10.7	11.22	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 61% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 160 cases	6.1	5.3	5.318	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 372 cases	1	1	0.9815	No Different than expected	Worse than 32% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 255 cases	13.6	14.4	14.32		Better than 83% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 96 cases	12.5	10.9	11.43		Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 227 cases	21.8	19.8	20.11		Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 471 cases	21	21.3	21.62		Better than 60% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		6.12
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 756 cases	16.8	17.2	17.28		Better than 68% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.404	0.172	0.28	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.446	1.504	2.027	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5,646	1,370	4,135	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.53	0.9835	4.122	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5	0	2.604	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.104	0.484	0.6608	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.405	0.138	0.2046	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.452	1.392	1.947	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5,599	1,799	3,878	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.519	1.377	4.807	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5	0	2.413	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.106	0.399	0.5467	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.32	0.2345	0.3088	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.422	2.135	2.21	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	87	61	126	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.386	1.591	3.466	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	1	2.877	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.257	0.7155	0.8248	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2664
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.522
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	96	38	93.8
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.932	0.328	0.829
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	0.8929
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.061
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.225	0.193	0.2979	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.407	1.855	2.478	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	63,364	14,451	41,352	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.392	0.567	2.861	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	1.978	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.884	0.597	0.8703	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.066	0.127	0.1657	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.297	0.747	1.229	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	57,901	13,646	38,342	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	46.59	5.683	24.41	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7	2	8.022	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.15	0.279	0.3843	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 69% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	71	73	72.59	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	9	8	9.344	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	20	18	18.06
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	85	87	85.78	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	3	4	3.297	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	73	80	79.3	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	89	91	91.27	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	6	4	3.882	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	2	3	3.392	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	21	16	16.82
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	76	79	79.32	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	89	91	90.65	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	6	5	5.032	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	2	3	3.095	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	18	16	15.65
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	58	61	60.96	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	75	77	76.66	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	22	19	18.89	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	2	3	2.689	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	20	19	20.15
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	86	86	86.27	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	14	13	13.38	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	3	3	3.432	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	86	87	86.62	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	16	14	14.94	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	84	86	85.06	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	70	74	73.49	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	7	7	6.488	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	23	19	20.02
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	75	77	77.34	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	8	6	5.549	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	17	17	17.11
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	82	85	85.12	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	4	3	3.463	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	14	11	11.41
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	9	8	7.366	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	21	20	20.41
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	70	72	72.23	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	87	88	88.41	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	3	3	3.405	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	70	74	73.17	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	14	9	9.915	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	16	16	16.91
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	68	75	73.79	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	9	5	5.598	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	23	20	20.61
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	69	77	75.55	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	7	4	4.585	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	24	19	19.87
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	82	86	85.67	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	4	3	2.427	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	14	11	11.9
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	57	59	60.98	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	9	9	8.344	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	34	31	30.68
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	83	82	82.92	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	4	3	3.568	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 · 437 cases	5	5	5.892	Better than 45% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	77	71	70.75	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	90	87	87.14	Better than 68% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	18	23	23.35
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	4	4	3.662	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	45	47	45.78	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	30	30	29.67	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	25	22	24.55
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	3	3	3.311	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	13	12	12.12	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 437 cases	87	88	87.88	Worse than 52% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	high
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		6.941
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.026
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.2857
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 2,261 cases	95	79	81.12	Better than 86% 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 · 448 cases	226	154	167	Worse than 89% 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 · 415 cases	226	148	161	Worse than 90% 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 · 23 cases	192	247	273	Better than 71% 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		288
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 41,538 cases	6	1	2.18	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 24 cases	75	74	72.93	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 77 cases	97	97	95.34	Better than 46% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		98
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		55.38
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 4,672 cases	17	15	17.13	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 159 cases	70	65	61.69	Better than 60% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 48 cases	79	73	66.69	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 27 cases	96	88	82.85	Better than 78% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 159 cases	81	82	78.59	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 87 cases	94	94	92.68	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 176 cases	95	98	96.61	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		69.14
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		95.06
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 5,631 cases	92	90	83.25	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,940 cases	99	97	95.05	Better than 67% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	5.6	5	5.293		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	19.2	6.6	6.538		Worse than 95% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO 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	0.981		Better than 53% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	0	20	20.74	The worst result, shared by 11% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	0	5	5.208	The worst result, shared by 11% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	20	10	24.07	Better than 57% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	5	2.5	6.186	Better than 57% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	32	34	35.83	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	8	8.75	9.052	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	31.67	40	39.11	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.917	10	9.878	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	20.92	29.5	30.07	Worse than 81% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	36	50	42.5	20	2	0
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	9	12.5	10.63	5	0.5	0
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	0	Not Available	0	0	0	20
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	0	Not Available	0	0	0	5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	26	Not Available	Not Available	11	13	32
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	6.5	Not Available	Not Available	2.75	3.25	8
VBP safety domain score	34	Not Available	Not Available	32	30	31.67
VBP safety weighted domain score	8.5	Not Available	Not Available	8	7.5	7.917
VBP total performance score	24	Not Available	Not Available	15.75	11.25	20.92

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 154 cases	1.04	0.9995	1.004	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.131	1	0.9855	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 129 cases	0.9481	0.9969	1.004	Better than 90% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 335 cases	1.018	0.9983	1	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.018
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 486 cases	1.027	0.9955	0.9936	Worse than 69% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.073	1.085	1.03	1.075	1.066	1.04
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	1.338	1.3	1.171	1.114	1.098	1.131
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9605	0.9753	0.9961	1.046	0.9793	0.9481
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.144	1.165	1.121	1.102	1.052	1.018
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.029	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1.098	1.084	1.112	1.06	1.043	1.027

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	Mercy Hospital Joplin	US median	MO average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.937	0.489	0.5555	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.156	0.346	0.3878	Better than 79% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.715	0.559	0.5837	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.676	0.6405	0.8346	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.874	0.9628	0.9777	Better than 80% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.82	0.7945	0.777	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	0.192	-0.0453	-0.03378	Worse than 64% 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	-0.335	-0.2544	0	0.0516	0.2157	0.192

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 2021)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Church
Ownership type
367
Medicare-certified beds
283
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

29 services at Mercy Hospital Joplin

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

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

Size and patient volume

What Mercy Hospital Joplin reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

14,800
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 20%, Medicaid 9%
55,467
Inpatient days
69% of available bed days used
896
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 839702). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

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

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	11,333	4,999	39,135	55,467
Discharges	2,890	1,334	10,576	14,800
Average length of stay	3.9 days	3.7 days	3.7 days	3.7 days
Average daily census	31.0	13.7	107.2	152.0

14,873
Medicare Advantage days
3,475 discharges
11,884
Medicaid managed care days
2,543 discharges
7,551
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	158	42,889	10,021	74%
Intensive care unit	48	6,842	1,312	39%
Nursery		2,045

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 839702, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Mercy Hospital Joplin treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 1,969 Medicare discharges in 64 published DRGs; 15% surgical; 67% 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	223	$57,173	$12,080	$12,292	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	143	$32,625	$8,058	$7,014	1.28
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	101	$39,797	$8,267	$8,556	1.33
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	60	$36,789	$6,061	$7,910	0.98
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	58	$39,291	$10,306	$8,448	1.70
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	53	$25,824	$4,988	$5,552	0.81
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with CCMS-DRG 309, medical	51	$29,751	$4,749	$6,396	0.74
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	48	$37,323	$7,813	$8,024	1.23
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with CCMS-DRG 481, surgical	48	$59,830	$12,762	$12,864	2.07
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	47	$31,016	$7,323	$6,669	1.17
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	45	$35,993	$6,539	$7,738	1.03
Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without MCCMS-DRG 274, surgical	44	$84,760	$20,276	$18,223	3.24
Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hoursMS-DRG 208, medical	39	$67,401	$17,254	$14,491	2.70
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	39	$29,831	$5,420	$6,414	0.90
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	38	$34,104	$9,137	$7,332	1.50
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	37	$42,014	$9,373	$9,033	1.32
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	36	$39,509	$6,256	$8,494	1.02
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	36	$40,254	$9,992	$8,655	1.65
Medical back problems without MCCMS-DRG 552, medical	34	$32,386	$5,813	$6,963	0.97
PsychosesMS-DRG 885, medical	34	$18,438	$9,062	$3,964	1.37

See all 64 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Mercy Hospital Joplin

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) Mercy Hospital Joplin billed Medicare for most in 2024: 1,760 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	369	339	$18,164	$1,828	$2,090
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	269	241	$6,518	$1,271	$1,445
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	183	180	$21,630	$1,921	$2,208
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	132	122	$6,359	$1,077	$1,220
Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374	95	82	$13,758	$2,319	$2,629
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	78	77	$22,910	$3,687	$4,358
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	75	69	$19,310	$3,429	$3,918
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	62	61	$13,162	$2,104	$2,405
Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373	56	52	$13,461	$1,319	$1,516
Level 3 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5193	55	50	$48,906	$7,337	$8,874

See all 27 Medicare outpatient services at Mercy Hospital Joplin

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 Mercy Hospital Joplin 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 4,903 in 2020 to 6,126 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
64804	915	15%	3,654	$51.8M	41%	38%
64801	751	12%	2,777	$38.5M	41%	40%
64836	601	10%	2,319	$31.4M	44%	37%
64850	407	7%	1,610	$23.1M	33%	25%
64870	314	5%	1,170	$16.4M	43%	42%
74354	235	4%	1,032	$13.8M	25%	12%
64834	204	3%	713	$10.5M	49%	46%
66762	154	3%	640	$10.4M	18%	6%
66713	135	2%	546	$6.5M	44%	38%
74344	127	2%	515	$8.1M	14%	11%
66725	119	2%	523	$6.9M	41%	44%
64865	113	2%	332	$5.4M	32%	42%
66739	111	2%	497	$7.9M	41%	48%
64862	88	1%	323	$5M	51%	67%
64844	77	1%	310	$4.3M	37%	31%
64759	74	1%	343	$5.6M	17%	17%
64772	68	1%	270	$3.6M	11%	10%
74363	67	1%	244	$4M	37%	28%
64855	63	1%	256	$3.9M	59%	57%
66701	63	1%	234	$3.7M	13%	9%
74370	60	1%	231	$3.3M	33%	25%
64840	59	1%	214	$2.7M	40%	30%
67357	55	1%	230	$2.8M	12%	4%
65712	54	1%	185	$2.7M	12%	6%
64831	53	1%	186	$3.2M	17%	25%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 6,126 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 Mercy Hospital Joplin reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2003). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

32
Psychiatric unit beds
30
Rehabilitation unit beds

283
Registered nurses
61
Licensed practical nurses
36
Physicians
3
Physician assistants
14
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
11
Pharmacists
12
Respiratory therapists
16
Physical therapists
4
Occupational therapists
5
Speech pathologists and audiologists
6
Dietitians
9
Social workers
1,086
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

576 clinicians who bill Medicare list Mercy Hospital Joplin 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.

Family Nurse Practitioner 84
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 57
Internal Medicine Physician 55
Family Medicine Physician 51
Physician Assistant 35
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 32
Emergency Medicine Physician 27
Nurse Practitioner 20
Neurology Physician 16
Hospitalist Physician 14

Michael Joseph, MD
Rheumatology Physician
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Travis Kauffman
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Luke Wilson, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Dushyant Verma, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Gretchen Shull, M.D.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
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Michael Hearndon, DO
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
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Michael Baker, MD
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician
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Jonathan Manzer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
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Scott Reifeiss
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Timothy Mihalovich, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Mohammad Rahman, DO
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Christine Keesling, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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William Nicholas, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician
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Randall Newth, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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John Pope, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Michael Green, DO
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Samuel Carter, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
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Andrew Harmon, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Kaley Pippin, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Richard Miller, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Jeffrey Hicklin, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Milton Wolf, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Robert Stuppy, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
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James Bergh, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1831194901
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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 Mercy Hospital Joplin reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$1.4B	447.8%
Inpatient	$670.6M	213.2%
Outpatient	$738.2M	234.7%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.1B	-347.8%
Net patient revenue	$314.6M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$289.9M	-92.2%
Operating income from patient care	$24.7M	7.8%
Other income	$1M	0.3%
Contributions and donations	$308,158	0.1%
Investment income	$99,661	0.0%
Other	$638,463	0.2%
Net income	$25.7M	8.2%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$276.4M	19.9%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$237.8M	17.1%
Other payers and self-pay	$874.1M	63.0%
Total charges	$1.4B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 839702, 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 Mercy Hospital Joplin's latest cost report.

7.8%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
8.2%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
12.0%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
38% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$34.70
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
14.2%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
17.0%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
2.16
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.91
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
10 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
57 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
39 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.74
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
11.1 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 839702, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Mercy Hospital Joplin owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $181.4M in total assets and a $151.6M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$7.7M	4.2%
Patient receivables, net	$49.3M	27.2%
Inventory	$6.4M	3.5%
Total current assets	$64.3M	35.4%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$113.4M	62.5%
Investments and other assets	$3.7M	2.1%
Total assets	$181.4M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$29.8M	16.4%
Total liabilities	$29.8M	16.4%
Fund balance (net assets)	$151.6M	83.6%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 839702, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

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

$10.5M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$23.9M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
-$10.2M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
-$191,687
CHIP shortfall
Cost of stand-alone CHIP patients minus CHIP payments
-$1,890
State and local indigent care shortfall
Cost of indigent care program patients minus program payments
$14.9M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
5.2% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 839702, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

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

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Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$192.9M	$251M	$277.9M	$269.3M	$288.1M	$314.6M
Operating expenses	$434.1M	$225.6M	$258.2M	$255M	$269.4M	$289.9M
Operating margin	-125.1%	10.1%	7.1%	5.3%	6.5%	7.8%
Net income	-$233.8M	$35M	$26.3M	$17M	$19.5M	$25.7M
Total assets	$216.3M	$175.2M	$174.7M	$172.5M	$174.7M	$181.4M
Discharges	12,057	11,976	13,254	14,192	14,943	14,800
Inpatient days	54,747	55,793	57,542	55,679	54,322	55,467
Medicare Advantage days	8,164	11,301	12,527	13,110	14,539	14,873
Beds	241	242	221	242	242	221
Employees (FTE)	1,009	911	903	960	922	896

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 839702, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

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

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients		$41.2M	$191.7M	0.21
Operating room	$9.6M	$24.9M	$156.3M	0.16	65,047
Medical supplies charged to patient		$22.4M	$47.3M	0.47
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$21.1M	$46.8M	0.45
Emergency	$6.7M	$15.6M	$139M	0.11	33,578
Laboratory	$2.5M	$11.9M	$146.3M	0.08	10,571
Radiology-diagnostic	$5.4M	$8.3M	$88.6M	0.09	24,329
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$6.9M	$16M	0.43
Infusion therapy	$4.2M	$4.7M	$12.3M	0.38	26,053
Rural health clinic	$2.4M	$4.5M	$4.9M	0.92	8,462
Cardiac cath lab	$1.6M	$4.5M	$55.3M	0.08	26,168
Delivery room & labor room	$2.9M	$4.3M	$17.4M	0.25	15,700
Physical therapy	$2.3M	$4M	$20.1M	0.20	5,153
Respiratory therapy	$2.3M	$3.8M	$31.6M	0.12	231
Electrocardiology	$2M	$3.6M	$71.4M	0.05	4,720
Radiology-therapeutic	$1.2M	$3.4M	$42.2M	0.08	25,633
Inpatient dialysis	$457	$1.7M	$4.1M	0.42	1,013
Wound care	$354,068	$1.6M	$6.4M	0.25	4,187
Cat scan	$698,779	$1.5M	$118.4M	0.01	2,963
Mri	$409,453	$842,109	$23.8M	0.04	2,685
Speech pathology	$94,649	$267,093	$421,879	0.63	2,379
Dietitian services		$194,581	$303,010	0.64	3,853
Occupational therapy	$108,037	$178,164	$1.1M	0.17	181

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$24.4M	$46.2M	$91.5M	0.50	136,247
Intensive care unit	$5.9M	$14.1M	$37.1M	0.38	30,396
Neonatal intensive care unit	$3.8M	$4.5M	$13.4M	0.34	9,762
Nursery		$692,415	$4.7M	0.15	2,190

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$142,488	$54.3M	5,437	$26.21	41,543
Operation of plant	$2.7M	$9.8M	96,229	$27.81	105,198
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$6.9M			795,782
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$5.2M
Dietary	$135	$4.8M	8	$16.88	17,914
Housekeeping	$2.2M	$4.1M	117,883	$18.68	6,515
Pharmacy	$2.8M	$3.1M	44,532	$31.88	7,348
Nursing administration	$956,716	$2.9M	14,796	$34.60	128
Central services & supply	$866	$1.7M	2,276	$0.38	18,889
Medical records & library		$733,371
Social service		$674,891			2,320
Paramed ed prgm-laboratory	$184,720	$210,635			428
Employee benefits department	-$24,440	$185,942	458,504		5,734
Laundry & linen service	$92,487	$140,551	4,642	$19.92	1,794
Paramed ed prgm- pharmacy	$58,901	$74,148			189

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 839702, 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 Mercy Hospital Joplin for an inpatient stay.

1.88
Case mix index
Higher than 69% 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).
37.5%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
2,843
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	1.70	1.70	1.87	1.88	1.86	1.80	1.88
Wage index	0.830	0.828	0.820	0.828	0.846	0.967	0.951
Readmissions adjustment	-1.56%	-1.90%	-1.84%	-0.82%	-0.96%	-0.63%	-0.50%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	-0.47%	-0.46%	-0.46%	-0.54%	-0.50%	-0.99%	-0.56%
Medicare inpatient stays	4,420	4,420	3,134	3,112	2,988	2,889	2,843

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

Ownership

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

Mercy Health
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 100%, since 2009
Mercy Health Southwest Missouri Kansas Communities
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2009

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

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

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Jeremy S Drinkwitz Officer, President, since 2019
Denise Scoffic Officer, SVP, since 2026
Jennifer Brown Officer, Secretary, since 2026
Doug Fast Officer, Treasurer, since 2026
John M Mohart Director, since 2021
David G Argueta Director, Board Member, since 2026
Dominic M Meldi Director, Board Member, since 2026
Patricia Gelbach Director, Board Member, since 2026
Stacie Farnam Managing employee, since 2021

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 9 of 10 are shown.

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

Name	Title
Jeremy Drinkwitz	President
Christie Eckhardt	VP, Chief Operations Counsel & Secretary
Tyler Sturgeon	Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer (thru 8/2023)

Board members: Shannon Sock, Jeffrey Ciaramita MD, John Mohart MD.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Mercy Hospital Joplin (EIN 27-0814858), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2005
340B ID DSH260001, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 1 registered outpatient sites; 17 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Douglas Fast, Vice President - Finance.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Accountable care organization (Medicare Shared Savings Program)
Mercy Health ACO, LLC
ACO A2616, current agreement since 2026. Public reporting page
Source: CMS Shared Savings Program participants, 2026, matched on Mercy Hospital Joplin's legal name.
Helipad
Mercy Hospital-Joplin
FAA location ID 63MO, a medical-use heliport at the hospital.
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource data, cycle 2026-10-01.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Mercy hospital joplin neosho
CCN 268506, certified 1997, Medicare cost reimbursed

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

Frequently asked questions

About Mercy Hospital Joplin's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Mercy Hospital Joplin?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Mercy Hospital Joplin range from $233 to $1,744 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $1,744. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $857. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Mercy Hospital Joplin?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Mercy Hospital Joplin range from $292 to $1,084 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $292. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $760. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Mercy Hospital Joplin?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Mercy Hospital Joplin range from $1,162 to $1,849 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $1,162. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,295. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Mercy Hospital Joplin?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Mercy Hospital Joplin range from $2,831 to $6,045 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $3,842. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Mercy Hospital Joplin?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Mercy Hospital Joplin range from $101 to $416 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $102. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $93. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Mercy Hospital Joplin's CMS star rating?

Mercy Hospital Joplin has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 1 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is the lowest rating, shared by 6% of US hospitals.

Is Mercy Hospital Joplin a teaching hospital?

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

Does Medicare penalize Mercy Hospital Joplin for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Mercy Hospital Joplin's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.50% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Mercy Hospital Joplin?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (223 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (143 discharges), simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc (101 discharges).

What is Mercy Hospital Joplin's case mix index?

Mercy Hospital Joplin's Medicare case mix index is 1.88 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 69% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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