Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston in Evanston, IL
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About Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston
Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston is an acute care hospital in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 197 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital, about 3.0 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.20
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.46
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.28
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.86
44% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1060%
- Completed surveys590
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.02327, -87.68500
Nearby hospitals
- Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Swedish Hospital5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.4 mi
- Methodist Hospital of Chicago5025 N Paulina Street, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.6 mi
- Skokie Hospital9600 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL · Level II traumaHospital3.6 mi
- Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital4720 N Clarendon Avenue, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital4.2 mi
- Kindred Hospital Chicago (North Campus)2544 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago, ILHospital4.3 mi
- Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital4646 N Marine Drive, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Thorek Memorial Hospital850 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.0 mi
- Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center836 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, IL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.2 mi
- Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago2900 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston located?
Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston is at 355 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202 in Cook County.
Does Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston have an emergency room?
Yes. Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 179 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston?
Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date December 2023). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Illinois EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (847) 316-4000.
Would patients recommend Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (590 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 60% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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