Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH
Also known as Scioto Memorial Hospital, SOMC
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About Southern Ohio Medical Center
Southern Ohio Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 436 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 Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio, about 0.9 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 0.85
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.33
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.59
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.58
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.94
79% 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 recommend71%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
- Completed surveys634
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Southern Ohio Medical Center located?
Southern Ohio Medical Center is at 1805 27th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662 in Scioto County.
Does Southern Ohio Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Southern Ohio Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 226 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Southern Ohio Medical Center?
Southern Ohio Medical Center 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 Southern Ohio Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Southern Ohio Medical Center. 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 Southern Ohio Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (740) 356-8435.
Would patients recommend Southern Ohio Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (634 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% 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 Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- 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.