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Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, MD

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Overview

About Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center

Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 178 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 Holy Cross Hospital, about 4.8 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

3
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

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

296 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
5.0%
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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.33
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.21
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00

77% 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 recommend76%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
  • Completed surveys1,433

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center located?

Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center is at 11890 Healing Way, Silver Spring, MD 20904 in Montgomery County.

Does Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 296 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center?

Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center a trauma center?

We have no trauma center designation on record for Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Maryland trauma program for the current list.

What is the phone number of Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (240) 637-4000.

Would patients recommend Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,433 completed surveys), 76% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.