Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, OR
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About Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 554 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 Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, about 1.6 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 0.84
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.93
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.45
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.40
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.86
22% 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 recommend74%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys1,045
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
45.54288, -122.66952
Nearby hospitals
- Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center1015 NW 22nd Avenue, W121, Portland, OR · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- Providence Portland Medical Center4805 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- OHSU Hospital and Clinics3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, ORChildren's hospital3.1 mi
- Doernbecher Children's Hospital700 Southwest Campus Drive, Portland, ORChildren's hospital3.2 mi
- Portland VA Medical Center3710 SW US Veterans Hospital, Portland, OR · Emergency roomVA medical center3.3 mi
- Providence St Vincent Medical Center9205 SW Barnes Road, Portland, OR · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.5 mi
- Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland10300 NE Hancock Street, Portland, ORLong-term care hospital5.5 mi
- Adventist Health Portland10123 SE Market Street, Portland, OR · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.8 mi
- Cedar Hills Hospital10300 SW Eastridge Street, Portland, ORPsychiatric hospital6.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Legacy Emanuel Medical Center located?
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center is at 2801 N Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, OR 97227 in Multnomah County.
Does Legacy Emanuel Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Legacy Emanuel Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 170 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center?
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center 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 Legacy Emanuel Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Oregon 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 Legacy Emanuel Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (503) 413-2200.
Would patients recommend Legacy Emanuel Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,045 completed surveys), 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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