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Hospitals in Missouri with the lowest CABG surgery death rate
23 Missouri hospitals ranked by CABG surgery death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Barnes Jewish Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Christian Hospital Northeast. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 2.4% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Barnes Jewish Hospital | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 277 min, 2nd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 1,737 | Compare Barnes Jewish Hospital |
| 2 | Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 262 min, 3rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 494 | Compare Missouri Baptist Medical Center |
| T3 | Christian Hospital Northeast | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 217 min, 12th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 475 | Compare Christian Hospital Northeast |
| T3 | St Lukes Hospital | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 493 | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| T5 | Lake Regional Health System | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 15.1%, 3rd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 99 | Compare Lake Regional Health System |
| T5 | Mercy Hospital Southeast | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 15.0%, 3rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 281 | Compare Mercy Hospital Southeast |
| 7 | SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 335 min, 0th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 438 | Compare SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital |
| 8 | Centerpoint Medical Center | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 366 | Compare Centerpoint Medical Center |
| T9 | St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 538 | Compare St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City |
| T9 | Cox Medical Centers | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 219 min, 12th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 867 | Compare Cox Medical Centers |
| T9 | Liberty Hospital | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 250 | Compare Liberty Hospital |
| 12 | Mercy Hospital Joplin | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 367 | Compare Mercy Hospital Joplin |
| 13 | Mercy Hospital Springfield | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 299 min, 1st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 866 | Compare Mercy Hospital Springfield |
| T14 | Boone Hospital Center | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 394 | Compare Boone Hospital Center |
| T14 | NKC Health | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 451 | Compare NKC Health |
| T14 | Freeman Health System - Freeman West | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 15.1%, 3rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 410 | Compare Freeman Health System - Freeman West |
| T17 | St Joseph Medical Center | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 300 | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| T17 | Mercy Hospital South | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 767 | Compare Mercy Hospital South |
| T17 | Research Medical Center | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 90 min, 95th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 545 | Compare Research Medical Center |
| T20 | Mercy Hospital St Louis | 3.1%, 16th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 220 min, 12th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 859 | Compare Mercy Hospital St Louis |
| T20 | Saint Francis Medical Center | 3.1%, 16th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 16.6%, 1st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 308 | Compare Saint Francis Medical Center |
| 22 | University Of Missouri Health Care | 3.6%, 7th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 596 | Compare University Of Missouri Health Care |
| 23 | Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 4.2%, 3rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 353 | Compare Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).