Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA
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About Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 350 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Philadelphia VA Medical Center, about 0.5 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 1.45
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.62
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.42
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.05
42% 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 recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1070%
- Completed surveys443
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.95722, -75.19947
Nearby hospitals
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center0.5 mi
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomHospital0.6 mi
- Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.6 mi
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center0.7 mi
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital0.7 mi
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Cedar Avenue501 South 54th Street, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomHospital1.6 mi
- Good Shepherd Penn Partners1800 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PALong-term care hospital1.7 mi
- Magee Rehabilitation Hospital1513 Race St, Philadelphia, PARehabilitation hospital1.8 mi
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.2 mi
- Wills Eye Hospital840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PAAcute care hospital2.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Penn Presbyterian Medical Center located?
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is at 51 North 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 in Philadelphia County.
Does Penn Presbyterian Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 326 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center?
Penn Presbyterian 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 Penn Presbyterian Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Pennsylvania EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (215) 662-8000.
Would patients recommend Penn Presbyterian Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (443 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% 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 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.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.