Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, PA
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About Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital is an acute care hospital in Lewisburg, Union 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 132 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 Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville, about 14 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
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.61
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.82
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.77
56% 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 recommend77%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys474
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.97996, -76.88542
Nearby hospitals
- Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville206 Maria Hall Drive, Danville, PA · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital14 mi
- Geisinger Medical Center100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Geisinger Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital64 Rehab Lane, Danville, PARehabilitation hospital15 mi
- Danville State Hospital50 Kirkbride Drive, Danville, PAPsychiatric hospital15 mi
- Upmc Muncy215 East Water Street, Muncy, PA · Emergency roomCritical access hospital17 mi
- Upmc Williamsport700 High Street, Williamsport, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
- Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital4200 Hospital Road, Coal Township, PA · Emergency roomHospital20 mi
- VA Medical Center225 Columbia Mall Drive, Bloomsburg, PAVA medical center21 mi
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital549 East Fair Street, Bloomsburg, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital located?
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital is at One Hospital Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837 in Union County.
Does Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 256 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital?
Wellspan Evangelical Community 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 Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Wellspan Evangelical Community 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 Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (570) 522-2000.
Would patients recommend Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (474 completed surveys), 77% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% 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.