Ascension St John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK
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About Ascension St John Medical Center
Ascension St John Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. 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 677 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 Parkside, 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 0.38
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.49
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.34
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.88
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 2.05
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryWorse than national · SIR 2.01
47% 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 recommend60%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1057%
- Completed surveys456
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.13462, -95.96715
Nearby hospitals
- Parkside, Inc1239 S Trenton Ave, Tulsa, OKPsychiatric hospital0.7 mi
- Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health2323 S Harvard Ave, Tulsa, OKPsychiatric hospital1.6 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Tulsa/Midtown, LLC744 West 9th Street, 5 East A & 5 B, Tulsa, OKLong-term care hospital2.0 mi
- Oklahoma State University Medical Center744 West 9th Street, Tulsa, OK · Level III traumaAcute care hospital2.0 mi
- Pam Specialty Hospital of Tulsa3219 South 79th East Avenue, Tulsa, OKLong-term care hospital4.4 mi
- Saint Francis Hospital, Inc6161 South Yale, Tulsa, OK · Level II traumaAcute care hospital4.8 mi
- Hillcrest Medical Center1120 South Utica Avenue, Tulsa, OK · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.1 mi
- Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital6901 South Olympia Avenue, Tulsa, OK · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.1 mi
- Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, Inc6655 South Yale Avenue, Tulsa, OKPsychiatric hospital5.3 mi
- Tulsa Hospital and ER717 West 71st Street South, Tulsa, OKHospital5.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ascension St John Medical Center located?
Ascension St John Medical Center is at 1923 South Utica Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104 in Tulsa County.
Does Ascension St John Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Ascension St John Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 197 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Ascension St John Medical Center?
Ascension St John Medical 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 Ascension St John Medical 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 May 2023). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Oklahoma 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 Ascension St John Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (918) 744-2296.
Would patients recommend Ascension St John Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (456 completed surveys), 60% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 57% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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