CMS certification 140164
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
405 W Jackson, Carbondale, IL 62901
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. 66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 24 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 3. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 41 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 427 completed surveys, 18% 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 medium; 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 · 462 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 2 h 45 min | 2 h 41 min | 2 h 42 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 17 visits sampled | 6 h 31 min | 4 h 48 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 34,724 patients | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 149 patients | 44% | 63% | 65% |
How Memorial Hospital of Carbondale compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleThis hospital | 1/5 | 66% | 2 h 41 min | 1 better 3 worse |
| St Joseph Memorial HospitalSame county · Murphysboro | Not rated | 80% | 1 h 55 min | No different |
| Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationsSame ZIP area · Eldorado | 1/5 | — | — | 2 worse |
| Harrisburg Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Harrisburg | 2/5 | 51% | 2 h 14 min | No different |
| Herrin HospitalSame ZIP area · Herrin | 1/5 | 69% | 2 h 37 min | 3 worse |
| Heartland Regional Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Marion | 2/5 | 69% | 2 h 42 min | 1 better 2 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict.
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 2,070 cases | Too few cases | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 175 cases | Too few cases | 12% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 282 cases | Too few cases | 10.4% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 299 cases | Too few cases | 14.7% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 155 cases | Too few cases | 16.5% | 11.9% |
| COPD 129 cases | Too few cases | 10.5% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 45 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 | No different | 1.19 likely 0.84 – 1.54 | 1 |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 69 cases | No different | 161.82 per 1,000 likely 109.66 per 1,000 – 213.99 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 3,423 cases | No different | 0.74 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.53 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 4,211 cases | No different | 0.33 per 1,000 likely 0.12 per 1,000 – 0.54 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 4,311 cases | No different | 0.24 per 1,000 likely 0.03 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,039 cases | No different | 2.01 per 1,000 likely 0.5 per 1,000 – 3.52 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 351 cases | No different | 1.8 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.38 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 353 cases | No different | 11.64 per 1,000 likely 4.58 per 1,000 – 18.7 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,093 cases | No different | 4.06 per 1,000 likely 1.9 per 1,000 – 6.22 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 365 cases | No different | 6.71 per 1,000 likely 2.97 per 1,000 – 10.44 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 188 cases | No different | 1.94 per 1,000 likely 0.47 per 1,000 – 3.41 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 758 cases | No different | 1.37 per 1,000 likely 0.37 per 1,000 – 2.37 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
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 | 0.52 likely 0.13 – 1.43 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.28 likely 0.05 – 0.91 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.67 likely 0.68 – 3.47 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 2.01 likely 0.88 – 3.98 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 0.65 likely 0.36 – 1.08 | 1 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
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 250 cases | Too few cases | 15.6% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 433 cases | Too few cases | 23.3% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 400 cases | Too few cases | 18.5% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 198 cases | Too few cases | 20.5% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 51 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 194 cases | Too few cases | 14 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 328 cases | Too few cases | 9.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 307 cases | Too few cases | 21.5 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 34 cases | No different | 13.7 per 1,000 likely 10.1 per 1,000 – 18.4 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 344 cases | No different | 12.9 per 100 likely 10.4 per 100 – 16 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 344 cases | No different | 7.1 per 100 likely 5.3 per 100 – 9.3 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 271 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.3 | — |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
162 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 35 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 31 |
| Anesthesiology | 14 |
| Physician Assistant | 13 |
| Hospitalist | 12 |
| Internal Medicine | 11 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 7 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 5 |
| Clinical | 4 |
| Physical Therapist | 4 |
| Family | 3 |
| Adult Health | 2 |
First 12 alphabetically
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 $126,773
- 2020 $15,107
- 2021 $15,319
- 2022 $4,164
- 2023 $0
- 2024 $2,542
- 2025 $46,209
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $4,350 | 8 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $2,500 | 1 |
| Debt forgiveness | $689 | 3 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $38,669 | 1 |
| Stryker Corporation | $3,891 | 8 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $2,500 | 1 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $902 | 1 |
| Cochlear Americas | $180 | 1 |
| Biotronik INC. | $66 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| a phase 3b,randomized,multicenter,open label study to assess the efficacy of durvalumab plus tremelimumab versus pembrolizumab in combination with pl… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $38,669 |
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 Hospital of Carbondale
Is Memorial Hospital of Carbondale a good hospital?
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. Of the 24 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 3. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Memorial Hospital of Carbondale?
66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 427 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 41 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with medium patient volume, like this one, the median is 2 h 45 min. 5% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Memorial Hospital of Carbondale receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $46,209 in payments to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale 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.