Hospital · Federal record

ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER

Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Church · 340 beds · TACOMA, WA

  • CCN 500108
  • 4 / 5 CMS overall
  • HCAHPS recommend 64%

CMS quality programs

Federal payment-adjustment programs

HRRP · HACRP · HVBP
HRRP
Higher than expected
Excess readmission ratio: 1.058
HACRP
Not penalized
HAC composite: -0.67

Patient experience (HCAHPS)

CMS Hospital Compare Updated Apr 30, 2026
Would recommend this hospital
64%
HCAHPS summary star rating 3 / 5

CMS publishes only the summary star rating and "would recommend" percentage in the current Hospital General Information snapshot. Detailed HCAHPS measures are not available for this hospital.

Medicare charges · 2024

Top procedures by volume

CMS IPPS · OPPS

Charges are not what you pay

Hospital "submitted charges" are list prices. Medicare reimburses a fraction; insured patients typically pay a contracted rate; uninsured patients can negotiate.

Inpatient (MS-DRG)

DRG Description Cases Avg charge Avg paid
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 286 $116,836 $14,794
280 ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC 125 $98,432 $11,835
274 PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC 107 $189,425 $25,197
291 HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC 104 $72,754 $9,648
853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC 70 $298,995 $42,434
266 ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC 65 $357,524 $46,612
064 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC 64 $131,825 $15,437
640 MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC 52 $69,579 $9,780
189 PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE 50 $77,340 $9,003
177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC 45 $92,449 $12,065

Outpatient · 2023

Code Description Services Avg charge Avg paid
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,270
5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $2,207
5091 Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $2,937
5092 Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $4,919
5112 Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $1,226
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $2,403
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $5,532
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $12,045
5116 Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0
5153 Level 3 Airway Endoscopy 0 $0 $0

Affiliated providers

NPPES affiliations

Methodology · sources used on this page

Hospital information from publicly available CMS datasets. Profile generated May 17, 2026.

CMS Hospital Compare Quality measures, ratings, HCAHPS Apr 30, 2026
HRRP / HACRP / HVBP Federal quality programs Apr 30, 2026
CMS IPPS Inpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
CMS OPPS Outpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
Provider of Services Beds, ownership, type Apr 30, 2026
Hospital MRF Machine-readable price file Apr 30, 2026

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