1402 E County Line Rd S, Indianapolis, IN, 46227 · (317) 887-7000
Beds
181
FY 2025
Star rating
3 of 5
Patient survey: 4 of 5
Net patient revenue
$376.1M
FY 2025
Net income
$47.6M
Patient care margin 11.6%
Discharges
10,814
Occupancy 71.3%
Clinicians
624
From the hospital's yearly cost reports (fiscal years as the hospital reports them)
Locations are shown at the center of the ZIP code.
US dollars as reported. Patient care margin = net patient revenue minus operating expenses, before other income such as grants, donations and investments.
| Fiscal year | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Patient care margin | Net income | Discharges | Uncompensated care | Medicare days | Medicaid days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $376.1M | $332.4M | 11.6% | $47.6M | 10,814 | $10.3M | 21.0% | 4.9% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Death rate for COPD patients | 8.1% | US median 8.5% |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 11.5% | US median 11.8% |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 10.5% | US median 11% |
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 4.4% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 18.4% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 13.8% | US median 11.6% |
Medicare clinicians who list this hospital, by specialty
Inpatient stays by diagnosis related group (DRG), 2024
Official US government data: hospital records, ownership records, yearly cost reports and quality measures, linked by the hospital's CCN and NPI. Financials are for fiscal years as reported by the hospital.
Medicare clinicians who work here
| 2024 | $359.1M | $306.7M | 14.6% | $55.2M | 10,267 | $7.5M | 21.0% | 7.1% |
| 2023 | $328.3M | $287.1M | 12.5% | $43.9M | 9,945 | $7.2M | 24.4% | 7.5% |
| 2022 | $315.7M | $270.2M | 14.4% | $50.0M | 9,420 | $6.5M | 25.7% | 7.0% |
| 2021 | $324.0M | $250.8M | 22.6% | $85.5M | 9,419 | $6.2M | 26.4% | 6.9% |
| 2020 | $274.0M | $230.6M | 15.9% | $66.5M | 8,984 | $9.2M | 29.4% | 7.4% |
| Readmission rate for COPD | 20.8% | US median 19.8% |
| Readmission rate after a heart attack | 13.8% | US median 14.4% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 21.5% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate after hip or knee replacement | 6.2% | US median 5.8% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 18.5% | US median 17.2% |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 4.4% | US median 4.1% |
| Serious complications (patient safety composite) | 0.81 | US median 0.96 |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.15 | US median 0.28 · better |
| Central line bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.37 | US median 0.48 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery (ratio to expected) | 1.38 | US median 0.72 |
| Surgical site infections after hysterectomy (ratio to expected) | 2.07 | US median 0.81 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.47 | US median 0.60 |
| Catheter urinary tract infections (ratio to expected) | 0.00 | US median 0.40 · better |
| Doctors always communicated well | 79% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 82% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 4 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 60% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 75% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 74% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 79% | US median 71% |
| Patients who left the emergency department before being seen | 6% | US median 1% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 196 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 14% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 25% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 91% | US median 79% |
| 54 |
| $38,533.98 |
| $8,683.20 |
| $9,867.73 |
| DRG 194 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 51 | $29,586.67 | $5,009.08 | $5,880.23 |
| DRG 189 PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 48 | $61,073.60 | $7,965.27 | $9,973.97 |
| DRG 177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 46 | $50,143.39 | $10,780.24 | $12,667.88 |
| DRG 683 RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 43 | $29,215.07 | $6,052.26 | $6,629.69 |
| DRG 690 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 42 | $24,075.38 | $5,003.00 | $5,985.69 |
| DRG 689 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 41 | $31,227.73 | $7,777.15 | $8,838.11 |
| DRG 309 CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 39 | $26,977.56 | $4,810.92 | $5,247.13 |
| DRG 065 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 38 | $35,337.50 | $6,194.58 | $7,474.08 |
| DRG 378 GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 37 | $32,581.78 | $6,539.81 | $7,294.77 |
| DRG 190 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 34 | $32,042.03 | $6,890.03 | $8,466.56 |
| DRG 470 MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 32 | $75,215.03 | $12,571.47 | $14,289.25 |
| DRG 640 MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 30 | $43,397.30 | $8,876.63 | $10,642.23 |
Hospital outpatient services by payment group (APC), 2024
| Service group | Services | Patients | Medicare pays per service | All hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC 8011 Comprehensive Observation Services | 284 | 270 | $1,929.89 | $2,090.36 |
| APC 5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 214 | 213 | $2,074.12 | $2,207.96 |
| APC 5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 109 | 102 | $1,144.27 | $1,219.56 |
| APC 5183 Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 84 | 81 | $2,286.46 | $2,405.01 |
| APC 5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 73 | 70 | $4,187.33 | $4,357.80 |
| APC 5193 Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 73 | 67 | $8,275.65 | $8,873.86 |
| APC 5375 Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 72 | 72 | $3,704.25 | $3,917.51 |
| APC 5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 65 | 61 | $2,062.02 | $2,141.49 |
| APC 5302 Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 52 | 47 | $1,384.71 | $1,444.50 |
| APC 5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 45 | 45 | $10,343.85 | $10,771.69 |
| APC 5362 Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 41 | 41 | $7,741.77 | $8,164.45 |
| APC 5373 Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 39 | 17 | $1,398.70 | $1,516.28 |
Reported payments to this teaching hospital
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays and outpatient services; groups with fewer than 11 cases are not published. Payments are those drug and device companies must report.
Community Hospital South, Inc. is a nonprofit short-term acute care hospital in Indianapolis, IN with 181 beds, part of Community Health Network and a 3-star overall rating.
Community Hospital South, Inc. in Indianapolis, IN has 181 beds (fiscal year 2025 cost report); 127 beds are certified for Medicare. It discharged 10,814 inpatients that year, with 71.3% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2025 (ending 2025-12-31), Community Hospital South, Inc. reported net patient revenue of $376.1M and operating expenses of $332.4M, a margin on patient care of 11.6%. After other income and expenses its net income was $47.6M (12.5% of revenue), so it made a profit that year.
Community Hospital South, Inc. is part of Community Health Network, a health system with 7 hospitals based in Indianapolis, IN. It is a nonprofit hospital.
Community Hospital South, Inc. has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 4 out of 5 stars in the patient survey.
Yes, Community Hospital South, Inc. provides emergency services.
624 Medicare clinicians list Community Hospital South, Inc. as a hospital they work at, most often in Nurse Practitioner, Family Practice, Physician Assistant.
In 2024, Community Hospital South, Inc. had 1,305 Medicare inpatient stays in 47 diagnosis groups. The most common was DRG 291 (heart failure and shock with mcc) with 109 stays; Medicare paid $8,822.82 per stay on average, compared with $10,022.34 across all hospitals.
In 2025, companies reported $14K in payments to Community Hospital South, Inc. as a teaching hospital ($14K general and - for research) from 3 companies.