CMS certification 150010
Ascension St Vincent Kokomo
1907 W Sycamore St, Kokomo, IN 46904
Ascension St Vincent Kokomo has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 76% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 17 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 52 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: 371 completed surveys, 19% 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 | IN | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 363 visits sampled | 2 h 52 min | 2 h 25 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 18 visits sampled | 3 h 49 min | 3 h 51 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 190 patients | 57% | 60% | 65% |
How Ascension St Vincent Kokomo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent KokomoThis hospital | 4/5 | 76% | 2 h 52 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Community Howard Regional Health INC.Same city | 4/5 | 76% | 2 h 30 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Logansport | 4/5 | 71% | 2 h 31 min | 1 better |
| Marion General HospitalSame ZIP area · Marion | 3/5 | 58% | 2 h 12 min | 2 better |
| VA N. Indiana Healthcare SystemSame ZIP area · Marion | 5/5 | 74% | — | 2 better |
| Dukes Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Peru | 2/5 | 50% | 2 h 9 min | 1 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 Kokomo.
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 860 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 174 cases | Too few cases | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 170 cases | Too few cases | 14.6% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 67 cases | Too few cases | 12.6% | 11.9% |
| COPD 45 cases | Too few cases | 8.1% | 8.6% |
2 more measures 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 | 0.95 likely 0.51 – 1.4 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,327 cases | No different | 0.39 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.45 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 1,672 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 1,627 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 0.47 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 207 cases | No different | 2.25 per 1,000 likely 0.55 per 1,000 – 3.95 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 77 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.37 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 82 cases | No different | 10.57 per 1,000 likely 1.14 per 1,000 – 19.99 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 224 cases | No different | 3.12 per 1,000 likely 0.62 per 1,000 – 5.61 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 81 cases | No different | 5.74 per 1,000 likely 1.56 per 1,000 – 9.92 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 64 cases | No different | 1.75 per 1,000 likely 0.22 per 1,000 – 3.27 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 254 cases | No different | 1.02 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 0.44 likely 0.11 – 1.21 | 1 |
5 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 heart failure 204 cases | Too few cases | 20.6% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 259 cases | Too few cases | 16.7% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 55 cases | Too few cases | 19.4% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 192 cases | Too few cases | -21.8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 172 cases | Too few cases | 33.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 316 cases | No different | 12.4 per 1,000 likely 9.3 per 1,000 – 16.6 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 31 cases | No different | 9.3 per 100 likely 6.3 per 100 – 13.3 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 31 cases | No different | 5.2 per 100 likely 3.2 per 100 – 8.3 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 Ascension St Vincent Kokomo
Is Ascension St Vincent Kokomo a good hospital?
Ascension St Vincent Kokomo has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 17 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Ascension St Vincent Kokomo?
76% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 371 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Ascension St Vincent Kokomo emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 52 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.