CMS certification 270014
St. Patrick Hospital
500 W Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802
St. Patrick Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. 80% 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 4 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 43 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: 422 completed surveys, 34% 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 medium; 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 | MT | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 340 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 2 h 45 min | 2 h 43 min | 2 h 3 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 39 visits sampled | 3 h 36 min | 2 h 42 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 36,229 patients | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 99 patients | 86% | 71% | 65% |
How St. Patrick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick HospitalThis hospital | 5/5 | 80% | 2 h 43 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Community Medical CenterSame city | 3/5 | 68% | 2 h 18 min | 1 worse |
| Bitterroot Health - Daly HospitalSame ZIP area · Hamilton | 4/5 | 73% | 2 h 40 min | 2 better |
| Clark Fork Valley HospitalSame ZIP area · Plains | Not rated | 82% | 2 h 28 min | No different |
| Providence St Joseph Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Polson | Not rated | 69% | 1 h 57 min | No different |
| St Luke Community HospitalSame ZIP area · Ronan | Not rated | 74% | 1 h 49 min | No different |
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 Missoula.
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 3,044 cases | Too few cases | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 217 cases | Too few cases | 11.2% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 395 cases | Too few cases | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 255 cases | Too few cases | 14.2% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 276 cases | Too few cases | 10% | 11.9% |
| COPD 76 cases | Too few cases | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 209 cases | Too few cases | 1.6% | 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 | Better | 0.69 likely 0.45 – 0.94 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 30 cases | Too few cases | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 108 cases | No different | 177.15 per 1,000 likely 130.34 per 1,000 – 223.95 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 5,354 cases | No different | 0.4 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.98 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 6,864 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0.03 per 1,000 – 0.39 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 7,265 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0.02 per 1,000 – 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 2,774 cases | No different | 2.83 per 1,000 likely 1.64 per 1,000 – 4.02 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,625 cases | No different | 1.06 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.28 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,577 cases | Better | 4.24 per 1,000 likely 0.25 per 1,000 – 8.24 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 2,890 cases | No different | 2.6 per 1,000 likely 0.87 per 1,000 – 4.32 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,563 cases | No different | 3.83 per 1,000 likely 1.02 per 1,000 – 6.63 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 472 cases | No different | 1.81 per 1,000 likely 0.39 per 1,000 – 3.22 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,432 cases | No different | 1.5 per 1,000 likely 0.6 per 1,000 – 2.39 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 | 1.36 likely 0.59 – 2.69 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.6 likely 0.19 – 1.45 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.71 likely 0.22 – 1.7 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.27 likely 0.01 – 1.34 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.32 likely 0.15 – 0.61 | 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 299 cases | Too few cases | 13.5% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 471 cases | Too few cases | 20.5% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 270 cases | Too few cases | 16% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 92 cases | Too few cases | 20.6% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 164 cases | Too few cases | 13.6% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 29 cases | Too few cases | 6% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 292 cases | Too few cases | -11.4 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 455 cases | Too few cases | 14.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 257 cases | Too few cases | -23.7 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 1,508 cases | No different | 13.7 per 1,000 likely 10.7 per 1,000 – 17.7 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 266 cases | No different | 9.7 per 100 likely 7.3 per 100 – 12.7 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 266 cases | Worse | 7.8 per 100 likely 5.8 per 100 – 10.6 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 1,076 cases | No different | 1.1 likely 0.9 – 1.3 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
319 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 |
|---|---|
| Physician Assistant | 36 |
| Internal Medicine | 33 |
| Family | 26 |
| Family Medicine | 22 |
| Emergency Medicine | 21 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 11 |
| Hematology & Oncology | 11 |
| Physical Therapist | 11 |
| Medical | 10 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 7 |
| Pharmacist | 7 |
| Surgical | 7 |
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 $17,513
- 2020 $14,380
- 2021 $17,997
- 2022 $41,155
- 2023 $550,640
- 2024 $458,190
- 2025 $371,857
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $130,925 | 61 |
| Education | $7,500 | 1 |
| Grants | $5,000 | 1 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $2,895 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $254,791 | 46 |
| Insulet Corporation | $41,175 | 34 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $40,636 | 18 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $28,005 | 10 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | $7,250 | 16 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| ALLIANCE 2021-05 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $64,385 |
| The PROGRESS Trial 2021-01 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $55,927 |
| CLASP II TR Pivotal, Study No. 2019-07 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $32,609 |
| RESTORE Medtronic, Inc. | $23,003 |
| NCT05434650--Abbott Atrial Fibrillation Post Approval Study Abbott Laboratories | $17,488 |
| NCT03433274--Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Using the Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve System for the Treatment of Symp… Abbott Laboratories | $13,281 |
| Early-TAVR Trial #2016-07 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $12,675 |
| Optimize Pro Medtronic, Inc. | $5,000 |
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 St. Patrick Hospital
Is St. Patrick Hospital a good hospital?
St. Patrick Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend St. Patrick Hospital?
80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 422 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the St. Patrick Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 43 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with medium patient volume, like this one, the median is 2 h 45 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 St. Patrick Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $371,857 in payments to St. Patrick 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.