Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, IL
Also known as Palos Hospital
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About Palos Community Hospital
Palos Community Hospital is an acute care hospital in Palos Heights, Cook County, Illinois. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 406 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center, about 5.5 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 1.05
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.73
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.54
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.50
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.81
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.49
58% 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 recommend71%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1070%
- Completed surveys1,030
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.66914, -87.81312
Nearby hospitals
- Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center4440 W 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital5.5 mi
- Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn4440 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL · Emergency roomChildren's hospital5.6 mi
- OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center2800 W 95th St, Evergreen Park, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.2 mi
- Ingalls Memorial Hospital1 Ingalls Drive, Harvey, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.0 mi
- Advocate South Suburban Hospital17800 South Kedzie Avenue, Hazel Crest, IL · Emergency roomHospital9.3 mi
- Holy Cross Hospital2701 W 68th Street, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.4 mi
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange5101 S Willow Springs Rd, La Grange, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.6 mi
- Rml Health Providers Limited Partnership5601 S County Line Rd, Hinsdale, ILLong-term care hospital9.7 mi
- Roseland Community Hospital45 W 111th Street, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.9 mi
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale120 North Oak St, Hinsdale, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palos Community Hospital located?
Palos Community Hospital is at 12251 South 80th Avenue, Palos Heights, IL 60463 in Cook County.
Does Palos Community Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Palos Community Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 252 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Palos Community Hospital?
Palos Community Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 Palos Community Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Palos Community 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 Palos Community Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (708) 923-4000.
Would patients recommend Palos Community Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,030 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.