Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, OH
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About Blanchard Valley Hospital
Blanchard Valley Hospital is an acute care hospital in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 196 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 Fostoria Community Hospital, about 16 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 1.11
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.84
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.23
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.07
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.00
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 recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1075%
- Completed surveys459
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.01849, -83.65041
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Bluffton Hospital139 Garau Street, Bluffton, OH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital16 mi
- Wyandot Memorial Hospital885 North Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, OH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital23 mi
- Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital45 St Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital23 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Fostoria Community Hospital501 Van Buren Street, Fostoria, OHCritical access hospital16 mi
- Bluffton Hospital139 Garau Street, Bluffton, OH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital16 mi
- Wyandot Memorial Hospital885 North Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, OH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital23 mi
- Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital45 St Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital23 mi
- Sojourn at Seneca Senior Behavioral Health Hospita50 St Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OHPsychiatric hospital23 mi
- Wood County Hospital950 West Wooster Street, Bowling Green, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Blanchard Valley Hospital located?
Blanchard Valley Hospital is at 1900 South Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840 in Hancock County.
Does Blanchard Valley Hospital have an emergency room?
Blanchard Valley Hospital does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Bluffton Hospital, about 16 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Blanchard Valley Hospital?
Blanchard Valley 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 Blanchard Valley Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 Blanchard Valley Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (419) 423-4500.
Would patients recommend Blanchard Valley Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (459 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 75% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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