Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, PA
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About Saint Vincent Hospital
Saint Vincent Hospital is an acute care hospital in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. 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 348 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 Select Specialty Hospital - Erie, 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 0.52
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.36
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.56
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.46
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.84
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.86
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 1071%
- Completed surveys556
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.11118, -80.07874
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital - Erie252 West 11th Street, Erie, PALong-term care hospital0.9 mi
- Erie VA Medical Center135 East 38th Street, Erie, PAVA medical center0.9 mi
- Upmc Hamot201 State Street, Erie, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie,143 East Second Street, Erie, PARehabilitation hospital1.6 mi
- Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav5515 Peach Street, Erie, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.7 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint Vincent Hospital located?
Saint Vincent Hospital is at 232 West 25th Street, Erie, PA 16544 in Erie County.
Does Saint Vincent Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Saint Vincent Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 219 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Saint Vincent Hospital?
Saint Vincent Hospital 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 Saint Vincent Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Saint Vincent 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 Saint Vincent Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (814) 452-5111.
Would patients recommend Saint Vincent Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (556 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 71% 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.