SSM St Joseph Health Center in Saint Charles, MO
Also known as SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles, Saint Joseph Hospital
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About SSM St Joseph Health Center
SSM St Joseph Health Center is an acute care hospital in Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri. 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 329 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. Select Specialty Hospital-St Louis is on the same campus or next door.
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 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.05
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
45% 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 recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys598
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
38.78041, -90.48442
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital-St Louis300 First Capitol Drive, Saint Charles, MOLong-term care hospitalSame campus
- SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis12303 Depaul Drive, Bridgeton, MO · Level II traumaAcute care hospital3.3 mi
- Maryland Heights Center for Behavioral Health11100 Ayshire Dr, Maryland Heights, MOPsychiatric hospital4.4 mi
- Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital10 Hospital Dr, Saint Peters, MO · Level I traumaAcute care hospital5.1 mi
- Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital11365 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, MOChildren's hospital6.2 mi
- Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital12634 Olive Boulevard, Creve Coeur, MO · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.2 mi
- St Luke's Rehabilitation Hospital14709 Olive Boulevard, Chesterfield, MORehabilitation hospital7.7 mi
- St Lukes Hospital232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO · Level II traumaAcute care hospital8.8 mi
- Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St Louis14561 North Outer Forty, Chesterfield, MORehabilitation hospital9.6 mi
- Mercy Hospital St Louis615 New Ballas Road, Saint Louis, MO · Level I traumaAcute care hospital9.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is SSM St Joseph Health Center located?
SSM St Joseph Health Center is at 300 1st Capitol Dr, Saint Charles, MO 63301 in St. Charles County.
Does SSM St Joseph Health Center have an emergency room?
Yes. SSM St Joseph Health Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 157 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of SSM St Joseph Health Center?
SSM St Joseph Health Center 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 SSM St Joseph Health Center 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 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 SSM St Joseph Health Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (636) 947-5000.
Would patients recommend SSM St Joseph Health Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (598 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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