Banner Payson Medical Center in Payson, AZ
Also known as Payson Hospital
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About Banner Payson Medical Center
Banner Payson Medical Center is a critical access hospital in Payson, Gila County, Arizona. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 25 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1075%
- Completed surveys231
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.23025, -111.32101
Frequently asked questions
Where is Banner Payson Medical Center located?
Banner Payson Medical Center is at 807 South Ponderosa Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 in Gila County.
Does Banner Payson Medical Center have an emergency room?
Banner Payson Medical Center does not report emergency services to Medicare. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Banner Payson Medical Center?
Banner Payson Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Banner Payson Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Arizona EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Banner Payson Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (928) 474-3222.
Would patients recommend Banner Payson Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (231 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 75% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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