Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, FL
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About Delray Medical Center
Delray Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 536 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital, about 0.2 mi away.
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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.15
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.14
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.13
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.43
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.71
50% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
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 recommend44%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1044%
- Completed surveys1,765
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
26.43925, -80.12737
Nearby hospitals
- Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital5360 Linton Boulevard, Delray Beach, FLHospital0.2 mi
- Boca Raton Regional Hospital800 Meadows Rd, Boca Raton, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.7 mi
- Bethesda Hospital East2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.7 mi
- West Boca Medical Center21644 State Rd 7, Boca Raton, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.5 mi
- Neurobehavioral Hospital of the Palm Beaches-South4905 Park Ridge Blvd, Boynton Beach, FLPsychiatric hospital7.7 mi
- Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital West9655 West Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, FL · Emergency roomHospital7.7 mi
- Broward Health North201 E Sample Rd, Deerfield Beach, FL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- HCA Florida Jfk Hospital5301 S Congress Ave, Atlantis, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lake W9719 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FLRehabilitation hospital11 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital-Palm Beach3060 Melaleuca Lane, Lake Worth, FLLong-term care hospital12 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Delray Medical Center located?
Delray Medical Center is at 5352 Linton Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33484 in Palm Beach County.
Does Delray Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Delray Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 144 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Delray Medical Center?
Delray Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 Delray Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Florida 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 Delray Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (561) 498-4440.
Would patients recommend Delray Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,765 completed surveys), 44% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 44% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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