CMS certification 150084
Ascension St Vincent Hospital
2001 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Ascension St Vincent Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. 61% 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 2 h 5 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: 387 completed surveys, 17% 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 · 387 visits sampled | 2 h 5 min | 2 h 25 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 537 patients | 59% | 60% | 65% |
How Ascension St Vincent Hospital 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 HospitalThis hospital | 2/5 | 61% | 2 h 5 min | 3 better 3 worse |
| Community Hospital NorthSame city | 3/5 | 72% | 3 h 41 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Orthoindy HospitalSame city | Not rated | 84% | — | 1 better |
| Franciscan Health IndianapolisSame city | 4/5 | 77% | 3 h 32 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| Community Hospital South, INC.Same city | 3/5 | 79% | 3 h 16 min | 1 better 3 worse |
| Community Hospital EastSame city | 3/5 | 79% | 2 h 50 min | 2 better 4 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 Indianapolis.
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 4,352 cases | Too few cases | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 101 cases | Too few cases | 11.7% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 390 cases | Too few cases | 11.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 342 cases | Too few cases | 17.8% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 485 cases | Too few cases | 11.6% | 11.9% |
| COPD 66 cases | Too few cases | 12.2% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 36 cases | Too few cases | 2% | 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 | 0.91 likely 0.67 – 1.16 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 67 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 156 cases | No different | 185.99 per 1,000 likely 140.64 per 1,000 – 231.34 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 7,473 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.72 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 8,176 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.38 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 8,271 cases | No different | 0.22 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 2,908 cases | No different | 2.22 per 1,000 likely 1.02 per 1,000 – 3.41 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,516 cases | No different | 1.75 per 1,000 likely 0.34 per 1,000 – 3.16 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,412 cases | No different | 12.5 per 1,000 likely 7.61 per 1,000 – 17.39 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,040 cases | No different | 3.85 per 1,000 likely 2.23 per 1,000 – 5.47 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,490 cases | No different | 4.02 per 1,000 likely 1.28 per 1,000 – 6.76 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 716 cases | No different | 1.46 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 2.86 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 2,101 cases | No different | 1.03 per 1,000 likely 0.16 per 1,000 – 1.89 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) | Better | 0.53 likely 0.34 – 0.79 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.68 likely 0.45 – 0.99 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.67 likely 0.27 – 1.39 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.7 likely 0.39 – 1.17 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.44 likely 0.31 – 0.59 | 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 135 cases | Too few cases | 14% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 491 cases | Too few cases | 21.4% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 417 cases | Too few cases | 16.9% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 115 cases | Too few cases | 17.5% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 63 cases | Too few cases | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 97 cases | Too few cases | 42.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 473 cases | Too few cases | 23.8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 354 cases | Too few cases | 26.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 755 cases | No different | 15.1 per 1,000 likely 11.7 per 1,000 – 19.9 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 37 cases | No different | 11.4 per 100 likely 7.9 per 100 – 16.4 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 37 cases | No different | 5.7 per 100 likely 3.7 per 100 – 9 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 203 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.6 – 1.2 | — |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
598 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 45 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 |
|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | 110 |
| Internal Medicine | 98 |
| Emergency Medicine | 41 |
| Family | 28 |
| Pediatrics | 28 |
| Physical Therapist | 25 |
| Occupational Therapist | 22 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 21 |
| Physician Assistant | 18 |
| Pharmacist | 17 |
| Registered Nurse | 13 |
| Acute Care | 12 |
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 $1.4M
- 2020 $429,225
- 2021 $1.4M
- 2022 $224,508
- 2023 $563,107
- 2024 $727,889
- 2025 $326,225
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Space rental and facility fees | $12,549 | 2 |
| Debt forgiveness | $7,676 | 6 |
| Consulting fees | $4,595 | 2 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $3,667 | 3 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $189,702 | 2 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $34,053 | 18 |
| BrioHealth Solutions, Inc. | $26,200 | 1 |
| CSL Behring | $16,958 | 9 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $16,125 | 1 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $12,947 | 2 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | $6,995 | 2 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. | $6,000 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Phase 3 Randomized, Open-label, Active-comparator Controlled Clinical Study of Pembrolizumab vs. Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy in Participants With… Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $189,702 |
| Innovate BrioHealth Solutions, Inc. | $26,200 |
| Assessment of CCM in HF With Higher Ejection Fraction (AIM HIGHer) Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. · NCT05064709 | $23,270 |
| A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Large Simple Trial Evaluating the Use of BE1116 (4-Factor Prothrombin Compl… CSL Behring · NCT05568888 | $16,958 |
| Connect MM: The Multiple Myeloma Disease Registry. The purpose of the Connect MM Registry is to explore the natural history and real world management… E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $16,125 |
| Post Approval Study (PAS) of the OPTIMIZER Smart and CCM Therapy Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. · NCT03970343 | $10,783 |
| A Phase 3 Randomized Trial for Patients With De Novo AML Comparing Standard Therapy Including Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (GO) to CPX-351 With GO, and the … JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $6,000 |
| ";A Phase III, Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Multicentre Study of Olaparib Maintenance Monotherapy in Patients with a germline BRCA m… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $4,500 |
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 Ascension St Vincent Hospital
Is Ascension St Vincent Hospital a good hospital?
Ascension St Vincent Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 2 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 Ascension St Vincent Hospital?
61% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 387 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Ascension St Vincent Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 5 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 Ascension St Vincent Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $326,225 in payments to Ascension St Vincent Hospital 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.