CMS certification 170122
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, INC.
929 North St Francis Street, Wichita, KS 67214
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. 60% 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 2 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 20 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: 431 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. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | KS | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 344 visits sampled | 2 h 20 min | 2 h 5 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 23 visits sampled | 4 h 15 min | 3 h 10 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 40 patients | 92% | 72% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 359 patients | 40% | 63% | 65% |
How Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita 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 Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, INC.This hospital | 2/5 | 60% | 2 h 20 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| Wesley Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 67% | 1 h 57 min | 8 better |
| Wichita VA Medical CenterSame city | 5/5 | 84% | — | 4 better |
| Kansas Heart HospitalSame city | 4/5 | 90% | — | 1 better |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLCSame city | Not rated | 84% | — | 1 worse |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterSame city | Not rated | 83% | — | 2 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. All hospitals in Wichita.
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 4,183 cases | Too few cases | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 280 cases | Too few cases | 12.1% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 454 cases | Too few cases | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 627 cases | Too few cases | 16.4% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 452 cases | Too few cases | 11.7% | 11.9% |
| COPD 105 cases | Too few cases | 9.4% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 154 cases | Too few cases | 2.5% | 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 | 0.9 likely 0.65 – 1.15 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 61 cases | Too few cases | 4% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 170 cases | No different | 194.99 per 1,000 likely 155.44 per 1,000 – 234.55 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 8,317 cases | No different | 0.34 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.88 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 9,772 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 10,223 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0.1 per 1,000 – 0.47 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 2,819 cases | No different | 1.77 per 1,000 likely 0.51 per 1,000 – 3.03 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,308 cases | No different | 1.09 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.5 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,234 cases | No different | 10.8 per 1,000 likely 6.16 per 1,000 – 15.44 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,062 cases | No different | 2.08 per 1,000 likely 0.38 per 1,000 – 3.77 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,319 cases | No different | 6.43 per 1,000 likely 3.47 per 1,000 – 9.39 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 548 cases | No different | 1.48 per 1,000 likely 0.08 per 1,000 – 2.89 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,726 cases | No different | 0.89 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.78 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 | 0.37 likely 0.16 – 0.74 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.19 likely 0.08 – 0.4 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.65 likely 0.32 – 1.19 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.79 likely 0.38 – 1.44 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.25 likely 0.14 – 0.41 | 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 300 cases | Too few cases | 14.3% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 559 cases | Too few cases | 20.2% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 840 cases | Too few cases | 15.4% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 173 cases | Too few cases | 18.7% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 130 cases | Too few cases | 9.6% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 56 cases | Too few cases | 6% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 308 cases | Too few cases | -10 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 499 cases | Too few cases | 16.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 694 cases | Too few cases | -9.3 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 289 cases | No different | 14.2 per 1,000 likely 10.7 per 1,000 – 19.1 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 142 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.4 | — |
3 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
324 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 |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 90 |
| Physical Therapist | 21 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 20 |
| Emergency Medicine | 19 |
| Physician Assistant | 18 |
| Family | 16 |
| Anesthesiology | 15 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 14 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 13 |
| Occupational Therapist | 11 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 10 |
| Acute Care | 9 |
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 $1.2M
- 2020 $1M
- 2021 $1.7M
- 2022 $719,539
- 2023 $1.2M
- 2024 $931,311
- 2025 $2M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $81,638 | 3 |
| Royalties and licensing fees | $75,039 | 12 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $6,040 | 4 |
| Debt forgiveness | $1,819 | 2 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $1,050 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech, Inc. | $796,540 | 84 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | $222,220 | 42 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $203,910 | 59 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $166,063 | 33 |
| Applied Medical Technology INC | $75,039 | 12 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $72,601 | 26 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $60,000 | 1 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. | $51,317 | 8 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ph3 study of Pola R CHP Glofit vs PolaR CHP in 1L DLBCL Genentech, Inc. | $472,356 |
| Roche Cancer Screening Collection Study Genentech, Inc. | $324,184 |
| MD01 Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | $222,220 |
| NCT05932615--ENVISION IDE Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of NAVITOR in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Abbott Laboratories | $117,743 |
| SINGLE-PATIENT EXPANDED ACCESS PROTOCOL FOR TRADIPITANT IN A SINGLE PATIENT WITH GASTROPARESIS Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $68,101 |
| JOURNEY (Trial JCM-002) Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $52,011 |
| A Long-term Safety Study to Assess the Potential for Chronic Liver Injury in Participants Treated With Epidiolex (Cannabidiol) Oral Solution JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $51,317 |
| A Pivotal Investigational Device Exemption Study on Laminar Left Atrial Appendage Elimination Biosense Webster, Inc. | $50,701 |
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 Via Christi Hospitals Wichita
Is Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita a good hospital?
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Of the 24 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita?
60% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 431 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 20 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 Via Christi Hospitals Wichita receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $2M in payments to Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita 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.