Community First Medical Center
5645 W ADDISON STREET, Chicago, IL 60634
Community First Medical Center in Chicago, IL has an average Medicare payment of $21,956 and a Value Score of D (35/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Community First Medical Center
Community First Medical Center holds a CMS 1-star quality rating — the lowest tier of the federal Hospital Compare program. The rating reflects measurable underperformance on the composite of mortality, safety, and patient-experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
On payment metrics, Community First Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $21,956, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 35/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Community First Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for Community First Medical Center lists 15 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $16,451 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $56,217 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,145 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,864 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $14,176 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $31,082 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $11,805 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $16,214 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $17,472 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $18,525 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $70,376 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $22,315 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $6,428 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $12,946 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $19,327 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Community First Medical Center Compares
Community First Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $21,956, 33% above the Illinois state average of $16,459. That is 38% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (18% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (35/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Community First Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Community First Medical Center has an average payment of $21,956 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Community First Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 1 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Community First Medical Center has a Value Score of D (35/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Community First Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 5645 W ADDISON STREET, Chicago, IL 60634. Phone: (773) 282-7000.
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