The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health in Cincinnati, OH
Also known as The Jewish Hospital, Epp Hospital
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About The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health is an acute care hospital in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. 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 4 out of 5. It has 209 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Cincinnati Rehabilitation Hospital LLC, about 3.3 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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.72
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.45
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.77
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.57
66% 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 recommend74%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys772
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.20687, -84.38178
Nearby hospitals
- Cincinnati Rehabilitation Hospital LLC4291 Parkview Drive, Blue Ash, OHRehabilitation hospital3.3 mi
- Blueridge Vista Health and Wellness5500 Verulam Avenue, Cincinnati, OHPsychiatric hospital3.5 mi
- Bethesda North10500 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH · Level III traumaAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- Mercy Health – Rookwood Medical Center4101 Edwards Road, Norwood, OH · Emergency roomHospital4.9 mi
- Summit Behavioral Healthcare1101 Summit Road, Cincinnati, OHPsychiatric hospital5.0 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincin151 West Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OHRehabilitation hospital5.2 mi
- Assurance Health Cincinnati LLC11690 Grooms Road, Cincinnati, OH · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital5.2 mi
- Trihealth Rehabilitation Hospital LLC2155 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, OHRehabilitation hospital6.0 mi
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH · Emergency roomChildren's hospital7.8 mi
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC3188 Bellevue Avenue, Cincinnati, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health located?
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health is at 4777 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236 in Hamilton County.
Does The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health have an emergency room?
Yes. The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 140 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health?
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health 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 The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health 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 Ohio 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 The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (513) 686-3000.
Would patients recommend The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (772 completed surveys), 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% 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 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.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.