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Medstar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD

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Overview

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.

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
1 better · 5 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
2 better · 3 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
6 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

212 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
4.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
high
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 0.29
  • 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.

HCAHPS survey

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.

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Emergency care

Nearest hospitals with an emergency room

Within 25 miles

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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.