Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD
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About Suburban Hospital
Suburban Hospital is an acute care hospital in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 228 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Walter Reed National Military Med Cen, about 0.9 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 0.24
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.82
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.42
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.32
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.81
61% 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 recommend83%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys1,819
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
38.99682, -77.10927
Nearby hospitals
- Walter Reed National Military Med Cen4494 Palmer Rd N, Bethesda, MD · Emergency roomMilitary hospital0.9 mi
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington4228 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DCPsychiatric hospital4.1 mi
- Holy Cross Hospital1500 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MDAcute care hospital4.2 mi
- Sibley Memorial Hospital5255 Loughboro Rd NW, Washington, DC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.2 mi
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital3800 Reservoir Rd, Washington, DC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.1 mi
- Medstar Washington Hospital Center110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.9 mi
- Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital102 Irving Street NW, Washington, DCRehabilitation hospital6.9 mi
- Washington Dc VA Medical Center50 Irving Street N.W., Washington, DC · Emergency roomVA medical center7.0 mi
- Children's National Hospital111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC · Level I traumaChildren's hospital7.1 mi
- Howard University Hospital Corp2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital7.2 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Suburban Hospital located?
Suburban Hospital is at 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 in Montgomery County.
Does Suburban Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Suburban Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 224 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Suburban Hospital?
Suburban 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.
Is Suburban Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 Suburban Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (301) 896-2576.
Would patients recommend Suburban Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,819 completed surveys), 83% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% 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.
- 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.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.