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St Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, IL

Directions (618) 684-3156 sih.net

In a medical emergency, call 911. This page is for information only.

Overview

About St Joseph Memorial Hospital

St Joseph Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 25 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, about 6.6 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

N/A
Not rated: too few measures reported

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
1 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
2 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
3 no different
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

115 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
1.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
low
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.72
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00

70% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend80%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1081%
  • Completed surveys110

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Joseph Memorial Hospital located?

St Joseph Memorial Hospital is at 2 South Hospital Drive, Murphysboro, IL 62966 in Jackson County.

Does St Joseph Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?

Yes. St Joseph Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 115 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of St Joseph Memorial Hospital?

St Joseph Memorial Hospital does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.

Is St Joseph Memorial Hospital a trauma center?

We have no trauma center designation on record for St Joseph Memorial Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Illinois trauma program for the current list.

What is the phone number of St Joseph Memorial Hospital?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (618) 684-3156.

Would patients recommend St Joseph Memorial Hospital?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (110 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 81% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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