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Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas

Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas is a medical facility located in Galena, KS. This hospital has been recognized for Patient Safety Excellence Award™, Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, and more.

89%

Patient Experience Rating

16% higher than the national average

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

Patient Safety Excellence Award™

Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

Outstanding Patient Experience Award™

Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024)

Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement Award™

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement Award™ (2025)

Superior clinical outcomes in outpatient total hip replacement, and outpatient total knee replacement

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Award™

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Award™ (2025, 2024)

Superior clinical outcomes in outpatient back and neck surgery, outpatient rotator cuff surgery, outpatient total hip replacement, and outpatient total knee replacement

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award™ (2024, 2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in knee and hip replacement

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

11 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Hip Replacement

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)

In Hospital

As Expected

Outpatient Total Hip Replacement

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Outpatient Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Outpatient Rotator Cuff Repair

In Hospital

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement Award™

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement Award™

2025

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Award™

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Award™

2025, 2024

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Spinal Fusion

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Data Source

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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88%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10

13% higher than the national average

89%

Would definitely recommend

16% higher than the national average

Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas

National Average

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%85%82%

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

100%50%0%83%71%

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

100%50%0%94%88%

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

100%50%0%77%65%

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

100%50%0%66%54%

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%87%82%

Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas

National Average

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

100%50%0%80%77%

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

100%50%0%84%67%

Providers

Provider Reviews

Dr. Banwart did my hip revision. He did the incision in a completely different area than other surgeons on previous prosthetic hip surgeries. It aided in the rapid healing and was less intrusive. He has a great personality, professional bedside manner, and skillful surgeon. His continuing care has...

T, Smith Dec 21 2024

Review for Dr. Banwart

Dr Banwart is much better at knee replacements than post operative hip replacement problems. If you have problems later, he always says its your back (even if a MRI shows torn muscles).

Sam Bernett Nov 04 2024

Review for Dr. Banwart

I moved to Mo from Ohio in February and after waiting MONTHS for a appt I was referred for an epidural dt acute back pain rt L5-S1 compression ( post sx a yr ago of L4-5 laminectomy and discectomy) requiring epidural injections for pain relief and to walk basically. My one and only appt she came...

Elizabeth McDaniel Oct 22 2024

Review for Dr. Hanley

GREAT DOCTOR AS WELL A GREAT PERSON

Sep 29 2024

Review for Dr. Baylink

Dr.Weber is the best! I had terrible pain in my hands. He gave me shots in the joints. I went 3-4 times, and by the last time my hands have been great since 2017.

Mary Hoffman Aug 09 2024

Review for Dr. Weber

Location

Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas

1619 K66, Galena KS 66739

CallDirections

(620) 783-1732

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas located?

Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas is located at 1619 K66, Galena, KS 66739. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.

Has Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas won any recent awards from Healthgrades?

Yes, Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas has been awarded with Patient Safety Excellence Award™, Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement Award™, and 2 more in the past two years.

Is Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas highly rated with patients?

88% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.

Does Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas score well in safety ratings?

Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 11 hospital services. View more details here.

How do I get in at Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas?

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How does Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas rank in terms of safety and outcomes?

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Contact Us

1619 K66

Galena, KS 66739

Directions

(620) 783-1732