Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Jamaica, NY
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About Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Jamaica, Queens County, New York. 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 1 out of 5. It has 402 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 Queens Hospital Center, about 1.3 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 0.54
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.52
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.54
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.25
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
87% 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 recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys1,975
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.70140, -73.81631
Nearby hospitals
- Queens Hospital Center82-68 164th Street, Jamaica, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.3 mi
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center111-20 Merrick Boulevard, Queens, NYHospital1.9 mi
- New York-Presbyterian/Queens56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.2 mi
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center45th Avenue And Parsons Boulevard, Flushing, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- Elmhurst Hospital Center79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY · Level I traumaAcute care hospital4.7 mi
- Creedmoor Psychiatric Center80-45 Winchester Blvd Bldg B, Queens Village, NYPsychiatric hospital4.8 mi
- Wyckoff Heights Medical Center374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.3 mi
- New York City Childrens Psych Center7403 Commonwealth Blvd, Bellerose, NYPsychiatric hospital5.6 mi
- Saint Mary's Hospital for Children29-01 216th Street, Bayside, NYChildren's hospital5.8 mi
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center1 Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY · Level II traumaAcute care hospital6.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Jamaica Hospital Medical Center located?
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is at 89th Avenue And Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY 11418 in Queens County.
Does Jamaica Hospital Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 227 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center?
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 Jamaica Hospital 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 New York 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 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (718) 262-6000.
Would patients recommend Jamaica Hospital Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,975 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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