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Home / Hospitals / Wisconsin / Milwaukee / Ascension St Francis Hospital
DBelow average · score 35/100 · #81 of 98 in Wisconsin

Ascension St Francis Hospital

3237 S 16Th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215 · Acute care hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private

CMS overall rating 3 of 5bottom quarter among Wisconsin acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1

Why Ascension St Francis Hospital is graded D

Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Wisconsin 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.

Ascension St Francis Hospital at a Glance

D 35/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 3 of 5.
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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: 0 better, 0 worse of 4 measures (net +0).
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Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 1 measures (net +0).
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Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 1 better, 1 worse of 8 measures (net +0).
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Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 10 patient-experience and 6 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
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Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: Wisconsin, acute care hospitals · CMS record 520078 · How we grade.

Hospital details

Address3237 S 16Th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215
Phone(414) 647-5000
CountyMILWAUKEE
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency servicesYes

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