Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald in Darby, PA
Also known as Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
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About Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald is an acute care hospital in Darby, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 183 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Cedar Avenue, about 2.7 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 infectionsNo different · SIR 0.52
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.83
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.42
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.08
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.41
79% 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 recommend57%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1060%
- Completed surveys527
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.92654, -75.26807
Nearby hospitals
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Cedar Avenue501 South 54th Street, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomHospital2.7 mi
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center3.9 mi
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center4.0 mi
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital4.2 mi
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center51 North 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital4.2 mi
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomHospital4.2 mi
- Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Main Line Hospital Lankenau100 Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital4.4 mi
- Kindred Hospital Philadelphia - Havertown2000 Old West Chester Pike, Havertown, PAHospital4.9 mi
- Malvern Behavioral Health1930 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PAPsychiatric hospital5.2 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald located?
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald is at 1500 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA 19023 in Philadelphia County.
Does Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald have an emergency room?
Yes. Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 223 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald?
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald 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 Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Pennsylvania trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (215) 237-4000.
Would patients recommend Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (527 completed surveys), 57% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 60% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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