Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS
Also known as Wesley Hospital
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About Wesley Medical Center
Wesley Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. 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 Wichita VA Medical Center, about 1.6 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 0.53
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.23
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.26
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.71
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.85
57% 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 recommend67%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1062%
- Completed surveys1,238
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.69458, -97.29897
Nearby hospitals
- Wichita VA Medical Center5500 E. Kellog, Wichita, KS · Emergency roomVA medical center1.6 mi
- Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center5500 East Kellogg Drive, Wichita, KSVA medical center1.6 mi
- Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.929 North St Francis Street, Wichita, KS · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.8 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital Wichita929 North St Francis, 6th Floor, North Tower, Wichita, KSLong-term care hospital1.8 mi
- Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc1151 N Rock Road, Wichita, KSRehabilitation hospital3.0 mi
- Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER2610 North Woodlawn Boulevard, Wichita, KS · Emergency roomHospital3.3 mi
- Camber Wichita - Children's Mental Health HospitalWichita, KSChildren's hospital3.7 mi
- Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center2770 North Webb Road, Wichita, KSAcute care hospital4.8 mi
- Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC3333 North Webb Road, Wichita, KSAcute care hospital5.2 mi
- Kansas Heart Hospital3601 North Webb Road, Wichita, KSAcute care hospital5.5 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Wesley Medical Center located?
Wesley Medical Center is at 550 N Hillside Street, Wichita, KS 67214 in Sedgwick County.
Does Wesley Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Wesley Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 117 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Wesley Medical Center?
Wesley Medical Center 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 Wesley Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Wesley Medical Center. 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 Wesley Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (316) 962-2000.
Would patients recommend Wesley Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,238 completed surveys), 67% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 62% 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.