CMS certification 140208
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
4440 W 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 62% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 6 and worse on 3. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 49 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: 1,070 completed surveys, 16% 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 · 352 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 3 h 49 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 40 min | 4 h 48 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 108,671 patients | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 195 patients | 70% | 63% | 65% |
How Advocate Christ Hospital & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterThis hospital | 3/5 | 62% | 3 h 49 min | 6 better 3 worse |
| Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsSame county · Olympia Fields | 3/5 | 54% | 3 h 48 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Palos Community HospitalSame county · Palos Heights | 4/5 | 71% | 4 h 12 min | 4 better 5 worse |
| Ingalls Memorial HospitalSame county · Harvey | 2/5 | 49% | 2 h 20 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Macneal HospitalSame county · Berwyn | 3/5 | 59% | 3 h 31 min | 1 better 3 worse |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La GrangeSame county · La Grange | 5/5 | 74% | 2 h 43 min | 5 better |
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 7,548 cases | Too few cases | 2.7% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 244 cases | Too few cases | 10.9% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 974 cases | Too few cases | 7.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 616 cases | Too few cases | 11.7% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 707 cases | Too few cases | 10.2% | 11.9% |
| COPD 230 cases | Too few cases | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 169 cases | Too few cases | 1.9% | 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 | 0.92 likely 0.73 – 1.12 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 218 cases | Too few cases | 6.2% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 250 cases | No different | 161.05 per 1,000 likely 129.31 per 1,000 – 192.79 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 12,369 cases | Better | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.62 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 13,462 cases | No different | 0.23 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 14,321 cases | No different | 0.19 per 1,000 likely 0.02 per 1,000 – 0.36 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 3,157 cases | No different | 2.3 per 1,000 likely 1.17 per 1,000 – 3.44 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,280 cases | No different | 1.72 per 1,000 likely 0.52 per 1,000 – 2.92 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,299 cases | No different | 11.67 per 1,000 likely 8.04 per 1,000 – 15.3 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,349 cases | No different | 3.35 per 1,000 likely 1.8 per 1,000 – 4.9 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,311 cases | No different | 5.26 per 1,000 likely 2.8 per 1,000 – 7.72 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 646 cases | No different | 1.7 per 1,000 likely 0.33 per 1,000 – 3.08 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 2,752 cases | No different | 0.73 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.53 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 | 1.11 likely 0.83 – 1.45 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.47 likely 0.27 – 0.75 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.23 likely 0.68 – 2.05 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0.99 likely 0.25 – 2.69 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.58 likely 0.31 – 1.01 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.73 likely 0.59 – 0.89 | 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 445 cases | Too few cases | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 2,027 cases | Too few cases | 20.2% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 1,064 cases | Too few cases | 18.2% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 471 cases | Too few cases | 21.5% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 175 cases | Too few cases | 11.5% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 213 cases | Too few cases | 6.6% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 289 cases | Too few cases | 30.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 1,170 cases | Too few cases | -5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 637 cases | Too few cases | 37.8 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 1,756 cases | No different | 12.2 per 1,000 likely 9.7 per 1,000 – 15.5 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 218 cases | No different | 11.1 per 100 likely 8.6 per 100 – 14.4 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 218 cases | No different | 5.1 per 100 likely 3.6 per 100 – 7.3 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 725 cases | No different | 1.2 likely 1 – 1.5 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
1,096 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 164 |
| Pediatrics | 93 |
| Internal Medicine | 61 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 61 |
| Physical Therapist | 61 |
| Critical Care Medicine | 50 |
| Family | 42 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 37 |
| Occupational Therapist | 37 |
| Anesthesiology | 36 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 33 |
| Hospitalist | 26 |
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 $608,698
- 2020 $934,065
- 2021 $684,048
- 2022 $1.4M
- 2023 $1.1M
- 2024 $666,504
- 2025 $484,808
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Space rental and facility fees | $88,200 | 37 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $60,194 | 2 |
| Grants | $53,000 | 10 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $30,085 | 13 |
| Education | $7,000 | 3 |
| Consulting fees | $1,500 | 2 |
| Debt forgiveness | $1,211 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $82,603 | 10 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $60,000 | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $49,208 | 37 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $35,460 | 10 |
| Pfizer INC. | $33,000 | 9 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $30,000 | 1 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $23,201 | 8 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $22,573 | 8 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Adjuvant immunotherapy with anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Pembrolizumab MK-3475 versus placebo after complete resection of high-risk Stage III melano… Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $46,219 |
| A Real World Study of Patients Under the Age of 50 Screened for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Using Cologuard in the U.S. "Tidal" Exact Sciences Corporation | $35,460 |
| CHAMPION-AF Boston Scientific Corporation · NCT04394546 | $34,003 |
| Adjuvant Therapy with Pembrolizumab versus Placebo in Resected High Risk Stage II Melanoma# A Randomized, Double-blind Phase III Study KEYNOTE 716 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $25,134 |
| COMPASSION S3 Post Approval Study (2020-07) Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $18,943 |
| ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND EFFICACY OF DONANEMAB IN EARLY SYMPTOMATIC ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Eli Lilly and Company · NCT04437511 | $11,758 |
| THE COMPASSHER2 TRIALS COMPREHENSIVE USE OF PATHOLOGIC RESPONSE ASSESSMENT TO OPTIMIZE THERAPY IN HER2POSITIVE BREAST CANCER COMPASSHER2 RESIDUAL DIS… PFIZER INC. | $10,000 |
| A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PHASE 3 STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF VEDOLIZUMAB INTRAVENOUS AS MAINTENANCE THERAPY IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS… Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $8,222 |
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 Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
Is Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center a good hospital?
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 6 and worse on 3. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center?
62% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,070 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 49 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. 6% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $484,808 in payments to Advocate Christ Hospital & 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.