Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside in Pittsburgh, PA
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About Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside is an acute care hospital in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). 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 1,504 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh/Upmc 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 0.86
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.48
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.60
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.76
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.35
52% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys612
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.44190, -79.96075
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh/Upmc200 Lothrop Street, Muh E824, Pittsburgh, PALong-term care hospitalSame campus
- Western Psychiatric Hospital3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PAPsychiatric hospitalSame campus
- Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health System300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- Upmc Mercy1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.4 mi
- West Penn Hospital4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- Upmc Children's Hospital of PittsburghOne Children'S Hospital Drive, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital1.8 mi
- Children's Home of Pittsburgh5324 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PAChildren's hospital2.0 mi
- Allegheny General Hospital320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Univ DrUniversity Drive, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center3.4 mi
- Upmc St Margaret815 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside located?
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside is at 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 in Allegheny County.
Does Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside have an emergency room?
Yes. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 234 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside?
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside 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 Presbyterian Shadyside 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 Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (412) 647-2345.
Would patients recommend Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (612 completed surveys), 72% 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 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.