Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, FL
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About Lower Keys Medical Center
Lower Keys Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Key West, Monroe County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 118 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
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.43
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
65% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1061%
- Completed surveys331
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
24.58184, -81.74308
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lower Keys Medical Center located?
Lower Keys Medical Center is at 5900 College Road, Key West, FL 33040 in Monroe County.
Does Lower Keys Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Lower Keys Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 128 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lower Keys Medical Center?
Lower Keys 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 Lower Keys Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Lower Keys Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Florida trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Lower Keys Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (305) 294-5531.
Would patients recommend Lower Keys Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (331 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 61% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.