CMS certification 230165
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital
22101 Moross Rd, Detroit, MI 48236
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. 56% 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 2. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 50 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: 688 completed surveys, 14% 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 | MI | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 365 visits sampled | 2 h 50 min | 2 h 39 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 19 visits sampled | 15 h 32 min | 4 h 26 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 12 patients | 50% | 72% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 82 patients | 27% | 60% | 65% |
How Henry Ford Health St John 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health St John HospitalThis hospital | 1/5 | 56% | 2 h 50 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Sinai-Grace HospitalSame city | 1/5 | 35% | 2 h 23 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| Henry Ford Health HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 72% | 3 h 28 min | 4 better 7 worse |
| Detroit (john D. Dingell) VA Medical CenterSame city | 5/5 | 70% | — | 4 better |
| Detroit Receiving HospitalSame city | 1/5 | 43% | 2 h 19 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| Harper University HospitalSame city | 1/5 | 47% | 2 h 42 min | 2 better 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 Detroit.
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 3,757 cases | Too few cases | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 79 cases | Too few cases | 10.3% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 349 cases | Too few cases | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 268 cases | Too few cases | 18.1% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 317 cases | Too few cases | 10.4% | 11.9% |
| COPD 95 cases | Too few cases | 11.8% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 65 cases | Too few cases | 2.6% | 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 | 0.88 likely 0.62 – 1.15 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 25 cases | Too few cases | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 107 cases | No different | 186.89 per 1,000 likely 145 per 1,000 – 228.79 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 5,349 cases | No different | 0.38 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.95 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 6,079 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 6,390 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0.01 per 1,000 – 0.39 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,354 cases | No different | 2.01 per 1,000 likely 0.59 per 1,000 – 3.43 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 595 cases | No different | 1.53 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 2.99 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 594 cases | No different | 8.72 per 1,000 likely 3.6 per 1,000 – 13.84 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,507 cases | No different | 2.72 per 1,000 likely 0.78 per 1,000 – 4.66 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 626 cases | No different | 5.62 per 1,000 likely 2.59 per 1,000 – 8.66 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 315 cases | No different | 1.6 per 1,000 likely 0.14 per 1,000 – 3.06 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,152 cases | No different | 1.44 per 1,000 likely 0.5 per 1,000 – 2.38 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 | 1.26 likely 0.73 – 2.03 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.21 likely 0.08 – 0.47 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.79 likely 0.32 – 1.63 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 1.98 likely 0.72 – 4.38 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.66 likely 0.31 – 1.26 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.14 likely 0.06 – 0.26 | 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 192 cases | Too few cases | 14.5% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 696 cases | Too few cases | 21.9% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 492 cases | Too few cases | 17.7% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 270 cases | Too few cases | 19.5% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 81 cases | Too few cases | 10.6% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 25 cases | Too few cases | 6% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 106 cases | Too few cases | -20.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 434 cases | Too few cases | 4.4 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 244 cases | Too few cases | -41.8 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 429 cases | No different | 12.2 per 1,000 likely 9.1 per 1,000 – 16.3 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 287 cases | No different | 9.6 per 100 likely 7.3 per 100 – 12.6 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 287 cases | No different | 5.2 per 100 likely 3.6 per 100 – 7.4 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 131 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.4 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
411 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 99 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 |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 67 |
| Emergency Medicine | 39 |
| Internal Medicine | 32 |
| Family | 24 |
| Physician Assistant | 24 |
| Physical Therapist | 17 |
| Anesthesiology | 16 |
| Clinical | 16 |
| Acute Care | 14 |
| Occupational Therapist | 14 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 13 |
| Pharmacist | 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 $551,853
- 2020 $399,986
- 2021 $595,107
- 2022 $1.7M
- 2023 $1.1M
- 2024 $873,492
- 2025 $289,502
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Space rental and facility fees | $14,550 | 9 |
| Grants | $4,000 | 1 |
| Education | $2,000 | 1 |
| Debt forgiveness | $1,800 | 1 |
| Consulting fees | $1,075 | 3 |
| Royalties and licensing fees | $995 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $120,007 | 1 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $94,270 | 11 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $20,089 | 14 |
| Genentech, Inc. | $19,076 | 1 |
| BeOne Medicines USA, Inc. | $8,750 | 1 |
| Parkedale Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $4,960 | 5 |
| Abbvie INC. | $4,000 | 2 |
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | $4,000 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Capivasertib plus Palbociclib plus Fulvestrant for HR/HER2 Advanced Breast Cancer CAPItello 292. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $120,007 |
| A PHASE 4 STUDY USING A TESTNEGATIVE DESIGN TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A 20VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE AGAINST VACCINETYPE RADIOLOGIC… Pfizer Inc. | $70,247 |
| A PHASE 12 RANDOMIZED OBSERVERBLIND STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY TOLERABILITY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF A MODIFIED RNA VACCINE AGAINST VARICELLA ZOSTER V… Pfizer Inc. | $20,717 |
| Phase 3 randomized mosunetuzumab with polatuzumab in comparison with R GemOx in R R NHL Genentech, Inc. | $19,076 |
| A Phase 3 Randomized, Open-Label Multicenter Study of Zanubrutinib (BGB-3111) Plus Anti-CD20 Antibodies Versus Lenalidomide Plus Rituximab in Patient… BeOne Medicines USA, Inc. · NCT05100862 | $8,750 |
| SMART Trial Medtronic, Inc. | $8,134 |
| SPYRAL AFFIRM Medtronic, Inc. | $7,710 |
| AN INTERVENTIONAL PHASE 23 ADAPTIVE MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED DOUBLEBLIND STUDY TO INVESTIGATE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ORAL SISUNATOVIR COMPARED WITH PLA… Pfizer Inc. | $3,307 |
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 Henry Ford Health St John Hospital
Is Henry Ford Health St John Hospital a good hospital?
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 1 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 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Henry Ford Health St John Hospital?
56% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 688 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Henry Ford Health St John Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 50 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 Henry Ford Health St John Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $289,502 in payments to Henry Ford Health St John 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.