Providence St. Jude Medical Center

On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Providence St. Jude Medical Center carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. Outcome measures back the high rating up: 0 better-than-benchmark mortality measures, 3 better-than-benchmark safety measures, and 0 better-than-benchmark readmission measures, with no measures rating worse than the benchmark.

On payment metrics, Providence St. Jude Medical Center runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $33,602, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 47/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.

Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for Providence St. Jude Medical Center lists 9 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator. 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.