Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, OH
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About Knox Community Hospital
Knox Community Hospital is an acute care hospital in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 117 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 Select Specialty Hospital Southeast Ohio, about 23 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
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.83
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.98
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 recommend65%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
- Completed surveys349
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.40175, -82.44937
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital Southeast Ohio200 Tamarack Road, 2nd Floor, Newark, OHLong-term care hospital23 mi
- Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital651 West Marion Road, Mount Gilead, OH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital23 mi
- Licking Memorial Hospital1320 West Main Street, Newark, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital25 mi
- Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital335 Glessner Avenue, Mansfield, OH · Level II traumaAcute care hospital25 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital Southeast Ohio2000 Tamarack Road, Newark, OHHospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Knox Community Hospital located?
Knox Community Hospital is at 1330 Coshocton Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050 in Knox County.
Does Knox Community Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Knox Community Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 198 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Knox Community Hospital?
Knox Community 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 Knox Community Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Knox Community Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Ohio trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Knox Community Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (740) 393-9000.
Would patients recommend Knox Community Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (349 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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