Whitesburg Arh Hospital in Whitesburg, KY
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About Whitesburg Arh Hospital
Whitesburg Arh Hospital is an acute care hospital in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 90 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 Norton Community Hospital, about 16 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.70
68% 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 recommend64%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys145
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.11355, -82.81311
Nearby hospitals
- Norton Community Hospital100 15th Street Northwest, Norton, VA · Emergency roomHospital16 mi
- Lonesome Pine Hospital1990 Holton Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
- Dickenson Community Hospital312 Hospital Drive, Clintwood, VA · Emergency roomCritical access hospital20 mi
- McDowell Arh Hospital9879 Kentucky Route 122, Mc Dowell, KY · Emergency roomCritical access hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Whitesburg Arh Hospital located?
Whitesburg Arh Hospital is at 240 Hospital Road, Whitesburg, KY 41858 in Letcher County.
Does Whitesburg Arh Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Whitesburg Arh Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 160 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Whitesburg Arh Hospital?
Whitesburg Arh Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Whitesburg Arh Hospital 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 Kentucky 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 Whitesburg Arh Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (606) 633-3500.
Would patients recommend Whitesburg Arh Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (145 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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