Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, PA
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About Lower Bucks Hospital
Lower Bucks Hospital is an acute care hospital in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 135 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Virtua Willingboro Hospital, about 4.0 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.18
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 recommend58%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1059%
- Completed surveys452
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
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Nearby hospitals
- Virtua Willingboro Hospital218a Sunset Road, Willingboro, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital-Willingboro218 A Sunset Road, 3rd Floor, Willingboro, NJLong-term care hospital4.0 mi
- Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital3300 Tillman Drive, Bensalem, PAAcute care hospital5.2 mi
- Jefferson Bucks Hospital380 North Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, PA · Emergency roomHospital5.4 mi
- Jefferson Health- Northeast10800 Knights Road, Philadelphia, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital6.7 mi
- St Mary Rehabilitation Hospital1208 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Langhorne, PARehabilitation hospital7.4 mi
- St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne-Newtown Rd, Langhorne, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital7.5 mi
- Virtua Mount Holly Hospital175 Madison Ave, Mount Holly, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.0 mi
- Nazareth Hospital2601 Holme Ave, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.9 mi
- Trenton Psychiatric HospitalSullivan Way, West Trenton, NJPsychiatric hospital10 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lower Bucks Hospital located?
Lower Bucks Hospital is at 501 Bath Road, Bristol, PA 19007 in Bucks County.
Does Lower Bucks Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Lower Bucks Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 150 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lower Bucks Hospital?
Lower Bucks 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 Lower Bucks Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Lower Bucks Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Pennsylvania trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Lower Bucks Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (215) 785-9200.
Would patients recommend Lower Bucks Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (452 completed surveys), 58% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 59% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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