CMS certification 140148
Memorial Medical Center
701 N First St, Springfield, IL 62702
Memorial Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 68% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on 3. Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 1 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 1,095 completed surveys, 23% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | IL | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 1,085 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 4 h 1 min | 2 h 42 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 55 visits sampled | 4 h 27 min | 4 h 48 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 63,341 patients | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 12 patients | 83% | 75% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 275 patients | 39% | 63% | 65% |
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 5,862 cases | Too few cases | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 387 cases | Too few cases | 13.1% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 505 cases | Too few cases | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 705 cases | Too few cases | 16% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 620 cases | Too few cases | 11% | 11.9% |
| COPD 253 cases | Too few cases | 7% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 138 cases | Too few cases | 3.1% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | Worse | 1.48 likely 1.24 – 1.71 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 25 cases | Too few cases | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 206 cases | No different | 193.74 per 1,000 likely 156.42 per 1,000 – 231.06 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 9,219 cases | Worse | 1.18 per 1,000 likely 0.67 per 1,000 – 1.7 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 10,686 cases | No different | 0.32 per 1,000 likely 0.13 per 1,000 – 0.51 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 11,198 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 3,390 cases | No different | 3.47 per 1,000 likely 2.3 per 1,000 – 4.63 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,837 cases | No different | 2.32 per 1,000 likely 1.01 per 1,000 – 3.63 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,683 cases | Worse | 13.91 per 1,000 likely 9.52 per 1,000 – 18.3 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,538 cases | No different | 4.85 per 1,000 likely 3.19 per 1,000 – 6.51 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,727 cases | No different | 7.66 per 1,000 likely 4.87 per 1,000 – 10.44 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 662 cases | No different | 1.43 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 2.81 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 2,295 cases | No different | 1.14 per 1,000 likely 0.3 per 1,000 – 1.97 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 1.05 likely 0.61 – 1.69 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 1.13 likely 0.75 – 1.64 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.78 likely 0.34 – 1.54 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Better | 0.48 likely 0.19 – 0.99 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.37 likely 0.24 – 0.55 | 1 |
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 564 cases | Too few cases | 14.8% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 892 cases | Too few cases | 22.5% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 1,168 cases | Too few cases | 17.4% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 470 cases | Too few cases | 22% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 176 cases | Too few cases | 10.6% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 26 cases | Too few cases | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 417 cases | Too few cases | 16.3 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 569 cases | Too few cases | 6.4 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 741 cases | Too few cases | 1.9 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 804 cases | No different | 15.1 per 1,000 likely 11.7 per 1,000 – 19.6 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 33 cases | No different | 11.2 per 100 likely 7.5 per 100 – 16.4 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 33 cases | No different | 4.9 per 100 likely 3 per 100 – 7.7 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 993 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.8 – 1.2 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $21,288
- 2020 $112,019
- 2021 $27,399
- 2022 $40,715
- 2023 $21,097
- 2024 $3,711
- 2025 $88,193
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Debt forgiveness | $9,549 | 5 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $883 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $77,762 | 2 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | $7,890 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $883 | 2 |
| Stryker Corporation | $850 | 3 |
| Biotronik INC. | $809 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Testing the Addition of an IDH2 Inhibitor, Enasidenib, to Usual Treatment (Cedazuridine-Decitabine) for Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Wi… E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. · NCT06577441 | $53,312 |
| A Randomized, Open-label, Inferentially Seamless Phase 2/3 Study of Izalontamab Brengitecan (BMS-986507) versus Treatment of Physicians Choice in Pat… E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $24,450 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Memorial Medical Center
Is Memorial Medical Center a good hospital?
Memorial Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on 3. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Memorial Medical Center?
68% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,095 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Memorial Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 1 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 3% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Memorial Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $88,193 in payments to Memorial Medical Center for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.