Vista Medical Center East
1324 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, Waukegan, IL 60085
Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IL has an average Medicare payment of $27,716 and a Value Score of F (31/100). Compare prices for 13 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Vista Medical Center East
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Vista Medical Center East earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. The CMS Hospital Compare measure bundle skews toward worse-than-benchmark performance, with the readmission and mortality measures driving most of the gap.
On payment metrics, Vista Medical Center East runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $27,716, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The cost-quality value composite for Vista Medical Center East is 31/100 — below average, usually reflecting either high payments without commensurate quality or weak quality measures regardless of cost.
Vista Medical Center East 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 Vista Medical Center East lists 13 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $83,027 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $15,537 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $67,884 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $12,690 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $16,498 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $17,494 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $17,043 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $26,818 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $16,005 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $25,877 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $31,460 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $21,654 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $8,327 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Vista Medical Center East Compares
Vista Medical Center East has an average Medicare payment of $27,716, 68% above the Illinois state average of $16,459. That is 75% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (3% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of F (31/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Vista Medical Center East Cost & Quality FAQ
Vista Medical Center East has an average payment of $27,716 across 13 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Vista Medical Center East has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Vista Medical Center East has a Value Score of F (31/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Vista Medical Center East offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1324 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, Waukegan, IL 60085. Phone: (847) 360-3000.
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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.