Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY
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About Strong Memorial Hospital
Strong Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital in Rochester, Monroe 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 3 out of 5. It has 886 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. University of Rochester Medical Center Main Campus is on the same campus or next door.
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 0.72
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.43
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.41
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.75
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryWorse than national · SIR 1.81
45% 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 recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys946
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.12431, -77.62477
Nearby hospitals
- University of Rochester Medical Center Main Campus601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY · Emergency roomHospitalSame campus
- Rochester Psychiatric Center1600 South Ave, Rochester, NY · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital0.5 mi
- Highland Hospital1000 South Avenue, Rochester, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.1 mi
- Unity Specialty Hospital89 Genesee Street, Rochester, NYAcute care hospital1.8 mi
- Rochester General Hospital1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.0 mi
- Unity Hospital1555 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.3 mi
- F F Thompson Hospital350 Parrish Street, Canandaigua, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Strong Memorial Hospital located?
Strong Memorial Hospital is at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642 in Monroe County.
Does Strong Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Strong Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 247 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Strong Memorial Hospital?
Strong Memorial 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 Strong Memorial Hospital 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 Strong Memorial Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (585) 275-2121.
Would patients recommend Strong Memorial Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (946 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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