CMS certification 310029
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
1600 Haddon Avenue, Camden, NJ 08103
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. 59% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 48 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: 493 completed surveys, 19% 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 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 | NJ | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 378 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 22 min | 2 h 48 min | 3 h 6 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 18 visits sampled | 4 h 59 min | 4 h 52 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 46,418 patients | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 444 patients | 83% | 73% | 65% |
How Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes HospitalThis hospital | 2/5 | 59% | 2 h 48 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Cooper University HospitalSame city | 2/5 | 69% | 3 h 25 min | 2 better 4 worse |
| Jefferson Stratford HospitalSame county · Stratford | 2/5 | 64% | 3 h 35 min | 2 better 4 worse |
| West Jersey HospitalSame county · Voorhees | 3/5 | 70% | 2 h 25 min | 5 better 3 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 Camden.
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 2,809 cases | Too few cases | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 263 cases | Too few cases | 13.1% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 401 cases | Too few cases | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 236 cases | Too few cases | 17.1% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 414 cases | Too few cases | 13.4% | 11.9% |
| COPD 81 cases | Too few cases | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 139 cases | Too few cases | 1.9% | 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 | 0.86 likely 0.58 – 1.14 | 1 |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 97 cases | No different | 208.45 per 1,000 likely 162.85 per 1,000 – 254.05 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 5,325 cases | No different | 0.28 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.89 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 6,348 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 6,827 cases | No different | 0.24 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,747 cases | No different | 2.3 per 1,000 likely 0.98 per 1,000 – 3.61 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 586 cases | No different | 1.08 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.48 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 640 cases | No different | 8.41 per 1,000 likely 3.07 per 1,000 – 13.74 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,729 cases | No different | 3.66 per 1,000 likely 1.61 per 1,000 – 5.71 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 560 cases | No different | 5.27 per 1,000 likely 1.77 per 1,000 – 8.76 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 296 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 1,199 cases | No different | 1.26 per 1,000 likely 0.31 per 1,000 – 2.22 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure 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 | 0.82 likely 0.36 – 1.61 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.95 likely 0.41 – 1.87 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.79 likely 0.04 – 3.91 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 1.31 likely 0.48 – 2.91 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.08 likely 0.01 – 0.25 | 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 451 cases | Too few cases | 13.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 672 cases | Too few cases | 20.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 360 cases | Too few cases | 17.4% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 156 cases | Too few cases | 19.7% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 125 cases | Too few cases | 11.1% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 346 cases | Too few cases | 2.8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 491 cases | Too few cases | 12.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 221 cases | Too few cases | 7.9 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 141 cases | No different | 13.8 per 1,000 likely 10.1 per 1,000 – 18.5 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 334 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.6 – 1.1 | — |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
225 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 27 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 | 54 |
| Hospitalist | 28 |
| Physician Assistant | 17 |
| Anesthesiology | 14 |
| Acute Care | 10 |
| Emergency Medicine | 10 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | 9 |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 8 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 7 |
| Pain Medicine | 7 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 6 |
| Internal Medicine | 6 |
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 $24,342
- 2020 $2,000
- 2021 $18,440
- 2022 $24,481
- 2023 $23,733
- 2024 $30,791
- 2025 $12,654
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $4,495 | 2 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $264 | 1 |
| Debt forgiveness | $25 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $7,825 | 10 |
| Sterilmed, Inc. | $4,495 | 2 |
| Teleflex LLC | $264 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $45 | 2 |
| Olympus America Inc. | $25 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Assessment of CCM in HF With Higher Ejection Fraction (AIM HIGHer) Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. · NCT05064709 | $5,350 |
| Post Approval Study (PAS) of the OPTIMIZER Smart and CCM Therapy Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. · NCT03970343 | $1,683 |
| Assessment of Combined CCM and ICD Device in HFrEF (INTEGRA-D) Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. · NCT05855135 | $792 |
| NCT05932615--ENVISION IDE Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of NAVITOR in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Abbott Laboratories | $45 |
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 Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Is Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital a good hospital?
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital?
59% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 493 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 48 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 22 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $12,654 in payments to Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes 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.