CMS certification 140180
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
2233 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 69% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 18 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 12 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: 1,045 completed surveys, 30% 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. 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 · 381 visits sampled | 3 h 12 min | 2 h 42 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 20 visits sampled | 3 h 28 min | 4 h 48 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 115 patients | 47% | 63% | 65% |
How Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical CenterThis hospital | 3/5 | 69% | 3 h 12 min | 1 better |
| Humboldt Park HealthSame city | 1/5 | 54% | 2 h 53 min | 2 worse |
| Saint Anthony HospitalSame city | 2/5 | 70% | 3 h 1 min | 1 better |
| St Bernard HospitalSame city | 1/5 | 54% | 3 h 51 min | 1 worse |
| Swedish HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 59% | 4 h 14 min | 3 better 2 worse |
| Advocate Trinity HospitalSame city | 2/5 | 57% | 4 h 7 min | 3 better 3 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. All hospitals in Chicago.
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 1,037 cases | Too few cases | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 34 cases | Too few cases | 11.4% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 115 cases | Too few cases | 10% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 115 cases | Too few cases | 13.4% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 44 cases | Too few cases | 10.8% | 11.9% |
| COPD 31 cases | Too few cases | 7.9% | 8.6% |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
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 | 1.02 likely 0.6 – 1.43 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 2,345 cases | No different | 0.28 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.17 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 2,480 cases | No different | 0.19 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.41 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 2,566 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 0.46 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 316 cases | No different | 2.71 per 1,000 likely 1.06 per 1,000 – 4.36 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 62 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.38 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 68 cases | No different | 13.49 per 1,000 likely 3.89 per 1,000 – 23.09 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 328 cases | No different | 3.47 per 1,000 likely 1.01 per 1,000 – 5.93 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 61 cases | No different | 5.9 per 1,000 likely 1.66 per 1,000 – 10.15 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 91 cases | No different | 1.73 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.24 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 428 cases | No different | 0.92 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.94 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
2 more measures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.1 likely 0.35 – 2.66 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Better | 0 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.11 likely 0.03 – 0.3 | 1 |
3 more measures 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 39 cases | Too few cases | 14.6% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 187 cases | Too few cases | 21.5% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 164 cases | Too few cases | 17.9% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 59 cases | Too few cases | 19.5% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 131 cases | Too few cases | -32.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 115 cases | Too few cases | -14.4 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 571 cases | No different | 13.7 per 1,000 likely 10.3 per 1,000 – 18.5 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 52 cases | No different | 10.3 per 100 likely 7.3 per 100 – 14.6 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 52 cases | No different | 5 per 100 likely 3.2 per 100 – 7.9 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
5 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
150 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 8 residents and trainees. 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 |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapist | 16 |
| Family Medicine | 15 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 13 |
| Anesthesiology | 9 |
| Family | 8 |
| Emergency Medicine | 6 |
| Occupational Therapist | 6 |
| Physician Assistant | 6 |
| Advanced Practice Midwife | 5 |
| Internal Medicine | 5 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health | 5 |
| Adult Health | 4 |
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.
- 2023 $33,377
- 2024 $199
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026.
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 Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
Is Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center a good hospital?
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 18 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center?
69% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,045 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 12 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $199 in payments to Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center for 2024, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.