The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE
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About The Nebraska Medical Center
The Nebraska Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 718 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 CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - University Campus, about 0.9 mi away.
The map pin is approximate (ZIP code center). Use the street address for directions.
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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.39
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.39
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.32
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.66
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.26
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.85
54% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys4,685
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.25860, -95.93780
Nearby hospitals
- CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - University Campus2412 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomHospital0.9 mi
- Douglas County Community Mental Health Center4102 Woolworth Ave, Omaha, NEPsychiatric hospital2.1 mi
- Omaha VA Medical Center (VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System)4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomVA medical center2.1 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Omaha (Central Campus)1870 South 75th Street, Omaha, NELong-term care hospital4.9 mi
- CHI Health Bergan Mercy7500 Mercy Rd, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.9 mi
- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital5.1 mi
- Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC7915 Farnam Drive, Omaha, NEAcute care hospital5.1 mi
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson933 East Pierce Street, Council Bluffs, IA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital5.3 mi
- The Nebraska Methodist Hospital8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.4 mi
- Children's Nebraska8200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomChildren's hospital5.5 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is The Nebraska Medical Center located?
The Nebraska Medical Center is at 988102 Nebrasks Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198 in Douglas County.
Does The Nebraska Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. The Nebraska Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 256 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of The Nebraska Medical Center?
The Nebraska 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 The Nebraska Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Nebraska 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 The Nebraska Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (402) 559-4000.
Would patients recommend The Nebraska Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (4,685 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% 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 Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- 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.