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Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington

252 McHenry St, Burlington, WI 53105 · (262) 767-6545

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency room

Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington is a non-profit general hospital in Burlington, Wisconsin (Racine County), with 43 beds. It has an emergency room and holds 4 of 5 stars in CMS's overall quality rating. In CMS's patient survey it scores 4 of 5 stars, and 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend it. Medicare patients had 322 stays here in 2024, most often for sepsis, heart failure and stomach or intestinal bleeding. It lists $5.39 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 (533 surveys)
$5.39listed for every $1 its care costs Wisconsin typical $4.11
3 h 2 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
322Medicare stays in 2024
43beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

★★★★★4 of 5 · 533 surveys

65%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
68%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 2 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
2%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%
79%of sepsis patients got the recommended care US typical 65%

ER volume: low.

Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
Heart failure
11.1%
Pneumonia
12.8%
Stroke
10.0%
COPD
9.5%
Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
Heart failure
22.1%
Pneumonia
16.5%
Infections and complications lower is better
Central-line bloodstream infections
0.80
≈ Same as US
Catheter urinary tract infections
1.87
≈ Same as US
C. diff intestinal infections
1.10
≈ Same as US
Serious complications (CMS safety index)
0.95
≈ 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

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$32.3Mnet income, all sources
21.4%margin on patient care alone
$1.6Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)
$4.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
397full-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 87189$54,309$14,328
Heart failure, with major complications 29169$40,194$9,158
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37826$40,613$7,357
Pneumonia, with major complications 19322$31,284$9,546
Sepsis 87222$32,268$8,448
Respiratory failure 18919$41,506$9,913
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69815$48,872$11,268
Stomach and digestive disorders 39213$32,011$5,961
Other digestive problems, with complications 39413$34,733$7,747
Urinary tract infection 69012$28,777$6,173
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$29,712$5,669
Kidney failure, with major complications 68211$34,076$9,755
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

Nearby hospitals

11 miles awayAurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI★★★★★$4.88 listed per $1 of cost12 miles awayMercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva, WI★★★★★$3.47 listed per $1 of cost21 miles awayMidwest Orthopedic Specialty HospitalFranklin, WINot rated$4.13 listed per $1 of cost21 miles awayAurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI★★★★★$5.65 listed per $1 of cost22 miles awayFroedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WINot rated$5.19 listed per $1 of cost

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