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Community Howard Regional Health Inc. in Kokomo, IN

Also known as Community Howard Regional Health

Directions (765) 776-8000 ecommunity.com

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Overview

About Community Howard Regional Health Inc.

Community Howard Regional Health Inc. is an acute care hospital in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 107 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Ascension St Vincent Kokomo, about 3.2 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

4
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
5 no different · 1 worse
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
7 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
1 better · 9 no different
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

150 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
4.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
medium
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.32
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.67
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.84

40% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend76%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
  • Completed surveys319

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Community Howard Regional Health Inc. located?

Community Howard Regional Health Inc. is at 3500 S Lafountain St, Kokomo, IN 46902 in Howard County.

Does Community Howard Regional Health Inc. have an emergency room?

Yes. Community Howard Regional Health Inc. reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 150 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Community Howard Regional Health Inc.?

Community Howard Regional Health Inc. 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 Community Howard Regional Health Inc. a trauma center?

We have no trauma center designation on record for Community Howard Regional Health Inc.. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Indiana trauma program for the current list.

What is the phone number of Community Howard Regional Health Inc.?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (765) 776-8000.

Would patients recommend Community Howard Regional Health Inc.?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (319 completed surveys), 76% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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