Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH
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About Cheshire Medical Center
Cheshire Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 169 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Brattleboro Retreat, about 15 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 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.86
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.47
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
63% 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 recommend66%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1064%
- Completed surveys443
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.94923, -72.28997
Nearby hospitals
- Brattleboro RetreatAnna Marsh Lane PO Box 803, Brattleboro, VT · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital15 mi
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital17 Belmont Ave, Brattleboro, VT · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
- Monadnock Community Hospital452 Old Street Road, Peterborough, NH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital18 mi
- Grace Cottage Hospitalpo box 216, Townshend, VTCritical access hospital20 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Cheshire Medical Center located?
Cheshire Medical Center is at 580 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431 in Cheshire County.
Does Cheshire Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Cheshire Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 214 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Cheshire Medical Center?
Cheshire 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 Cheshire Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Cheshire Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the New Hampshire trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Cheshire Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (603) 354-5400.
Would patients recommend Cheshire Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (443 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 64% 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.