Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, OH
Also known as Genesis Healthcare System
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About Genesis Hospital
Genesis Hospital is an acute care hospital in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 321 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 22 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 0.26
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.15
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.71
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.22
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.70
64% 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 1070%
- Completed surveys1,810
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.97666, -82.01532
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital Southeast Ohio200 Tamarack Road, 2nd Floor, Newark, OHLong-term care hospital22 mi
- Coshocton Regional Medical Center1460 Orange Street, Coshocton, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital22 mi
- Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center1341 North Clark Street, Cambridge, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital24 mi
- Licking Memorial Hospital1320 West Main Street, Newark, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital24 mi
- Shepherd Hill Hospital200 Messimer Drive, Newark, OHPsychiatric hospital24 mi
- Genesis Coshocton Medical Center48439 Genesis Drive, Coshocton, OH · Emergency roomHospital24 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital Southeast Ohio2000 Tamarack Road, Newark, OHHospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Genesis Hospital located?
Genesis Hospital is at 2951 Maple Avenue, Zanesville, OH 43701 in Muskingum County.
Does Genesis Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Genesis Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 210 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Genesis Hospital?
Genesis Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 Genesis 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 Genesis Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (740) 454-5000.
Would patients recommend Genesis Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,810 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% 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 HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- 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.
- 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.