St Francis Hospital
7TH AND CLAYTON STS, Wilmington, DE 19805
St Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE has an average Medicare payment of $16,216 and a Value Score of C (62/100). Compare prices for 13 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Francis Hospital
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates St Francis Hospital at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and 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.
Cost-wise, St Francis Hospital is mid-pack: $16,216 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. St Francis Hospital's value rating (62/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
St Francis Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for St Francis Hospital lists 13 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Syncope and Collapse, Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses, Signs and Symptoms 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 |
|---|---|
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $10,166 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,009 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,518 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $13,320 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $54,748 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $25,477 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $17,222 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $17,232 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $13,053 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $9,282 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,844 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $13,558 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $14,382 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Francis Hospital Compares
St Francis Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $16,216, 3% below the Delaware state average of $16,693. That is 2% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (11% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (62/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Francis Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
St Francis Hospital has an average payment of $16,216 across 13 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Francis Hospital has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St Francis Hospital has a Value Score of C (62/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, St Francis Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 7TH AND CLAYTON STS, Wilmington, DE 19805. Phone: (302) 421-4100.
Explore Hospital Cost Data
Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.