915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN, 55805 · (218) 249-2449
Beds
238
FY 2025
Star rating
3 of 5
Patient survey: 3 of 5
Net patient revenue
-$1.13B
FY 2025
Net income
-$1.77B
Patient care margin 153.8%
Discharges
9,799
Occupancy 46.5%
Clinicians
657
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 | -$1.13B | $610.1M | 153.8% | -$1.77B | 9,799 | $5.9M | 50.8% | 20.8% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Death rate after heart bypass surgery | 2.1% | US median 2.3% |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 10.5% | US median 8.5% |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 13.9% | US median 11.8% |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 11.4% | US median 11% |
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 3.8% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 20.6% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients |
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
| 2023 | $507.1M | $570.5M | -12.5% | -$13.0M | 9,655 | $4.2M | 36.1% | 22.4% |
| 2022 | $494.0M | $540.1M | -9.3% | -$4.7M | 8,981 | $4.6M | 37.1% | 23.0% |
| 2021 | $488.6M | $521.5M | -6.7% | $15.0M | 9,231 | $4.1M | 41.8% | 22.8% |
| 2020 | $452.6M | $495.2M | -9.4% | $10.9M | 9,669 | $5.1M | 43.0% | 10.6% |
| 12.4% |
| US median 11.6% |
| Readmission rate after heart bypass surgery | 10.5% | US median 10.9% |
| Readmission rate for COPD | 20.1% | US median 19.8% |
| Readmission rate after a heart attack | 13.1% | US median 14.4% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 23.8% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate after hip or knee replacement | 6.2% | US median 5.8% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 18.6% | US median 17.2% |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 4.8% | US median 4.1% |
| Serious complications (patient safety composite) | 0.85 | US median 0.96 |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.30 | US median 0.28 · better |
| Central line bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.71 | US median 0.48 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery (ratio to expected) | 0.00 | US median 0.72 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.98 | US median 0.60 |
| Catheter urinary tract infections (ratio to expected) | 1.61 | US median 0.40 |
| Doctors always communicated well | 77% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 76% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 3 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 55% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 66% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 61% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% | US median 71% |
| Patients who left the emergency department before being seen | 4% | US median 1% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 227 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 17% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 64% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 95% | US median 79% |
| 101 |
| $39,286.86 |
| $11,069.60 |
| $12,667.88 |
| DRG 189 PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 96 | $32,524.42 | $8,238.54 | $9,973.97 |
| DRG 470 MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 85 | $49,260.25 | $12,407.91 | $14,289.25 |
| DRG 885 PSYCHOSES | 75 | $54,896.08 | $8,493.57 | $11,869.17 |
| DRG 378 GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 65 | $22,435.57 | $6,089.49 | $7,294.77 |
| DRG 193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 57 | $28,959.33 | $9,126.47 | $9,867.73 |
| DRG 682 RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 53 | $36,499.70 | $10,037.34 | $11,457.18 |
| DRG 064 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 52 | $47,727.38 | $11,974.10 | $15,695.20 |
| DRG 853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 51 | $112,586.63 | $32,984.12 | $40,556.82 |
| DRG 065 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 49 | $24,884.76 | $5,969.00 | $7,474.08 |
| DRG 309 CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 43 | $22,941.47 | $4,506.49 | $5,247.13 |
| DRG 481 HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 43 | $50,330.93 | $13,834.77 | $15,801.33 |
| DRG 322 PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $72,928.24 | $11,745.76 | $12,904.99 |
Hospital outpatient services by payment group (APC), 2024
| Service group | Services | Patients | Medicare pays per service | All hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC 5491 Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 607 | 377 | $1,738.72 | $1,751.67 |
| APC 5372 Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 598 | 347 | $513.24 | $502.15 |
| APC 5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 480 | 286 | $1,217.92 | $1,219.56 |
| APC 8011 Comprehensive Observation Services | 361 | 343 | $2,045.58 | $2,090.36 |
| APC 5373 Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 307 | 273 | $1,528.08 | $1,516.28 |
| APC 5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 234 | 227 | $10,742.38 | $10,771.69 |
| APC 5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 195 | 195 | $2,209.46 | $2,207.96 |
| APC 5302 Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 189 | 152 | $1,437.66 | $1,444.50 |
| APC 5375 Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 157 | 144 | $3,885.27 | $3,917.51 |
| APC 5431 Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 152 | 140 | $1,457.35 | $1,406.61 |
| APC 5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 144 | 144 | $4,359.90 | $4,357.80 |
| APC 5374 Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 139 | 110 | $2,595.75 | $2,629.24 |
Reported payments to this teaching hospital
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AZN | 6 | $157K |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC JNJ | 12 | $14K |
| Abbvie Inc. ABBV | 18 | $13K |
| Stryker Corporation SYK | 4 | $4,549 |
| AstraZeneca UK Limited AZN | 1 | $3,130 |
| CardioFocus, Inc. | 2 | $1,850 |
| Philips North America LLC PHG | 2 | $1,430 |
| Linvatec Corporation CNMD | 1 | $514 |
| Abbott Laboratories ABT | 1 | $142 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. SNN | 1 | $106 |
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.
St Lukes Hospital is a nonprofit short-term acute care hospital in Duluth, MN with 238 beds, part of Aspirus and a 3-star overall rating.
St Lukes Hospital in Duluth, MN has 238 beds (fiscal year 2025 cost report); 267 beds are certified for Medicare. It discharged 9,799 inpatients that year, with 46.5% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2025 (ending 2025-06-30), St Lukes Hospital reported net patient revenue of -$1.13B and operating expenses of $610.1M, a margin on patient care of 153.8%. After other income and expenses its net income was -$1.77B (151.3% of revenue), so it lost money that year.
St Lukes Hospital is part of Aspirus, a health system with 17 hospitals based in Wausau, WI. It is a nonprofit hospital.
St Lukes Hospital has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 3 out of 5 stars in the patient survey. 0 death rate measures are better and 1 worse than the national rate.
Yes, St Lukes Hospital provides emergency services.
657 Medicare clinicians list St Lukes Hospital as a hospital they work at, most often in Family Practice, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant.
In 2024, St Lukes Hospital had 2,588 Medicare inpatient stays in 87 diagnosis groups. The most common was DRG 871 (septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc) with 269 stays; Medicare paid $13,151.18 per stay on average, compared with $15,524.21 across all hospitals.
In 2025, companies reported $196K in payments to St Lukes Hospital as a teaching hospital ($5,311 general and $191K for research) from 10 companies.