CMS certification 260048
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
2301 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill has a CMS overall rating of 3 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 17 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 3 h 44 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: 950 completed surveys, 12% 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 | MO | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 313 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 3 h 44 min | 2 h 35 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 49 visits sampled | 5 h 32 min | 4 h 23 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 62,980 patients | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 73 patients | 70% | 63% | 65% |
How Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman Medical Center Hospital HillThis hospital | 3/5 | 60% | 3 h 44 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CitySame city | 5/5 | 79% | 3 h 46 min | 5 better 1 worse |
| St Joseph Medical CenterSame city | 3/5 | 63% | 2 h 4 min | 2 better |
| Kansas City VA Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 69% | — | 4 better |
| Research Medical CenterSame city | 2/5 | 58% | 1 h 30 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| University Health Lakewood Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 67% | 2 h 30 min | 1 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 Kansas City.
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 632 cases | Too few cases | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Pneumonia 29 cases | Too few cases | 15% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 30 cases | Too few cases | 9.4% | 11.9% |
4 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 | 1.09 likely 0.66 – 1.52 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,140 cases | No different | 0.69 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.65 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 1,370 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 1,411 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.47 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 215 cases | No different | 3.09 per 1,000 likely 1.42 per 1,000 – 4.76 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 69 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.38 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 69 cases | No different | 10.65 per 1,000 likely 1.17 per 1,000 – 20.13 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 223 cases | No different | 4.49 per 1,000 likely 2 per 1,000 – 6.98 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 50 cases | No different | 5.07 per 1,000 likely 0.8 per 1,000 – 9.35 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 55 cases | No different | 1.69 per 1,000 likely 0.19 per 1,000 – 3.2 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 217 cases | No different | 1 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 1.02 likely 0.45 – 2.03 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.99 likely 0.4 – 2.06 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.83 likely 0.21 – 2.25 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0.49 likely 0.03 – 2.43 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.79 likely 0.25 – 1.89 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.26 likely 0.14 – 0.45 | 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 38 cases | Too few cases | 14% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 147 cases | Too few cases | 21.5% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 114 cases | Too few cases | 17.5% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 96 cases | Too few cases | 19.5% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 32 cases | Too few cases | -41.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 30 cases | Too few cases | 151.7 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 185 cases | No different | 14 per 1,000 likely 10.5 per 1,000 – 19.2 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 32 cases | No different | 10.5 per 100 likely 7.1 per 100 – 15.1 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 32 cases | No different | 4.9 per 100 likely 3 per 100 – 7.7 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 55 cases | No different | 1.1 likely 0.7 – 1.5 | — |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
614 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 310 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 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 107 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 63 |
| Emergency Medicine | 60 |
| Internal Medicine | 56 |
| Family | 31 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 23 |
| Anesthesiology | 18 |
| Surgery | 16 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 13 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 11 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 11 |
| Adult Health | 10 |
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 $956,851
- 2020 $260,035
- 2021 $135,611
- 2022 $192,394
- 2023 $15,637
- 2024 $137,449
- 2025 $88,044
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $3,219 | 1 |
| Charitable contributions | $1,250 | 1 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $575 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Beckman Coulter, Inc. | $37,765 | 4 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $23,100 | 2 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $14,000 | 3 |
| Arena Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $8,135 | 2 |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | $3,219 | 1 |
| Clariance, Inc. | $1,250 | 1 |
| Linvatec Corporation | $575 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Linking Novel Diagnostics with Data-Driven Clinical Decision Support in the Emergency Department Beckman Coulter, Inc. | $20,000 |
| A Phase 2b, Open-Label, Two-cohort Study of Subcutaneous Amivantamab in Combination with Lazertinib as First-Line Treatment, or Subcutaneous Amivanta… Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $14,000 |
| UniCel DxH 900/690T MDW Dual Cut-Off Clinical Accuracy Protocol, #D25391 Beckman Coulter, Inc. | $13,500 |
| A Phase III, Multicentre, Randomised, Double blind, Parallel group, Placebo controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tozorakimab (MEDI… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $11,600 |
| Artemide Lung02 a phase III global study of rilvegostomig or pembrolizumab for patients with metastatic squamous non small cell lung cancer AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $11,500 |
| A PHASE 23 RANDOMIZED MULTICENTER STUDY OF GBT021601 ADMINISTERED ORALLY TO PARTICIPANTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND AN OPENLABEL PHARMACOKINETICS S… ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $8,135 |
| BARDA SEPSIS CDS Beckman Coulter, Inc. | $4,265 |
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 Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
Is Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill a good hospital?
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 17 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 Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill?
60% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 950 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 44 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. 2% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $88,044 in payments to Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill 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.