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Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington, MO

Directions (660) 259-2203 lafayetteregionalhealthcenter.com

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Overview

About Lafayette Regional Health Center

Lafayette Regional Health Center is a critical access hospital in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 32 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Ray County Memorial Hospital, about 6.7 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

2
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

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

Mortality
3 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
Not enough data
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
3 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

106 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
1.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
low
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

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. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend82%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
  • Completed surveys127

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

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39.18995, -93.87694

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lafayette Regional Health Center located?

Lafayette Regional Health Center is at 1500 State Street, Lexington, MO 64067 in Lafayette County.

Does Lafayette Regional Health Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Lafayette Regional Health Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 106 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Lafayette Regional Health Center?

Lafayette Regional Health Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Lafayette Regional Health Center a trauma center?

Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 Lafayette Regional Health Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (660) 259-2203.

Would patients recommend Lafayette Regional Health Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (127 completed surveys), 82% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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