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Updated April 2026

Voluntary non-profit - Church Hospitals

271 voluntary non-profit - church hospitals report a Medicare total-payment average of $16,023, with an average CMS Hospital Compare star rating of 3.2. The cohort is 5% A-grade and 0% F-grade under the HospitalCostData Value Score.

Non-profit ownership is the dominant pattern in U.S. acute-care hospitals — roughly 60% of the inventory. 271 Voluntary non-profit - Church hospitals report CMS payment data, averaging $16,023 per procedure. Non-profits include voluntary associations, church-affiliated systems, and academic medical centers; they reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them.

On the LakeQuality value rubric, non-profit hospitals are distributed across all five grade buckets — the ownership category does not predict the grade. What predicts the grade is the combination of cost (Medicare payment per procedure) and quality (CMS Hospital Compare measures). A note on charity-care reporting: non-profit hospitals are required to publish community-benefit reports under IRS rules, which is the most useful public lens on what their non-profit status actually delivers locally. Those numbers are tracked separately from the CMS payment data this site uses.

About Voluntary non-profit - Church Hospitals

Voluntary non-profit hospitals — the most common ownership category in the US — are typically community-governed, tax-exempt institutions that reinvest operating margins into facilities, charity care, and clinical programs rather than distributing them to shareholders.

Ownership type captured here is the value reported to CMS during Medicare certification. Several US hospital systems span more than one ownership category through subsidiary structures or joint ventures, so the cohort is best read as a directional signal rather than a strict legal classification. 271 hospitals fall under voluntary non-profit - church, a sample large enough that aggregate statistics are stable and broadly representative of the segment.

Cost Profile of the Voluntary non-profit - Church Cohort

Average payments across the voluntary non-profit - church cohort prices out close to the national Medicare baseline, within roughly 1% of the national average. That puts it in the broad middle band of US hospital reimbursement — typical of community and regional facilities away from the most expensive metros.

Independent academic research has documented that average charges, length of stay, and case mix all differ across hospital ownership categories — but those averages mask wide variation within each group. For a planned admission, the more useful number is the hospital-specific Medicare DRG payment in the relevant procedure category, paired with the hospital's CMS Care Compare measures.

Quality Distribution

Across rated hospitals in the cohort, the average CMS Hospital Compare star rating is 3.2 out of 5. Under the HospitalCostData Value Score, the cohort distributes as 14 A, 81 B, 147 C, 28 D, and 1 F. The Value Score is editorial — it combines payment data with the CMS quality measures and is meant to surface cost-quality interactions, not replace clinical judgment.

For deeper review, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) publishes the Patient Safety Indicators and Inpatient Quality Indicators that feed many CMS measures. Hospital-specific machine-readable rate files are required under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule for non-Medicare benchmarks.

All Voluntary non-profit - Church Hospitals

#HospitalGrade
1Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
Dubuque, IA
A
2St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, MT
A
3Avera St Lukes
Aberdeen, SD
A
4Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
Memphis, TN
A
5St Josephs Hospital
Tampa, FL
A
6Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange
La Grange, IL
A
7St Vincent Medical Center/North
Sherwood, AR
A
8Franciscan Health Mooresville
Mooresville, IN
A
9Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN
A
10St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center
Roslyn, NY
A
11Adventhealth Zephyrhills
Zephyrhills, FL
A
12Adventhealth Fish Memorial
Orange City, FL
A
13Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi
Southfield, MI
A
14Chi Health Lakeside
Omaha, NE
A
15Baptist Health Paducah
Paducah, KY
B
16Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc
Ardmore, OK
B
17Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert, AZ
B
18Mercy Regional Medical Center
Durango, CO
B
19St Elizabeth Edgewood
Edgewood, KY
B
20Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville
Booneville, MS
B
21Chi Health St. Francis
Grand Island, NE
B
22Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital
Batavia, OH
B
23Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc
Oklahoma City, OK
B
24Holy Cross Hospital
Ft Lauderdale, FL
B
25Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc
Wichita, KS
B
26Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
Chattanooga, TN
B
27Christus St Michael Health System
Texarkana, TX
B
28Howard Young Medical Center
Woodruff, WI
B
29Adventhealth Littleton
Littleton, CO
B
30Adventhealth Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
B
31Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
B
32St Francis Regional Medical Center
Shakopee, MN
B
33Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital
Billings, MT
B
34St Clare Hospital
Lakewood, WA
B
35Rush Oak Park Hospital
Oak Park, IL
B
36Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
Chicago, IL
B
37Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa
Nampa, ID
B
38Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
B
39Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Mechanicsville, VA
B
40Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville, IN
B
41Franciscan Health Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
B
42Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
B
43Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington, KY
B
44Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital
Cadillac, MI
B
45M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
B
46Faith Regional Health Services
Norfolk, NE
B
47Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
Tiffin, OH
B
48Doctors Hospital
Columbus, OH
B
49Adventhealth Waterman
Tavares, FL
B
50Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center - Plymouth
Plymouth, IN
B
51Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center
Baton Rouge, LA
B
52Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Grand Rapids, MI
B
53Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis
Bridgeton, MO
B
54Adventhealth Deland
Deland, FL
B
55Hshs St Elizabeth's Hospital
O Fallon, IL
B
56Chi Health Good Samaritan
Kearney, NE
B
57Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Hood River, OR
B
58Usa Health Hca Providence Hospital, Llc
Mobile, AL
B
59Presence St Marys Hospital
Kankakee, IL
B
60Ascension St Vincent Williamsport
Williamsport, IN
B
61Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc
Pittsburg, KS
B
62Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI
B
63Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
Seattle, WA
B
64St Joseph Medical Center
Tacoma, WA
B
65Adventhealth New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach, FL
B
66St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
B
67University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
Iowa City, IA
B
68Lake Huron Medical Center
Port Huron, MI
B
69St Catherine Of Siena Hospital
Smithtown, NY
B
70Bella Vista Hospital
Mayaguez, PR
B
71Baylor St Lukes Medical Center
Houston, TX
B
72Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South
Fort Worth, TX
B
73Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
B
74Adventist Health Castle
Kailua, HI
B
75Ascension St Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
B
76Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital
Ulysses, KS
B
77St Charles Hospital
Port Jefferson, NY
B
78Mercy St Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
B
79Adventist Health Portland
Portland, OR
B
80St Vincent Hospital
Green Bay, WI
B
81Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
B
82St Mary-Corwin Hospital
Pueblo, CO
B
83Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital
Grand Junction, CO
B
84Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
B
85St Veronica
Bel Aire, KS
B
86St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
B
87Avera St Anthony's Hospital
O' Neill, NE
B
88Kettering Health Main Campus
Kettering, OH
B
89Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK
B
90Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
Ontario, OR
B
91Saint Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
B
92Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
B
93Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital
Grayling, MI
B
94Galion Community Hospital
Galion, OH
B
95Adventist Health Tillamook
Tillamook, OR
B
96Princeton Baptist Medical Center
Birmingham, AL
C
97Osf Saint Anthony's Health Center
Alton, IL
C
98St Josephs Hospital
Breese, IL
C
99Saint James Hospital
Pontiac, IL
C
100Franciscan Health Lafayette
Lafayette, IN
C
101Mercy Hospital, Inc
Moundridge, KS
C
102Osf St Francis Hospital And Medical Group
Escanaba, MI
C
103Ssm St Joseph Hospital West
Lake Saint Louis, MO
C
104Chi Health Plainview Hospital
Plainview, NE
C
105Bethesda North
Cincinnati, OH
C
106Adventhealth Rollins Brook
Lampasas, TX
C
107St Anthony Hospital
Gig Harbor, WA
C
108Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
Stevens Point, WI
C
109Langlade Hospital
Antigo, WI
C
110Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance
Torrance, CA
C
111Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital
Lakewood, CO
C
112Adventhealth Carrollwood
Tampa, FL
C
113Osf Saint Clare Medical Center
Princeton, IL
C
114Ascension St Vincent Jennings
North Vernon, IN
C
115Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Centre, NY
C
116St Andrew's Hospital
Bottineau, ND
C
117Chi St Alexius Health Dickinson
Dickinson, ND
C
118Children's Hospital Of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
C
119Chi St Vincent Morrilton
Morrilton, AR
C
120Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr
Burbank, CA
C
121Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Mission Hills, CA
C
122Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Boise, ID
C
123Osf Heart Of Mary Medical Center
Urbana, IL
C
124Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
Oak Lawn, IL
C
125Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital Carmel
Carmel, IN
C
126Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, IA
C
127Northwood Deaconess Health Center
Northwood, ND
C
128Mount Carmel Dublin
Dublin, OH
C
129Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Albany, OR
C
130St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City
Baker City, OR
C
131Lafollette Medical Center
La Follette, TN
C
132Lakeside Behavioral Health System
Memphis, TN
C
133Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare Sparta
Sparta, WI
C
134Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center
Ketchikan, AK
C
135Perimeter Behavioral Hospital Of West Memphis
West Memphis, AR
C
136Franciscan Health Crown Point
Crown Point, IN
C
137Northern Light Mercy Hospital
Portland, ME
C
138Mercy Hospital - Cassville
Cassville, MO
C
139Chi Mercy Health
Valley City, ND
C
140Chi St Alexius Health Williston
Williston, ND
C
141Kettering Health Miamisburg
Miamisburg, OH
C
142Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
Boardman, OH
C
143Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Milwaukie, OR
C
144St Anthony Hospital
Pendleton, OR
C
145Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX
C
146Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
C
147St Johns Hospital
Springfield, IL
C
148St Francis Hospital
Litchfield, IL
C
149Ascension St Vincent Kokomo
Kokomo, IN
C
150Ascension St Vincent Mercy
Elwood, IN
C
151Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
Cedar Falls, IA
C
152St Elizabeth Grant
Williamstown, KY
C
153Chi Health St. Marys
Nebraska City, NE
C
154Chi Oakes Hospital
Oakes, ND
C
155Twin City Medical Center
Dennison, OH
C
156Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
Murfreesboro, TN
C
157Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton
Covington, TN
C
158Lourdes Medical Center
Pasco, WA
C
159Ascension All Saints Hospital
Racine, WI
C
160Aspirus Merrill Hospital
Merrill, WI
C
161St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
C
162California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal
San Francisco, CA
C
163Carle Bromenn Medical Center
Normal, IL
C
164Providence Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
C
165Adventhealthmanchester
Manchester, KY
C
166St Joseph Hospital
Bangor, ME
C
167Mercy Medical Center Inc
Baltimore, MD
C
168Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD
C
169Henry Ford Health St John Hospital
Detroit, MI
C
170Providence Medford Medical Center
Medford, OR
C
171St Francis Community Hospital
Federal Way, WA
C
172St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
C
173Osf Holy Family Medical Center
Monmouth, IL
C
174Franciscan Health Dyer
Dyer, IN
C
175Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Henderson, KY
C
176Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital
Standish, MI
C
177Silver Lake Hospital Ltach
Newark, NJ
C
178Chi St Alexius Health
Bismarck, ND
C
179Providence Newberg Medical Center
Newberg, OR
C
180Peace Harbor Medical Center
Florence, OR
C
181Adventhealth Central Texas
Killeen, TX
C
182Peacehealth St John Medical Center
Longview, WA
C
183Marshfield Medical Center
Marshfield, WI
C
184Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
C
185Bellin Psychiatric Center
Green Bay, WI
C
186St Mary Medical Center
Long Beach, CA
C
187Adventhealth Palm Coast
Palm Coast, FL
C
188Adventhealth Gordon
Calhoun, GA
C
189Mercy Hospital Lebanon
Lebanon, MO
C
190St Anthony Community Hospital
Warwick, NY
C
191Chippewa Valley Hospital
Durand, WI
C
192St Vincent's Chilton
Clanton, AL
C
193St Anthony Summit Medical Center
Frisco, CO
C
194St Anthonys Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL
C
195Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc
Greenville, IL
C
196Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center
Chicago, IL
C
197Osf Saint Paul Medical Center
Mendota, IL
C
198University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus
Topeka, KS
C
199St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City
Garden City, KS
C
200Mercy Hospital Columbus
Columbus, KS
C
201Chi Health Midlands
Papillion, NE
C
202Grant Medical Center
Columbus, OH
C
203Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Inc
Tishomingo, OK
C
204Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne
Cleburne, TX
C
205Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center
Midlothian, VA
C
206Providence St Joseph Hospital
Chewelah, WA
C
207St Marys Medical Center
Huntington, WV
C
208Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, AK
C
209St Anthonys Memorial Hospital
Effingham, IL
C
210Franciscan Health Michigan City
Michigan City, IN
C
211Mercy Hospital Aurora
Aurora, MO
C
212Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison, ND
C
213St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown, OH
C
214Aurora Charter Oak
Covina, CA
C
215Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston
Evanston, IL
C
216Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights
Olympia Fields, IL
C
217Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hlth Hosp
Hoffman Estates, IL
C
218Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton
New Hampton, IA
C
219Methodist Hospital Union County
Morganfield, KY
C
220Lakewood Health Center
Baudette, MN
C
221Mount Sinai West
New York, NY
C
222Chi St Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake, ND
C
223Adventhealth Avista
Louisville, CO
C
224Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital -Centralia
Centralia, IL
C
225Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
C
226St Francis Medical Center
Breckenridge, MN
C
227Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center
Cottage Grove, OR
C
228Dekalb Community Hospital
Smithville, TN
C
229Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Colville, WA
C
230Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
C
231St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
Hartford, CT
C
232St Joseph's Hospital
Highland, IL
C
233Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
Paducah, KY
C
234Ascension Borgess Lee Hospital
Dowagiac, MI
C
235Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
C
236Saint Mary's Hospital
Waterbury, CT
C
237St Mary Medical Center
Galesburg, IL
C
238Ascension St Mary's Hospital
Saginaw, MI
C
239Ascension Genesys Hospital
Grand Blanc, MI
C
240Central Regional Hospital
Butner, NC
C
241Saint Anthony Medical Center
Rockford, IL
C
242Mercy Hospital Joplin
Joplin, MO
C
243Osf Sacred Heart Medical Center
Danville, IL
D
244Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin
Elgin, IL
D
245Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
D
246Providence St. Jude Medical Center
Fullerton, CA
D
247Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring, MD
D
248St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson, MS
D
249Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Saint Louis, MO
D
250Philhaven Hospital
Mt Gretna, PA
D
251Bon Secours Community Hospital
Port Jervis, NY
D
252Providence Seaside Hospital
Seaside, OR
D
253Wheeling Hospital, Inc
Wheeling, WV
D
254Ahmc Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
D
255St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
Paterson, NJ
D
256St Joseph Medical Center
Bloomington, IL
D
257Marian Regional Medical Center
Santa Maria, CA
D
258Tampa General Hospital Brooksville
Brooksville, FL
D
259Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Everett, WA
D
260Providence Kodiak Island Medical Ctr
Kodiak, AK
D
261Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
D
262Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
D
263Saint Joseph Medical Center
Joliet, IL
D
264St Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
D
265Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
D
266Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
D
267St Bernard Hospital
Chicago, IL
D
268Carepoint Health-Christ Hospital
Jersey City, NJ
D
269Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Lebanon, OR
D
270Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.
Spokane, WA
D
271Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center
Hoboken, NJ
F

Frequently Asked Questions

What are voluntary non-profit - church hospitals?

Voluntary non-profit hospitals — the most common ownership category in the US — are typically community-governed, tax-exempt institutions that reinvest operating margins into facilities, charity care, and clinical programs rather than distributing them to shareholders.

How many voluntary non-profit - church hospitals are in this cohort?

271 US Medicare-participating hospitals fall under the Voluntary non-profit - Church ownership category in the current dataset. 271 hospitals fall under voluntary non-profit - church, a sample large enough that aggregate statistics are stable and broadly representative of the segment.

Are voluntary non-profit - church hospitals more expensive on average?

Average Medicare total payment across the voluntary non-profit - church cohort is $16,023. Average payments across the voluntary non-profit - church cohort prices out close to the national Medicare baseline, within roughly 1% of the national average. That puts it in the broad middle band of US hospital reimbursement — typical of community and regional facilities away from the most expensive metros.

Do ownership categories predict CMS quality ratings?

Loosely, but not strongly. Across the voluntary non-profit - church cohort, the average CMS Hospital Compare star rating is 3.2 (rated facilities only). Ownership tends to influence pricing more than headline quality measures, though specific clinical domains vary widely facility to facility.

Where does this ownership classification come from?

Ownership type is reported by hospitals to CMS during Medicare certification and published as part of the Provider of Services file and CMS Hospital Compare metadata. We use the CMS-reported value verbatim.

See the methodology page for Value Score weights and ownership-classification sourcing.

Sources & Citations

  • CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payments (IPPS). DRG-level average covered charges, total payments, and Medicare payments per facility. data.cms.gov
  • CMS Hospital Compare (Care Compare). Star ratings, mortality, readmission, safety-of-care, and patient-experience measures. medicare.gov/care-compare
  • CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Standard charge files required from every Medicare-participating hospital. cms.gov/hospital-price-transparency
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). National benchmarks, quality indicators, and clinical context for hospital outcome measures. ahrq.gov

Dataset last refreshed: April 2026. Underlying CMS files are public domain. Suggested citation: “HospitalCostData, hospitalcostdata.com, accessed May 24, 2026.”

This page is informational only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Care decisions should be made with a licensed physician.

Source: CMS Hospital Price Transparency, 2026.