BGood · score 62/100 · #20 of 85 in Missouri
St Joseph Medical Center
1000 Carondelet Dr, Kansas City, MO 64114 · Acute care hospital · Proprietary
CMS overall rating 3 of 5below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
Mortality: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
Why St Joseph Medical Center is graded B
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Missouri hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.
St Joseph Medical Center at a Glance
B
62/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 3 of 5.
44<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 1 better, 0 worse of 8 measures (net +1).
83<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 1 better, 0 worse of 6 measures (net +1).
60<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 9 measures (net +0).
61<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 8 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
–Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: Missouri, acute care hospitals · CMS record 260085 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address1000 Carondelet Dr, Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone(816) 942-4400
CountyJACKSON
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipProprietary
Emergency servicesYes
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