St Lukes Hospital in Duluth, MN
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About St Lukes Hospital
St Lukes Hospital is an acute care hospital in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 267 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 Essentia Health Duluth, about 0.4 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 0.98
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.61
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.30
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.71
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
64% 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 recommend74%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys388
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
46.79639, -92.08793
Nearby hospitals
- Essentia Health Duluth502 East Second Street, Duluth, MNAcute care hospital0.4 mi
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.5 mi
- St Marys Hospital Superior3500 Tower Ave, Superior, WI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital6.9 mi
- Community Memorial Hospital512 Skyline Boulevard, Cloquet, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is St Lukes Hospital located?
St Lukes Hospital is at 915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805 in St. Louis County.
Does St Lukes Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. St Lukes Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 227 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of St Lukes Hospital?
St Lukes Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 St Lukes Hospital 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 April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Minnesota 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 St Lukes Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (218) 249-2449.
Would patients recommend St Lukes Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (388 completed surveys), 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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