Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, NY
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About Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is an acute care hospital in West Islip, Suffolk County, New York. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). 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 437 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 Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital, about 3.5 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 0.70
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.06
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.44
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.57
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.67
91% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1061%
- Completed surveys2,456
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.69581, -73.29462
Nearby hospitals
- Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital301 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.5 mi
- South Oaks Hosp400 Sunrise Highway, Amityville, NYPsychiatric hospital6.2 mi
- Brunswick Hospital Center, Inc.81 Louden Ave, Amityville, NYPsychiatric hospital6.7 mi
- Pilgrim Psychiatric Center998 Crooked Hill Road, West Brentwood, NYPsychiatric hospital7.2 mi
- Sagamore Childrens Psychiatric Center197 Half Hollow Road, Dix Hills, NYPsychiatric hospital8.2 mi
- Chsli St Joseph Hospital4295 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.9 mi
- Plainview Hospital888 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- St Catherine of Siena Hospital50 Route 25a, Smithtown, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- Syosset Hospital221 Jericho Turnpike, Syosett, NY · Emergency roomHospital14 mi
- Northport Veterans Hospital79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY · Emergency roomHospital14 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center located?
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is at 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795 in Suffolk County.
Does Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 224 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center?
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center 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 Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center 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 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 Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (631) 376-3000.
Would patients recommend Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,456 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 61% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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