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Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, MD

Directions (240) 964-7000 upmc.com

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Overview

About Western Maryland Regional Medical Center

Western Maryland Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 204 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 Thomas B Finan Center, about 0.6 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 · 7 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
2 better · 5 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
2 better · 8 no different · 1 worse
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

235 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
2.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
medium
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 0.35
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.41
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.42
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.77

64% 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 recommend55%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1064%
  • Completed surveys372

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Western Maryland Regional Medical Center located?

Western Maryland Regional Medical Center is at 12500 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502 in Allegany County.

Does Western Maryland Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Western Maryland Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 235 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Western Maryland Regional Medical Center?

Western Maryland Regional Medical Center 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 Western Maryland Regional Medical Center a trauma center?

Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 Western Maryland Regional Medical Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (240) 964-7000.

Would patients recommend Western Maryland Regional Medical Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (372 completed surveys), 55% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 64% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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