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Hospitals hiring in Illinois by Medicare star rating
97 Illinois hospitals of 30 employers hiring now, best rated first, with Medicare's overall star rating (Jul 2026) and what patients said about the nurses. Illinois's 132 rated hospitals average 3.0 stars (US 3.2).
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital (Barrington), Memorial Hospital (Belleville), Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale (Hinsdale), Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital (Winfield), Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital (Geneva), Northwestern Medicine McHenry (McHenry), Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers (New Lenox), Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital (Lake Forest), Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago), Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital (DeKalb), Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital (Evanston), St Alexius Medical Center (Hoffman Estates), Crawford Memorial Hospital (Robinson), Osf Holy Family Medical Center (Monmouth), Red Bud Regional Hospital (Red Bud), St Josephs Hospital (Breese), Valley West Community Hospital (Sandwich), Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (Lincoln), Osf Saint Anthony's Health Center (Alton), Alton Memorial Hospital (Alton), Osf Saint Luke Medical Center (Kewanee), Copley Memorial Hospital (Aurora), Good Samaritan Regional Hlth Center (Mount Vernon), Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers (Morris), Saint James Hospital (Pontiac), Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (Downers Grove), Advocate Sherman Hospital (Elgin), Blessing Hospital (Quincy), Palos Community Hospital (Palos Heights), Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Park Ridge), Advocate Condell Medical Center (Libertyville), The University of Chicago Medical Center (Chicago), Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago (Chicago), Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin (Elgin), Presence St Marys Hospital (Kankakee), Northwest Community Hospital 1 (Arlington Heights), St Joseph's Hospital (Highland), Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc (Greenville), Osf Saint Paul Medical Center (Mendota), Jersey Community Hospital (Jerseyville) and 57 more.
Illinois hospitals hiring now, by Medicare rating
Most stars first, then the largest share of patients saying their nurses always communicated well. Each employer opens its jobs.
| Hospital | Employer | Medicare stars | Nurses always communicated well | Rated it 9 or 10 | Would definitely recommend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington | Advocate Health | 5 of 5 | 81% | 74% | 77% |
| Memorial HospitalBelleville | BJC HealthCare | 5 of 5 | 81% | 72% | 76% |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth HinsdaleHinsdale | UChicago Medicine | 5 of 5 | 81% | 73% | 73% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield | Northwestern Medicine | 5 of 5 | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community HospitalGeneva | Northwestern Medicine | 5 of 5 | 80% | 80% | 79% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenryMcHenry | Northwestern Medicine | 5 of 5 | 80% | 75% | 75% |
| Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox | Silver Cross Hospital | 5 of 5 | 80% | 73% | 72% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest | Northwestern Medicine | 5 of 5 | 79% | 75% | 78% |
| Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago | Northwestern Medicine | 5 of 5 | 79% | 77% | 81% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDeKalb | Northwestern Medicine | 5 of 5 | 77% | 67% | 66% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston | Endeavor Health | 5 of 5 | 76% | 68% | 70% |
| St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates | Ascension | 5 of 5 | 71% | 57% | 55% |
| Crawford Memorial HospitalRobinson · critical access hospital | Crawford Memorial Hospital | 4 of 5 | 89% | 79% | 79% |
| Osf Holy Family Medical CenterMonmouth · critical access hospital | OSF HealthCare | 4 of 5 | 89% | 88% | 81% |
| Red Bud Regional HospitalRed Bud · critical access hospital | Deaconess Health System | 4 of 5 | 84% | 78% | 70% |
| St Josephs HospitalBreese | Hospital Sisters Health System | 4 of 5 | 84% | 73% | 68% |
| Valley West Community HospitalSandwich · critical access hospital | Northwestern Medicine | 4 of 5 | 84% | 77% | 75% |
| Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalLincoln · critical access hospital | Memorial Health (Illinois) | 4 of 5 | 83% | 80% | 76% |
| Osf Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton | OSF HealthCare | 4 of 5 | 83% | 79% | 77% |
| Alton Memorial HospitalAlton | BJC HealthCare | 4 of 5 | 82% | 73% | 76% |
| Osf Saint Luke Medical CenterKewanee · critical access hospital | OSF HealthCare | 4 of 5 | 81% | 81% | 66% |
| Copley Memorial HospitalAurora | Rush-Copley Medical Center | 4 of 5 | 80% | 71% | 71% |
| Good Samaritan Regional Hlth CenterMount Vernon | SSM Health | 4 of 5 | 80% | 69% | 69% |
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris | Morris Hospital | 4 of 5 | 80% | 75% | 78% |
| Saint James HospitalPontiac | OSF HealthCare | 4 of 5 | 80% | 65% | 60% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove | Advocate Health | 4 of 5 | 79% | 70% | 69% |
| Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin | Advocate Health | 4 of 5 | 79% | 73% | 75% |
| Blessing HospitalQuincy | Blessing Hospital | 4 of 5 | 79% | 68% | 67% |
| Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights | Northwestern Medicine | 4 of 5 | 79% | 70% | 71% |
| Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge | Advocate Health | 4 of 5 | 78% | 69% | 72% |
| Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville | Advocate Health | 4 of 5 | 77% | 66% | 66% |
| The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago | UChicago Medicine | 4 of 5 | 77% | 71% | 73% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago | Ascension | 4 of 5 | 74% | 65% | 69% |
| Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginElgin | Prime Healthcare | 4 of 5 | 74% | 65% | 64% |
| Presence St Marys HospitalKankakee | Prime Healthcare | 4 of 5 | 72% | 65% | 70% |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights | Endeavor Health | 4 of 5 | 70% | 64% | 64% |
| St Joseph's HospitalHighland · critical access hospital | Hospital Sisters Health System | 3 of 5 | 89% | 86% | 79% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital IncGreenville | Hospital Sisters Health System | 3 of 5 | 88% | 86% | 74% |
| Osf Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota · critical access hospital | OSF HealthCare | 3 of 5 | 86% | 82% | 74% |
| Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville | Jersey Community Hospital | 3 of 5 | 85% | 76% | 81% |
| Sparta Community HospitalSparta · critical access hospital | Sparta Community Hospital | 3 of 5 | 85% | 73% | 66% |
| Fhn Memorial HospitalFreeport | Mercyhealth | 3 of 5 | 83% | 68% | 63% |
| Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia | SSM Health | 3 of 5 | 83% | 70% | 62% |
| St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham | Hospital Sisters Health System | 3 of 5 | 83% | 72% | 67% |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon | Sarah Bush Lincoln | 3 of 5 | 82% | 75% | 75% |
| Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst | Endeavor Health | 3 of 5 | 80% | 74% | 75% |
| Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMelrose Park | Trinity Health | 3 of 5 | 80% | 66% | 62% |
| Edward HospitalNaperville | Endeavor Health | 3 of 5 | 79% | 70% | 73% |
| Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl CtrPeru | OSF HealthCare | 3 of 5 | 79% | 61% | 58% |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 78% | 63% | 62% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 78% | 68% | 70% |
| Mc Donough District HospitalMacomb | McDonough District Hospital | 3 of 5 | 78% | 72% | 62% |
| Osf Heart of Mary Medical CenterUrbana | OSF HealthCare | 3 of 5 | 77% | 68% | 73% |
| Uw HealthRockford | UW Health | 3 of 5 | 77% | 68% | 66% |
| Macneal HospitalBerwyn | Trinity Health | 3 of 5 | 76% | 59% | 59% |
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical CenterChicago | Prime Healthcare | 3 of 5 | 74% | 65% | 69% |
| Swedish HospitalChicago | Endeavor Health | 3 of 5 | 74% | 58% | 59% |
| Presence Mercy Medical CenterAurora | Prime Healthcare | 3 of 5 | 73% | 63% | 59% |
| Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur | Memorial Health (Illinois) | 3 of 5 | 72% | 59% | 58% |
| Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield | Memorial Health (Illinois) | 3 of 5 | 72% | 66% | 68% |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Elk Grove Village | Ascension | 3 of 5 | 71% | 61% | 61% |
| Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterChicago | Prime Healthcare | 3 of 5 | 71% | 60% | 66% |
| Osf Saint Clare Medical CenterPrinceton · critical access hospital | OSF HealthCare | 2 of 5 | 85% | 75% | 70% |
| St Francis HospitalLitchfield · critical access hospital | Hospital Sisters Health System | 2 of 5 | 85% | 83% | 77% |
| Harrisburg Medical CenterHarrisburg | Southern Illinois Healthcare | 2 of 5 | 84% | 64% | 51% |
| Taylorville Memorial HospitalTaylorville · critical access hospital | Memorial Health (Illinois) | 2 of 5 | 84% | 83% | 86% |
| Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion | Deaconess Health System | 2 of 5 | 82% | 68% | 69% |
| Osf Little Company of Mary Medical CenterEvergreen Park | OSF HealthCare | 2 of 5 | 80% | 69% | 69% |
| Osf Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville | OSF HealthCare | 2 of 5 | 78% | 61% | 58% |
| Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford | OSF HealthCare | 2 of 5 | 77% | 67% | 69% |
| Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood | Trinity Health | 2 of 5 | 76% | 63% | 61% |
| St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington | OSF HealthCare | 2 of 5 | 76% | 66% | 67% |
| Osf Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon | OSF HealthCare | 2 of 5 | 75% | 65% | 61% |
| St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg | OSF HealthCare | 2 of 5 | 75% | 64% | 61% |
| Saint Anthony HospitalChicago | Saint Anthony Hospital | 2 of 5 | 74% | 71% | 70% |
| Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago | Advocate Health | 2 of 5 | 73% | 61% | 57% |
| St Johns HospitalSpringfield | Hospital Sisters Health System | 2 of 5 | 73% | 63% | 61% |
| Genesis Hlth System Dba Genesis Mdl Ctr-IlliniSilvis | Trinity Health | 2 of 5 | 72% | 62% | 57% |
| Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston | Prime Healthcare | 2 of 5 | 72% | 60% | 63% |
| Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey | UChicago Medicine | 2 of 5 | 70% | 54% | 49% |
| St Marys HospitalDecatur | Hospital Sisters Health System | 1 of 5 | 80% | 69% | 64% |
| Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleCarbondale | Southern Illinois Healthcare | 1 of 5 | 76% | 67% | 66% |
| Herrin HospitalHerrin | Southern Illinois Healthcare | 1 of 5 | 75% | 68% | 69% |
| Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet | Prime Healthcare | 1 of 5 | 69% | 52% | 50% |
| Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationsEldorado · critical access hospital | Deaconess Health System | 1 of 5 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Kirby Medical CenterMonticello · critical access hospital | Kirby Medical Center | Not rated | 95% | 93% | 93% |
| Genesis Medical Center, AledoAledo · critical access hospital | Trinity Health | Not rated | 91% | 80% | 81% |
| Fayette County HospitalVandalia · critical access hospital | Sarah Bush Lincoln | Not rated | 89% | 70% | 79% |
| Deaconess Illinois CrossroadsMount Vernon | Deaconess Health System | Not rated | 86% | 79% | 80% |
| Hillsboro Area HospitalHillsboro · critical access hospital | Hillsboro Area Hospital | Not rated | 83% | 82% | 68% |
| St Joseph Memorial HospitalMurphysboro · critical access hospital | Southern Illinois Healthcare | Not rated | 82% | 81% | 80% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LaCrystal Lake | Mercyhealth | Not rated | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Deaconess Illinois Union CountyAnna · critical access hospital | Deaconess Health System | Not rated | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital IncShelbyville · critical access hospital | Hospital Sisters Health System | Not rated | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Jacksonville Memorial HospitalJacksonville · critical access hospital | Memorial Health (Illinois) | Not rated | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial HospitalCarrollton · critical access hospital | Boyd Healthcare Services | Not rated | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Touchette Regional Hospital IncCentreville | Touchette Regional Hospital | Not rated | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Stars are Medicare's overall rating; critical access hospitals are mostly not rated. The patient shares are from Medicare's survey of inpatients (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.
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Hospitals hiring in Illinois by Medicare star rating: common questions
Which hospitals in Illinois have a 5-star Medicare rating and are hiring?
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale in Hinsdale, Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva and Northwestern Medicine McHenry in McHenry and 6 more (Jul 2026). All 97 hospitals hiring here are listed by rating, each opening its employer's open jobs.
At which Illinois hospitals hiring now do patients rate the nurses highest?
The largest shares of patients who said their nurses always communicated well: Kirby Medical Center in Monticello (95%), Genesis Medical Center, Aledo in Aledo (91%) and Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson (89%), against 79% at Illinois's middle hospital and 79% at the middle US one. From Medicare's patient survey (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.
How do Illinois's hospitals compare with the US on Medicare's star rating?
Medicare rates 132 of Illinois's 169 acute care and critical access hospitals: 14 at 5 stars, 33 at 4 stars, 41 at 3 stars, 29 at 2 stars and 15 at 1 star, a mean of 3.0 stars against 3.2 across the US. At the middle Illinois hospital 70% of patients rated it 9 or 10 of 10 (US 71%).
Which employers run the Illinois hospitals hiring here?
OSF HealthCare (14), Advocate Health (8), Hospital Sisters Health System (8), Northwestern Medicine (8), Prime Healthcare (7), Deaconess Health System (5), Endeavor Health (5) and Memorial Health (Illinois) (5) and 22 more. Each name opens its open jobs.
Hospital star ratings in other states
Each state's hospitals of the employers hiring there.
- Texas177
- California175
- Ohio100
- Florida94
- Pennsylvania89
- Wisconsin82
- Indiana75
- Michigan75
- Georgia72
- Minnesota70
- New York64
- North Carolina64
- Missouri58
- Kentucky55
- Oklahoma53
- Tennessee52
- Arizona51
- Virginia51
- Massachusetts42
- Washington41
- Louisiana40
- Kansas38
- Colorado36
- Oregon36
- Nebraska35
- Iowa34
- Mississippi34
- New Jersey33
- South Carolina33
- Alabama30
- South Dakota30
- Arkansas27
- Utah27
- New Mexico23
- Montana21
- Nevada19
- Maryland17
- Connecticut16
- North Dakota15
- New Hampshire13
- Vermont11
- Idaho9
- Wyoming9
- Alaska8
- Maine8
- Rhode Island8
- West Virginia8
- Delaware5
- Hawaii4
- District of Columbia2
Sources and method
Acute care and critical access hospitals only. A hospital is listed as an employer's when Medicare's record names the employer as its owner or operator, or the hospital carries the employer's name, and the employer has open jobs in the hospital's town. The state's figures are over all of its hospitals; the middle hospital is the median.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare), Jul 2026
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare), stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Hospitals hiring in Illinois by Medicare star rating. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-star-ratings/illinois