Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS
Also known as Stormont Vail Health, Christ Hospital
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About Stormont Vail Hospital
Stormont Vail Hospital is an acute care hospital in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. 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 about 586 beds, according to OpenStreetMap. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital, A Joint Venture of, about 0.2 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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.15
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.07
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.26
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.51
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.70
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.43
89% 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 recommend75%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys808
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.05119, -95.69569
Nearby hospitals
- Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital, A Joint Venture of1504 SW 8th Avenue, Topeka, KSRehabilitation hospital0.2 mi
- University of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus1700 SW 7th Street, Topeka, KS · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System2200 SW Gage Boulevard, Topeka, KS · Emergency roomVA medical center2.3 mi
- Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center2200 Southwest Gage Boulevard, Topeka, KSVA medical center2.3 mi
- Topeka ER & Hospital6135 Southwest 17th Street, Topeka, KS · Emergency roomHospital3.9 mi
- Lmh325 Maine Street, Lawrence, KS · Emergency roomAcute care hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Stormont Vail Hospital located?
Stormont Vail Hospital is at 1500 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66604 in Shawnee County.
Does Stormont Vail Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Stormont Vail Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 221 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Stormont Vail Hospital?
Stormont Vail 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 Stormont Vail Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Stormont Vail Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Kansas trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Stormont Vail Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (785) 354-6121.
Would patients recommend Stormont Vail Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (808 completed surveys), 75% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% 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.