Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia, IL

Infections, complications and deaths

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide

Death rates within 30 days

Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.

Readmissions and return visits

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025

Back in the hospital within 30 days

Return trips after a stay or procedure

Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.

Timely and effective care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025

CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.

Size and finances

Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025

As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Illinois hospital finances.

Who owns Fayette County Hospital

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, a non-profit organization.

117 doctors and other clinicians list Fayette County Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.

Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.

Non-profit finances

IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Jun 2023 · Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (EIN 23-7098532)

As filed with the IRS by Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, which also files for 1 other hospital listed here, so the figures cover more than this hospital. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.

The area around Fayette County Hospital

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Parts of Fayette are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.

Mental health: Fayette is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 17.

Dental: Parts of Fayette are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 9.

Nurse pay: registered nurses in Illinois earn a median $95,990 a year. Healthcare salaries in Illinois.

Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Illinois shortage areas