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Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center is a medical facility located in Duluth, MN. This hospital has been recognized for Patient Safety Excellence Award™.

69%

Patient Experience Rating

5% higher than the national average

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

Patient Safety Excellence Award™

Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2023, 2022)

Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

1 rating was worse than expected

  • Breakdown of abdominal incision site

2 ratings were better than expected

10 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Defibrillator Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Pacemaker Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Attack

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Valve Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Worse than Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Diabetic Emergencies

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Pulmonary Embolism

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Respiratory Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Sepsis

Mortality In-Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Bowel Obstruction

Mortality In-Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Worse than Expected

Colorectal Surgeries

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Gastrointestinal Bleed

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Pancreatitis

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Cranial Neurosurgery

Mortality In-Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Worse than Expected

Stroke

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Hip Fracture Treatment

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Pneumonia

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Back and Neck Surgeries (without Spinal Fusion)

In Hospital

As Expected

Spinal Fusion

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

In Hospital

As Expected

Carotid Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Peripheral Vascular Bypass

In Hospital

As Expected

Data Source

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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64%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10

1% lower than the national average

69%

Would definitely recommend

5% higher than the national average

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center

National Average

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%79%75%

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%79%74%

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

100%50%0%69%57%

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

100%50%0%61%56%

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

100%50%0%89%84%

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

100%50%0%51%47%

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center

National Average

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

100%50%0%42%55%

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

100%50%0%59%66%

Providers

Provider Reviews

Dr. Kubes was very friendly, thorough and patient with any questions I had about my pending hip replacement. He put all of my concerns at ease and I’m looking forward to a successful surgery and a new hip

Dan Gilderman Mar 28 2024

Review for Dr. Kubes

Never rushes and asks lots of questions. I felt like he genuinely cared about my health.

D.Mucklow Mar 27 2024

Review for Dr. Vera Aguilera

I previously worked with Doctor Bass when I was a nurse practitioner. The families, with whom we worked, were very impressed with his people skills and explanations. He connected with his patients in an honest and warm way. In August of 2023, I had a cardiac event and given my experience, I saw...

Mar 26 2024

Review for Dr. Bass

He explained my issue with him in terms I could understand which I appreciate.

Bonnie Johnson Mar 25 2024

Review for Dr. Vera Aguilera

Dr. Bloom was my wife's obstetrician during her pregnancy and through the delivery of our son in 1976-1977, so we saw him on a regular basis, at first monthly, and then toward the end on a weekly basis. I don't think it's possible to have had a better doctor. We appreciated kindness and compassion,...

Kenneth Taylor-Quandt Mar 24 2024

Review for Dr. Bloom

Location

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center

407 E 3rd St, Duluth MN 55805

CallDirections

(218) 461-8820

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center located?

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center is located at 407 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 55805. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.

Has Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center won any recent awards from Healthgrades?

Yes, Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center has been awarded with Patient Safety Excellence Award™ in the past two years.

Is Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center highly rated with patients?

64% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.

Does Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center score well in safety ratings?

Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 13 hospital services. View more details here.

How do I get in at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center?

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How does Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center rank in terms of safety and outcomes?

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Contact Us

407 E 3rd St

Duluth, MN 55805

Directions

(218) 461-8820