CHI Health St Mary's in Nebraska City, NE
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About CHI Health St Mary's
CHI Health St Mary's is a critical access hospital in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 18 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 George C Grape Community Hospital, about 11 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
46% 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.
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend75%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1077%
- Completed surveys78
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.65640, -95.86250
Nearby hospitals
- George C Grape Community Hospital2959 US Highway 275, Hamburg, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital11 mi
- Syracuse Area Health2731 Healthcare Dr, Syracuse, NE · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital17 mi
- Nemaha County Hospital2022 13th Street, Auburn, NE · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is CHI Health St Mary's located?
CHI Health St Mary's is at 1301 Grundman Blvd, Nebraska City, NE 68410 in Otoe County.
Does CHI Health St Mary's have an emergency room?
Yes. CHI Health St Mary's reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 116 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of CHI Health St Mary's?
CHI Health St Mary's has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 CHI Health St Mary's a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 Nebraska 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 CHI Health St Mary's?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (402) 873-3321.
Would patients recommend CHI Health St Mary's?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (78 completed surveys), 75% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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