Cox Medical Centers in Springfield, MO
Also known as Cox Medical Center South
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About Cox Medical Centers
Cox Medical Centers is an acute care hospital in Springfield, Greene 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 3 out of 5. It has 706 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 Select Specialty Hospital Springfield, Inc, about 0.7 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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.20
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.53
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.47
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.42
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.80
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.60
66% 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 recommend71%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1065%
- Completed surveys1,234
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.14374, -93.27804
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital Springfield, Inc1630 East Primrose, Springfield, MOLong-term care hospital0.7 mi
- Mercy Hospital Springfield2115 S. Fremont Ave, Springfield, MO · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.3 mi
- Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield5904 S Southwood Rd, Springfield, MORehabilitation hospital3.5 mi
- Lakeland Behavioral Health System440 S Market, Springfield, MO · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital4.4 mi
- Cox North Hospital1423 North Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO · Emergency roomHospital5.6 mi
- Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Springfield2828 N National, Springfield, MOPsychiatric hospital7.2 mi
- Coxhealth Rehabilitation Hospital1660 West Garton Road, Ozark, MORehabilitation hospital9.7 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Cox Medical Centers located?
Cox Medical Centers is at 3801 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65807 in Greene County.
Does Cox Medical Centers have an emergency room?
Yes. Cox Medical Centers reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 219 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Cox Medical Centers?
Cox Medical Centers 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 Cox Medical Centers 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 Cox Medical Centers?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (417) 269-6000.
Would patients recommend Cox Medical Centers?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,234 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 65% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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