Medstar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD
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About Medstar Harbor Hospital
Medstar Harbor Hospital is an acute care hospital in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 131 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 University of Maryland Medical Center, about 2.6 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 infectionsNo different · SIR 0.29
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.45
55% 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 recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys412
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
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Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- University of Maryland Medical Center22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.6 mi
- VA Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore10 North Greene Street, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomVA medical center2.6 mi
- Mercy Medical Center Inc301 Saint Paul Place, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.8 mi
Nearby hospitals
- University of Maryland Medical Center22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.6 mi
- VA Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore10 North Greene Street, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomVA medical center2.6 mi
- Mercy Medical Center Inc301 Saint Paul Place, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.8 mi
- Grace Medical Center2000 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomHospital3.1 mi
- Saint Agnes Hospital900 Caton Avenue, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.2 mi
- University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus827 Linden Avenue, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.4 mi
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, the600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.4 mi
- Kennedy Krieger Institute707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomChildren's hospital3.4 mi
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD · Level II traumaAcute care hospital4.1 mi
- Medstar Union Memorial Hospital201 East University Parkway, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Medstar Harbor Hospital located?
Medstar Harbor Hospital is at 3001 South Hanover Street, Baltimore, MD 21225 in Baltimore City.
Does Medstar Harbor Hospital have an emergency room?
Medstar Harbor Hospital does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is University of Maryland Medical Center, about 2.6 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Medstar Harbor Hospital?
Medstar Harbor Hospital 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.
What is the phone number of Medstar Harbor Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (410) 350-3201.
Would patients recommend Medstar Harbor Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (412 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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