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Acute Care Hospital

Saint Joseph East

Also listed as: CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky · Fayette County · Emergency services listed

Saint Joseph East is an acute care hospital at 150 North Eagle Creek Drive, Lexington, KY 40509. Phone: (859) 967-5000. It has an emergency department. Medicare overall rating: 2 of 5 stars (CMS, October 2026).

Data as of October 26, 2026. Source: CMS Hospital General Information and the hospital’s website (checked October 30, 2026).

Summary

Saint Joseph East is an acute care hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Medicare data lists emergency services. CMS overall star rating: 2 of 5 stars. Its official website lists 27 services, specialties and programs. Medicare lists 538 affiliated clinicians. Source: CMS Hospital General Information, data updated 2026-10-26.

What is an acute care hospital?

A general hospital for short-term care: emergencies, surgery, illness and injury. Most patients stay a few days. More about hospital types

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Built from official Medicare (CMS) data and the hospital’s own website (checked 2026-10-30). Every service links to the page that lists it. Services change: call the hospital to confirm before you go.

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At a glance

YesEmergency services
2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars · Medicare rating
YesBirthing-friendly (CMS)
217Beds (hospital website)
538Doctors and clinicians
27Services listed

Quick answers

Does Saint Joseph East have an emergency room?
Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Saint Joseph East. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Where is Saint Joseph East?
150 North Eagle Creek Drive, Lexington, KY 40509, in Fayette County, Kentucky.
What is the phone number of Saint Joseph East?
(859) 967-5000, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
What is the Medicare star rating of Saint Joseph East?
2 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-10-26).
Does Medicare reduce its payments to Saint Joseph East for hospital-acquired conditions?
No. For fiscal year 2026, CMS lists no Medicare payment reduction for Saint Joseph East under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (Total HAC Score: -0.8469; a lower score is better). It is an adjustment to what Medicare pays the hospital, not a charge to patients (CMS data released January 26, 2026).

Specialties and care areas[4][5]

Treatments[5]

Programs and centers[5]

  • Ambulatory surgery
  • Neonatal intensive care unit (Level III NICU, 16 beds)

Emergency care (hospital website)[4][5]

Emergency roomYes
Open 24/7Yes

Visiting and practical information

VisitingVisiting hours 11 a.m. to 9 p.m[4]
ParkingParking is free for patients and visitors[4]

Doctors and clinicians (538)

538 doctors and other clinicians list Saint Joseph East as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.

Main specialties

Doctors with a page on this site (538)

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Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby

Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.

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Outpatient surgery centers nearby

Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.

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Community care nearby

Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Community health centers

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Assisted living nearby

Licensed homes from the official state license list, by straight-line distance.

About the Medicare star rating

CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →

Medicare quality data

What Saint Joseph East reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.

What patients said (patient survey)

What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.

Summary star rating (all survey topics) 3 of 5 stars
Overall rating of the hospital3 of 5 stars
Would recommend the hospital3 of 5 stars
Nurses communicated well3 of 5 stars
Doctors communicated well3 of 5 stars
Patients got help quickly from staff2 of 5 stars
Staff explained medicines2 of 5 stars
Information about recovery at home3 of 5 stars
Room and bathroom kept clean4 of 5 stars
Restfulness of Environment3 of 5 stars
Care Coordination3 of 5 stars
Symptoms After Stay3 of 5 stars
Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 1070%National average: 72%
Would definitely recommend the hospital70%National average: 71%
Nurses “always” communicated well79%National average: 80%
Doctors “always” communicated well78%National average: 80%
“Always” got help as soon as they wanted55%National average: 64%
Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them59%National average: 62%
Were given information about recovery at home84%National average: 86%
Room and bathroom “always” clean70%National average: 73%
Completed surveys341Response rate: 11%

Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; patients discharged January 2025 to December 2025.

Infections caught in the hospital

What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections0No different from the national benchmark
Not reported to MedicareCentral line bloodstream infections (CLABSI); Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI); Surgical site infections after colon surgery; Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy; MRSA bloodstream infections

Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2025 to December 2025.

Complications and deaths

What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.

Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients8.3%
Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients13.1%
Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients10.6%
Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90)0.97No different from the national rate
Complications after hip or knee replacement3.6%
Not reported to MedicareDeaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG)
Too few cases to reportDeaths within 30 days: heart attack patients; Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients

Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.

Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)

What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.

Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients)16.7%
Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack15.6%
Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure22.1%
Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia18.3%
Readmitted within 30 days: COPD19.9%
Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement5.4%
Not reported to MedicareReadmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery

Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2024 to June 2025.

Emergency room times and sepsis care

What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.

Emergency room volume (patients per year)Medium (20,000–39,999)
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b)127 minutesNational average: 162 minutes
Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22)1%National average: 2%
Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1)83%National average: 66%

Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.

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Medicare payment programs

Medicare (CMS) uses these federal programs to adjust what it pays hospitals, based on quality, safety and cost results. This is a payment to the hospital for Medicare patients, not a price you pay, and not a prediction for any one person. Results for Saint Joseph East, fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 to September 2026).

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Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program

What this means: Medicare gives each hospital a Total HAC Score built from patient-safety complications and from infections caught in the hospital. The quarter of hospitals with the highest (worst) scores gets a reduction in its Medicare payments. A lower score is better.

CMS says: Hospitals with a Total HAC Score above the 75th percentile of the Total HAC Score distribution will be subject to a 1-percent payment reduction.

Medicare payment reduction, fiscal year 2026NoCMS lists no payment reduction for this hospital.
Total HAC Score-0.8469Lower is better. Hospitals above the 75th percentile of all scores get the reduction.

Source: Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program — CMS, released January 26, 2026; patient-safety data from July 2022 to June 2024 and infection data from January 2023 to December 2024.

Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

What this means: For six conditions, Medicare compares how often this hospital’s patients had to go back into a hospital within 30 days with how often that happens at an average hospital with similar patients. The ratio is that comparison: 1 means as many readmissions as expected, above 1 means more than expected (CMS calls these “excess readmissions”), below 1 means fewer.

CMS says: In October 2012, CMS began reducing Medicare payments for subsection(d) hospitals with excess readmissions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).

Heart attack0.9830Fewer readmissions than expected
Heart failure1.0358More readmissions than expected
Pneumonia1.0579More readmissions than expected
Hip or knee replacement1.3861More readmissions than expected
No result publishedCOPD (chronic lung disease); Coronary bypass surgery (CABG) (not reported, or too few cases)

Source: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program — CMS, released January 26, 2026; patients discharged July 2021 to June 2024.

Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program

What this means: Medicare scores hospitals in four areas, each from 0 to 100, and combines them into a Total Performance Score from 0 to 100. A higher score means better results on these measures. Medicare uses the score to adjust what it pays the hospital.

CMS says: This program adjusts payments to hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) based on the quality of care they deliver.

Total Performance Score34.83 out of 100Median of the 2,455 hospitals in the program: 29.50
Clinical outcomes (deaths and complications)23.33 out of 100
Person and community engagement (patient survey)16.00 out of 100
Safety (infections and sepsis care)60.00 out of 100
Efficiency and cost reduction (Medicare spending)40.00 out of 100

Source: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Total Performance Score — CMS, released January 26, 2026, fiscal year 2026. Program description: The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program — CMS, page last modified September 10, 2024.

Medicare spending per patient (MSPB)

What this means: This compares what Medicare spent on a hospital stay, counting the 3 days before it and the 30 days after, with the national median hospital, after adjusting for the patient’s age and health and for local prices. A ratio of 1.00 is the national median hospital; below 1.00 means Medicare spent less, above 1.00 means more. It measures the cost to Medicare, not the quality of care.

CMS says: The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less, or about the same for an episode of care (episode) at a specific hospital compared to all hospitals nationally.

Medicare spending per patient, ratio0.94Below the national median hospital (1.00): Medicare spent less

Source: Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.

ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby

How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.

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Prices

We have not been able to read a price file for Saint Joseph East yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Hospital information

Hospital typeAcute Care Hospital
Address150 North Eagle Creek Drive, Lexington, KY 40509
CountyFayette County
StateKentucky
Phone(859) 967‑5000
Emergency servicesYes
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
Medicare overall rating2 of 5 stars
Birthing-friendly designationYes (meets CMS criteria)
CMS Certification Number180143
Name in Medicare recordsSAINT JOSEPH EAST
Profile levelMedicare data + hospital website
Name on the hospital’s websiteCommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington
Official websitecommonspirit.org
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Sources

  1. Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-26, retrieved 2026-11-13
  2. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
  3. U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances

From the hospital’s website

Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.

  1. CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington — commonspirit.org
  2. CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington, KY | CommonSpirit Health — commonspirit.org