Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital in Lawrence, MA
Also known as Lawrence General Hospital
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About Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital is an acute care hospital in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts. 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 2 out of 5. It has 67 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 Family Hospital, about 1.4 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 0.36
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.92
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.56
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
39% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1059%
- Completed surveys956
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.70907, -71.14797
Nearby hospitals
- Holy Family Hospital70 East Street, Methuen, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.4 mi
- Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital70 East Street, Methuen, MA · Emergency roomHospital1.7 mi
- Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital - Bradford145 Ward Hill Avenue, Bradford, MALong-term care hospital4.0 mi
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital70 Butler Street, Salem, NHRehabilitation hospital4.3 mi
- Whittier Pavilion76 Summer Street, Haverhill, MAPsychiatric hospital6.1 mi
- Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital140 Lincoln Avenue, Haverhill, MA · Emergency roomHospital6.5 mi
- Tewksbury Hospital365 East Street, Tewksbury, MALong-term care hospital7.5 mi
- Lowell General Hospital295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Hampstead Hospital218 East Road, Hampstead, NHPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- Parkland Medical Center1 Parkland Drive, Derry, NH · Level III traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital located?
Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital is at One General Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 in Essex County.
Does Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 241 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital?
Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital 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 November 2023). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Massachusetts 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 Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (978) 683-4000.
Would patients recommend Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (956 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 59% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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