Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
4646 N MARINE DRIVE, Chicago, IL 60640
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL has an average Medicare payment of $17,200 and a Value Score of D (41/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital 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. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 42/100.
Cost-wise, Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital is mid-pack: $17,200 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The composite value score of 41/100 puts Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Ownership is for-profit, which puts Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital in the investor-owned segment of U.S. hospitals. The category is overrepresented in some markets and absent in others, and the CMS measure set treats it identically to non-profits for reporting. The CMS payment record for Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC, Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC, Cesarean Section without CC/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 |
|---|---|
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $17,151 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $29,138 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,613 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $22,079 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,475 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $25,888 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $13,624 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $42,350 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $9,077 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,505 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,490 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $21,072 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $15,718 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $18,300 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $14,658 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $12,810 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $9,448 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Compares
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $17,200, 5% above the Illinois state average of $16,459. That is 8% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (36% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (41/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital has an average payment of $17,200 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital has a CMS star rating of 1 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital has a Value Score of D (41/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 4646 N MARINE DRIVE, Chicago, IL 60640. Phone: (773) 878-8700.
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