Johns Hopkins Hospital, the in Baltimore, MD
Also known as Johns Hopkins Hospital, JHH
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About Johns Hopkins Hospital, the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, the is an acute care hospital in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 1,113 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 Kennedy Krieger Institute, 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 0.30
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.60
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.36
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.82
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.65
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.83
71% 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 recommend81%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1080%
- Completed surveys3,167
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
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Nearby hospitals
- Kennedy Krieger Institute707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomChildren's hospital0.2 mi
- Mercy Medical Center Inc301 Saint Paul Place, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus827 Linden Avenue, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- VA Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore10 North Greene Street, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomVA medical center1.8 mi
- University of Maryland Medical Center22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD · Level II traumaAcute care hospital2.0 mi
- Medstar Union Memorial Hospital201 East University Parkway, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.6 mi
- Loch Raven VA Medical Center3901 The Alameda, Baltimore, MDVA medical center2.7 mi
- Grace Medical Center2000 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomHospital3.2 mi
- Medstar Harbor Hospital3001 South Hanover Street, Baltimore, MDAcute care hospital3.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Johns Hopkins Hospital, the located?
Johns Hopkins Hospital, the is at 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287 in Baltimore City.
Does Johns Hopkins Hospital, the have an emergency room?
Yes. Johns Hopkins Hospital, the reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 308 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Johns Hopkins Hospital, the?
Johns Hopkins Hospital, the has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 Johns Hopkins Hospital, the 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 March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Maryland 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 Johns Hopkins Hospital, the?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (410) 955-9540.
Would patients recommend Johns Hopkins Hospital, the?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (3,167 completed surveys), 81% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 80% 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 HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- 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.
- 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.