Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, IL
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About Saint Joseph Medical Center
Saint Joseph Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Joliet, Will County, Illinois. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 498 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, about 7.8 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 1.17
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.61
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.71
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.59
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.96
39% 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 recommend50%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1052%
- Completed surveys1,337
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.52802, -88.13471
Nearby hospitals
- Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers1900 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital7.8 mi
- Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital1004 Pawlak Parkway, New Lenox, IL · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital7.8 mi
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook500 Remington Boulevard, Bolingbrook, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Copley Memorial Hospital2000 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Edward Hospital801 South Washington, Naperville, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital16 mi
- Linden Oaks at Edward852 S West Street, Naperville, ILPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers150 W High St, Morris, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Palos Community Hospital12251 South 80th Avenue, Palos Heights, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Presence Mercy Medical Center1325 N Highland Avenue, Aurora, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
- Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital3815 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint Joseph Medical Center located?
Saint Joseph Medical Center is at 333 N Madison St, Joliet, IL 60435 in Will County.
Does Saint Joseph Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Saint Joseph Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 197 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Saint Joseph Medical Center?
Saint Joseph Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 Joseph Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 Joseph Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (815) 725-7133.
Would patients recommend Saint Joseph Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,337 completed surveys), 50% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 52% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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