Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, OR
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About Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Legacy Good Samaritan 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. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 539 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 Legacy Emanuel 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 0.80
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.56
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.31
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.90
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.97
26% 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 1073%
- Completed surveys1,131
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
45.52997, -122.69667
Nearby hospitals
- Legacy Emanuel Medical Center2801 N Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, OR · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- OHSU Hospital and Clinics3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.1 mi
- Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, ORChildren's hospital2.2 mi
- Doernbecher Children's Hospital700 Southwest Campus Drive, Portland, ORChildren's hospital2.3 mi
- Portland VA Medical Center3710 SW US Veterans Hospital, Portland, OR · Emergency roomVA medical center2.4 mi
- Providence St Vincent Medical Center9205 SW Barnes Road, Portland, OR · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.9 mi
- Providence Portland Medical Center4805 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
- Cedar Hills Hospital10300 SW Eastridge Street, Portland, ORPsychiatric hospital4.4 mi
- Providence Milwaukie Hospital10150 SE 32nd Avenue, Milwaukie, ORAcute care hospital6.4 mi
- Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland10300 NE Hancock Street, Portland, ORLong-term care hospital6.8 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center located?
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center is at 1015 NW 22nd Avenue, W121, Portland, OR 97210 in Multnomah County.
Does Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 183 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center?
Legacy Good Samaritan 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 Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Oregon trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (503) 413-7682.
Would patients recommend Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,131 completed surveys), 74% 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.