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St. Louis, MO-IL

CMS cut 3 of the 27 hospitals in St. Louis, MO-IL with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 11.1%, against 24.9% nationally.

This metro area reaches into IL, MO; this page shows all of its hospitals.

St. Louis, MO-IL · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

3

Of 27 with a payment decision

2Share cut

11.1%

−13.8 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Rank

40th of 59

Share cut, highest first, among metro areas with at least 10 hospitals with a decision

4Median score

−0.1591

Nation: −0.0453

5Scored on all 6

20

Of 27 scored (74%; nation 66%)

6Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

7Estimated dollars

$4.5M estimate
1.5% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $3.7–5.0M

8Per traditional Medicare stay

$63

The nation: $47

11% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 3 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 3 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are St. Louis, MO-IL’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. St. Louis, MO-IL: 3 cut of 27 with a payment decision.
Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton: −0.7400 · not cutOSF Saint Anthony's Health Center, Alton: −0.2226 · not cutJersey Community Hospital, Jerseyville: −0.8821 · not cutTouchette Regional Hospital Inc, Centreville: 0.0400 · not cutGateway Regional Medical Center, Granite City: −0.1591 · not cutHSHS Holy Family Hospital Inc, Greenville: N/A · not subjectSt Josephs Hospital, Breese: 0.2877 · not cutMemorial Hospital, Belleville: −0.3753 · not cutHSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital, O Fallon: −0.7775 · not cutAnderson Hospital, Maryville: −0.4635 · not cutSSM St Joseph Health Center, Saint Charles: −0.0819 · not cutMercy Hospital St Louis, Saint Louis: −0.3496 · not cutMercy Hospital Jefferson, Crystal City: 0.5755 · cutBarnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis: 0.5249 · cutMercy Hospital Washington, Washington: 0.0875 · not cutMercy Hospital South, Saint Louis: −0.1816 · not cutSSM St Clare Health Center, Fenton: 0.3141 · not cutSSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis, Saint Louis: −0.0729 · not cutSSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis, Bridgeton: −0.5429 · not cutSSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis: 0.1520 · not cutMissouri Baptist Medical Center, Saint Louis: −0.2793 · not cutBarnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Creve Coeur: −0.6126 · not cutSt Luke's Des Peres Hospital, Saint Louis: −0.5786 · not cutSt Lukes Hospital, Chesterfield: −0.1933 · not cutChristian Hospital Northeast, Saint Louis: 0.3501 · not cutBarnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital, Saint Peters: 0.3634 · not cutSSM St Joseph Hospital West, Lake Saint Louis: 0.3814 · cutProgress West Hospital, Ofallon: 0.1064 · not cut Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton: −0.7400 · not cutOSF Saint Anthony's Health Center, Alton: −0.2226 · not cutJersey Community Hospital, Jerseyville: −0.8821 · not cutTouchette Regional Hospital Inc, Centreville: 0.0400 · not cutGateway Regional Medical Center, Granite City: −0.1591 · not cutHSHS Holy Family Hospital Inc, Greenville: N/A · not subjectSt Josephs Hospital, Breese: 0.2877 · not cutMemorial Hospital, Belleville: −0.3753 · not cutHSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital, O Fallon: −0.7775 · not cutAnderson Hospital, Maryville: −0.4635 · not cutSSM St Joseph Health Center, Saint Charles: −0.0819 · not cutMercy Hospital St Louis, Saint Louis: −0.3496 · not cutMercy Hospital Jefferson, Crystal City: 0.5755 · cutBarnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis: 0.5249 · cutMercy Hospital Washington, Washington: 0.0875 · not cutMercy Hospital South, Saint Louis: −0.1816 · not cutSSM St Clare Health Center, Fenton: 0.3141 · not cutSSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis, Saint Louis: −0.0729 · not cutSSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis, Bridgeton: −0.5429 · not cutSSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis: 0.1520 · not cutMissouri Baptist Medical Center, Saint Louis: −0.2793 · not cutBarnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Creve Coeur: −0.6126 · not cutSt Luke's Des Peres Hospital, Saint Louis: −0.5786 · not cutSt Lukes Hospital, Chesterfield: −0.1933 · not cutChristian Hospital Northeast, Saint Louis: 0.3501 · not cutBarnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital, Saint Peters: 0.3634 · not cutSSM St Joseph Hospital West, Lake Saint Louis: 0.3814 · cutProgress West Hospital, Ofallon: 0.1064 · not cut
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
Alton Memorial HospitalAlton−0.7400No
Anderson HospitalMaryville−0.4635No
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis0.5249Yes
Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters0.3634No
Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur−0.6126No
Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis0.3501No
Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City−0.1591No
HSHS Holy Family Hospital IncGreenvilleN/ANo
HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon−0.7775No
Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville−0.8821No
Memorial HospitalBelleville−0.3753No
Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City0.5755Yes
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis−0.1816No
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis−0.3496No
Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington0.0875No
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis−0.2793No
OSF Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton−0.2226No
Progress West HospitalOfallon0.1064No
SSM Health Depaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton−0.5429No
SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis0.1520No
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis−0.0729No
SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton0.3141No
SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles−0.0819No
SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis0.3814Yes
St Josephs HospitalBreese0.2877No
St Luke's Des Peres HospitalSaint Louis−0.5786No
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield−0.1933No
Touchette Regional Hospital IncCentreville0.0400No

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 11.1% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is −0.1591, and nationally −0.0453.
0%5%10%15%20% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 4% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 7% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 15% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 15% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 19% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 15% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 15% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 11% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%5%10%15%20% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 4% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 7% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 15% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 15% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 19% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 15% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 15% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 11% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4040
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.81126
−0.8−0.62204
−0.6−0.44290
−0.4−0.24357
−0.20.05407
0.00.24343
0.20.44333
0.40.63237
0.60.80173
0.81.00116
1.01.2091
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4024

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on MRSA (71% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CAUTI (30%).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 902744%
CLABSI2352%
CAUTI2330%
SSI2357%
CDI2638%
MRSA2171%

St. Louis, MO-IL across the line

The nation’s hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates, St. Louis, MO-IL’s in full ink: scores a hair apart, money all or nothing.

Figure 4. 3 of the nation’s 141 hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates are St. Louis, MO-IL’s: 1 cut, about $249K by this site’s estimate, and 2 not cut, where a cut would have been about $669K.
CMS’s line 82 not cut $52.8M at stake82 not cut$52.8M at stake 59 cut $29.8M cut59 cut$29.8M cut 0.340.360.380.400.42 Total HAC Score CMS’s line 82 not cut $52.8M at stake82 not cut$52.8M at stake 59 cut $29.8M cut59 cut$29.8M cut Christian Hospital Northeast, Saint Louis, MO: score 0.3501; a cut would have been $446KBarnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital, Saint Peters, MO: score 0.3634; a cut would have been $223KSSM St Joseph Hospital West, Lake Saint Louis, MO: score 0.3814; cut $249K 0.340.360.380.400.42 Total HAC Score

3 more within 0.05 have no estimate, and Maryland’s 2 are exempt.

Estimate · Source: this site’s arithmetic on CMS’s FY2026 IPPS final rule files (the impact file, the rate tables and the value-based factors), its FY2026 HRRP supplemental file and HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Side of the lineHospitalsEstimated cut, taken or not (whole dollars)
Under the line: not cut82$52,846,861
Over the line: cut59$29,847,503

St. Louis, MO-IL, year by year

Every hospital in St. Louis, MO-IL with a payment decision in any year, one sliver each, one row per fiscal year; red where CMS cut it. At the right of each row: the share of St. Louis, MO-IL’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 5. St. Louis, MO-IL’s share cut was above the nation’s in 6 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 20 of its 28 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 25.0% · 21.9%28.6% · 23.4%25.0% · 24.0%17.9% · 23.6%25.0% · 25.0%10.7% · 25.0%25.0% · 24.9%25.0% · 25.0%33.3% · 24.9%28.6% · 24.8%11.1% · 24.9% Ever cut: 20 Never cut: 8 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 25.0% · 21.9%28.6% · 23.4%25.0% · 24.0%17.9% · 23.6%25.0% · 25.0%10.7% · 25.0%25.0% · 24.9%25.0% · 25.0%33.3% · 24.9%28.6% · 24.8%11.1% · 24.9% Ever cut: 20 Never cut: 8

Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

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Fiscal yearHospitals with a decisionCutShare cutNation
FY201528725.0%21.9%
FY201628828.6%23.4%
FY201728725.0%24.0%
FY201828517.9%23.6%
FY201928725.0%25.0%
FY202028310.7%25.0%
FY202128725.0%24.9%
FY202228725.0%25.0%
FY202300
FY202427933.3%24.9%
FY202528828.6%24.8%
FY202627311.1%24.9%

Every hospital in St. Louis, MO-IL

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. St. Louis, MO-IL: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/41180/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.