Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, NH
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About Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Portsmouth Regional Hospital is an acute care hospital in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 220 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 Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital at Pease, about 1.6 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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.25
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.29
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.37
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.05
67% 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 recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys568
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.06370, -70.79074
Nearby hospitals
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital at Pease105 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NHHospital1.6 mi
- York Hospital15 Hospital Drive, York, ME · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.9 mi
- Exeter Hospital Inc5 Alumni Drive, Exeter, NH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.1 mi
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital789 Central Ave, Dover, NH · Level III traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Anna Jaques Hospital25 Highland Avenue, Newburyport, MA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital18 mi
- Frisbie Memorial Hospital11 Whitehall Road, Rochester, NH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Hampstead Hospital218 East Road, Hampstead, NHPsychiatric hospital23 mi
- Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital140 Lincoln Avenue, Haverhill, MA · Emergency roomHospital24 mi
- Whittier Pavilion76 Summer Street, Haverhill, MAPsychiatric hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Portsmouth Regional Hospital located?
Portsmouth Regional Hospital is at 333 Borthwick Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801 in Rockingham County.
Does Portsmouth Regional Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Portsmouth Regional Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 132 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Portsmouth Regional Hospital?
Portsmouth Regional Hospital 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 Portsmouth Regional Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 New Hampshire 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 Portsmouth Regional Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (603) 436-5110.
Would patients recommend Portsmouth Regional Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (568 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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