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Aurora Medical Center

975 Port Washington Road, Grafton, WI 53024 · (262) 329-1000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency room

Aurora Medical Center is a non-profit general hospital in Grafton, Wisconsin (Ozaukee County), with 132 beds. It has an emergency room and holds 5 of 5 stars in CMS's overall quality rating. In CMS's patient survey it scores 4 of 5 stars, and 82% of patients said they would definitely recommend it. Medicare patients had 1,251 stays here in 2024, most often for sepsis, heart failure and lung infection. It lists $5.42 for every $1 its care costs, more than the typical Wisconsin hospital ($4.11).

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★★★★★CMS overall quality rating
★★★★★patients' own rating (1,250 surveys)
$5.42listed for every $1 its care costs Wisconsin typical $4.11
3 h 8 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
1,251Medicare stays in 2024
132beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

★★★★★4 of 5 · 1,250 surveys

82%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
80%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

  • Nurses communicated well★★★★★
  • Doctors communicated well★★★★★
  • Staff explained medicines★★★★★
  • Information for going home★★★★★
  • Room was clean★★★★★
  • Quiet at night★★★★★

Emergency room and urgent care

3 h 8 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
2%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%
75%of sepsis patients got the recommended care US typical 65%

ER volume: medium.

Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
Heart attack
11.4%
Heart failure
9.1%
Pneumonia
14.1%
Stroke
11.0%
COPD
6.4%
Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
Heart attack
14.1%
Heart failure
20.1%
Pneumonia
16.6%
Hip or knee replacement
6.2%
Infections and complications lower is better
Central-line bloodstream infections
0.00
✓ Better than US
Catheter urinary tract infections
0.49
≈ Same as US
Infections after colon surgery
1.18
≈ Same as US
MRSA blood infections
0.59
≈ Same as US
C. diff intestinal infections
0.91
≈ Same as US
Complications after hip or knee replacement
4.0%
Serious complications (CMS safety index)
1.05
≈ Same as US

US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$82.2Mnet income, all sources
22.5%margin on patient care alone
$2.5Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$9.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
1,029full-time staff (equivalent)

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871235$52,794$13,713
Heart failure, with major complications 29192$45,459$8,711
Sepsis 87245$39,494$7,459
Lung infection, with major complications 17742$58,589$12,141
Pneumonia, with major complications 19340$41,454$8,963
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85336$133,095$34,758
Stomach and digestive disorders 39231$30,037$5,452
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27430$162,733$22,179
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64030$41,971$9,308
Fainting 31229$35,178$6,405
Back problems (no surgery) 55228$33,009$7,504
Urinary tract infection 69026$28,926$5,528
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69826$47,280$10,476
Kidney failure, with complications 68325$33,878$6,794
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60324$34,662$6,039
Kidney failure, with major complications 68224$43,763$11,100
Bowel surgery, with complications 33023$81,309$17,621
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37823$44,661$7,457
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$33,869$5,343
Delirium and other mental confusion 88423$39,235$10,101
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30922$25,271$5,533
Heart stent 32222$96,436$13,696
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48121$81,888$16,133
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68921$42,174$8,014
Heart attack, with major complications 28020$56,168$12,066
Hip or knee replacement 47020$95,081$13,880
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 23618$121,751$30,413
Irregular heartbeat 31018$23,505$4,313
Respiratory failure 18917$38,724$9,127
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06515$42,951$8,442
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32115$110,372$19,761
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38915$33,865$6,380
COPD, with major complications 19014$29,892$7,720
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39114$55,852$8,916
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$106,506$14,283
Stroke, with major complications 06413$60,264$13,654
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25213$104,874$23,361
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28613$81,218$16,116
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc 23512$167,732$47,107
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37712$71,815$14,509
Other digestive problems, with complications 39412$34,008$6,559
Major Chest Procedures with Cc 16411$73,610$23,819
Major Chest Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 16511$71,657$12,725
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$41,161$9,892
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66011$54,243$8,770
Coagulation Disorders 81311$45,523$10,833

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