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St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City in Kansas City, MO

Directions (816) 932-2000 saintlukeskc.org

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Overview

About St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City

St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City is an acute care hospital in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 554 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 University of Kansas Hospital, about 1.2 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

5
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

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

Mortality
1 better · 7 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
4 better · 4 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
10 no different · 1 worse
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

226 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
8.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
high
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

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.42
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.39
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.26
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.49
  • Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.91
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.14

72% 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 recommend79%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1079%
  • Completed surveys3,042

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City located?

St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City is at 4401 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64111 in Jackson County.

Does St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City have an emergency room?

Yes. St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 226 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City?

St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 of Kansas City a trauma center?

Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Missouri 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 of Kansas City?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (816) 932-2000.

Would patients recommend St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (3,042 completed surveys), 79% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 79% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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