Girard Medical CenterGirard, KS
Girard Medical Center is a public critical access hospital in Girard, Kansas, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 2 hr in its emergency department, about the same as the Kansas average of 2 hr 3 min. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall.
(620) 724-8291 Visit Website- Time ZoneCST
- CountyCrawford
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS20037
- Area Code620
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 2 hours in the emergency department at Girard Medical Center. That is about the same as the Kansas average of 2 hours 3 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Girard Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 44 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
95% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 95% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. CMS gives a star rating only to hospitals with at least 100 completed surveys, so this hospital has answer percentages but no stars. These results come from fewer than 100 completed surveys, so CMS advises using them with caution. About the data.
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia patients | 17.3% | 15.2% |
| COPD patients | 9.5% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 5.7% | 3.9% |
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.
Nearby ERs with shorter visits
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Girard Medical Center was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 17.5% | 17.3% | Not compared |
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 – Sep 2025
Girard Medical Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 301 patients. | 120 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 25 patients. | 130 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 51 patients. | 235 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 3,599 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 321 patients. | 90% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 55 patients. | 35% | 15% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 85 patients. | 100% | 93% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 153 patients. | 75% | 90%* |
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. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 171376
Girard Medical Center runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 53% here, against 37% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Doctors at Girard Medical Center
37 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 13 specialties.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
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 Kansas hospital finances.
Who owns Girard Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Hospital District No 1 Crawford County, a non-profit organization.
72 doctors and other clinicians list Girard Medical Center 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.
The area around Girard Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Crawford are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 18.
Mental health: Crawford is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 17.
Dental: Parts of Crawford are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 15.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Kansas earn a median $79,320 a year. Healthcare salaries in Kansas.
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. Kansas shortage areas
Find doctors in Girard
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Girard, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Girard Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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