Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, OH
Also known as Lima Memorial Hospital
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About Lima Memorial Health System
Lima Memorial Health System is an acute care hospital in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). 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 322 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 Kindred Hospital Lima, about 1.7 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 0.75
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.56
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.60
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
73% 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 recommend68%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys433
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.73595, -84.08816
Nearby hospitals
- Kindred Hospital Lima730 W Market St, Lima, OHLong-term care hospital1.7 mi
- Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center730 West Market Street, Lima, OH · Level II traumaAcute care hospital1.7 mi
- Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery801 Medical Drive, Suite B, Lima, OHAcute care hospital2.7 mi
- Bluffton Hospital139 Garau Street, Bluffton, OH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital14 mi
- Grand Lake Health System200 Saint Clair Street, Saint Marys, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
- Ridgeview Hospital17872 Lincoln Highway, Middle Point, OH · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lima Memorial Health System located?
Lima Memorial Health System is at 1001 Bellefontaine Avenue, Lima, OH 45804 in Allen County.
Does Lima Memorial Health System have an emergency room?
Yes. Lima Memorial Health System reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 164 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lima Memorial Health System?
Lima Memorial Health System 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 Lima Memorial Health System 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 Lima Memorial Health System?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (419) 998-4731.
Would patients recommend Lima Memorial Health System?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (433 completed surveys), 68% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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