Fostoria Community Hospital in Fostoria, OH
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About Fostoria Community Hospital
Fostoria Community Hospital is a critical access hospital in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 25 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Sojourn at Seneca Senior Behavioral Health Hospita, about 11 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. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
74% 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. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend80%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1082%
- Completed surveys130
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.16363, -83.42316
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital45 St Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Wood County Hospital950 West Wooster Street, Bowling Green, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Wyandot Memorial Hospital885 North Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, OH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital23 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Sojourn at Seneca Senior Behavioral Health Hospita50 St Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OHPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital45 St Lawrence Drive, Tiffin, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Blanchard Valley Hospital1900 South Main Street, Findlay, OH · Level III traumaAcute care hospital16 mi
- Wood County Hospital950 West Wooster Street, Bowling Green, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Memorial Hospital715 South Taft Avenue, Fremont, OHAcute care hospital19 mi
- Wyandot Memorial Hospital885 North Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, OH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Fostoria Community Hospital located?
Fostoria Community Hospital is at 501 Van Buren Street, Fostoria, OH 44830 in Hancock County.
Does Fostoria Community Hospital have an emergency room?
Fostoria Community Hospital does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital, about 11 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Fostoria Community Hospital?
Fostoria Community Hospital 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.
What is the phone number of Fostoria Community Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (419) 435-7734.
Would patients recommend Fostoria Community Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (130 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 82% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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- 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.