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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Multidisciplinary) Residency Program

Mercy Hospital (St Louis)
St louis, MO
Continued AccreditationACGME #5402812002CommunityH1BH-1B

Mercy Hospital (St Louis) is an ACGME-accredited community-based Hospice and palliative medicine (multidisciplinary) residency program in St louis, MO. It has 1 PGY-1 position per year. It reports 0% IMG residents, H-1B visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $70,415. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
1
0 residents · 2 approved
PGY-1 salary
$70.4k
IMG percentage
0%
x
Visa sponsorship
H-1B
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed

Accredited since 2016 · 1 years · Last ACGME review 2018

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3–4
Incl. chair, faculty
Visa
H-1B
Application service
ERAS

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match data pending

Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.

Training tracks

No tracks listed

No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
0%
x
US MD
0%
x
DO
100%
x
Women
100%
x

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
40
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
2
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
4.5
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
2
Support team size

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis is a freestanding, 90 bed rehabilitation hospital that opened in July 2007. Located on Highway 40/64 in Chesterfield, MO approximately 6 miles from Mercy Hospital St. Louis. The hospital is 112,000 square feet with 3 floors. Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital is CARF certified in Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Amputations, Brain Injuries and Medically Complex, and is Joint Commission accredited. Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital has ranked in the top 10% of rehab hospitals nationally for the last 5 years. Our 2018 ranking was in the top 8% nationally.

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
859
Tertiary care
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care4 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Mortality1 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Readmission1 better · 7 same · 3 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 12 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeA
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$96K
Research
$0
Payments
17

Top payer: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($91K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
39,590
ED visits
89,054
Inpatient surgeries
10,066
Outpatient surgeries
23,432
Births
8,653
Daily census
565
Full-time staff
4,516

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Mercy Hospital (St Louis) · St Louis, MO

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Mercy Hospital (St Louis)

Primary
St Louis, MO859 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,314/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~21.8% of pay
Take-home$4,314/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,278/mo
State tax$276/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $70,415 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 4.7% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for St. Louis County, Missouri (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
4.7%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$81,340
+$3k vs US median
Avg Commute
23 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Lindsay Schwalm, DO

Faculty

Program Director

Ms. Sarah A Nickerson

GME Institutional Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Mercy Hospital (St Louis) located?
Mercy Hospital (St Louis) is located in St louis, MO.
What type of program is Mercy Hospital (St Louis)?
Mercy Hospital (St Louis) is a community-based residency program.
Is Mercy Hospital (St Louis) ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Mercy Hospital (St Louis) holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How much is rent near Mercy Hospital (St Louis)?
Median rent near St louis, MO is ~$1,278/month for a 1BR and ~$1,693/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Mercy Hospital (St Louis) accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Mercy Hospital (St Louis) reports that none of its current residents are International Medical Graduates. That is a snapshot of the current cohort as reported to FREIDA, not a stated policy, and it can change year to year. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Mercy Hospital (St Louis) sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Mercy Hospital (St Louis) reports sponsoring H-1B visas. It does not currently report J-1 sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Mercy Hospital (St Louis) require?
Mercy Hospital (St Louis) does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Mercy Hospital (St Louis)?
Mercy Hospital (St Louis) reports a PGY-1 salary of $70,415. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Mercy Hospital (St Louis)?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Mercy Hospital (St Louis) to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Mercy Hospital (St Louis) have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Hospice and palliative medicine (multidisciplinary) residency program positions as they appear.