Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals in Harrisburg, PA
Also known as UPMC Harrisburg
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About Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals is an acute care hospital in Harrisburg, Cumberland 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 meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Select Specialty Hospital - Central Pa Harrisburg is on the same campus or next door.
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 1.31
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.55
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.67
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.53
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.61
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.71
75% 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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys450
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.25772, -76.87971
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital - Central Pa Harrisburg111 South Front Street, Harrisburg, PALong-term care hospitalSame campus
- Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute2501 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital2.2 mi
- Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital2.3 mi
- Helen M Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital4300 Londonderry Road, Harrisburg, PARehabilitation hospital3.7 mi
- PAM Specialty Hospital Of Rocky Mount1828 Good Hope Road, Enola, PAHospital5.8 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Mechan175 Lancaster Boulevard, Mechanicsburg, PARehabilitation hospital6.0 mi
- Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center2200 Good Hope Road, Enola, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.1 mi
- Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital1135 Old West Chocolate Ave, Hummelstown, PARehabilitation hospital10 mi
- Milton S Hershey Medical Center500 University Drive, Hershey, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Upmc Carlisle361 Alexander Spring Road, Carlisle, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals located?
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals is at 409 South Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104 in Cumberland County.
Does Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals have an emergency room?
Yes. Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 215 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals?
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals 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 Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals. 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 Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (717) 782-3131.
Would patients recommend Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (450 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% 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.