Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, PA
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About Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Roxborough Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 131 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Fairmount Behavioral Health System, about 1.2 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 2.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.98
55% 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 recommend57%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1054%
- Completed surveys462
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.02852, -75.21035
Nearby hospitals
- Fairmount Behavioral Health System561 Fairthorne Avenue, Philadelphia, PAPsychiatric hospital1.2 mi
- Belmont Behavioral Hospital4200 Monument Road, Philadelphia, PAPsychiatric hospital1.9 mi
- Haven Behavioral Hospital of Philadelphia3300 Henry Avenue Unit 4, Philadelphia, PAPsychiatric hospital2.0 mi
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia3551 N Broad Street, Philadelphia, PAChildren's hospital3.4 mi
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital8835 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.5 mi
- Temple University Hospital3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.5 mi
- Main Line Hospital Lankenau100 Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- St Christopher's Hospital for Children160 East Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital4.5 mi
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center51 North 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital5.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Roxborough Memorial Hospital located?
Roxborough Memorial Hospital is at 5800 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128 in Philadelphia County.
Does Roxborough Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Roxborough Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 186 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Roxborough Memorial Hospital?
Roxborough Memorial Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Roxborough Memorial Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Roxborough Memorial 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 Roxborough Memorial Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (215) 483-9900.
Would patients recommend Roxborough Memorial Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (462 completed surveys), 57% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 54% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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