Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, PA
Also known as Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill South Jackson Street
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About Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street is an acute care hospital in Pottsville, Schuylkill 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 186 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 Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street, 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 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.35
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.54
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 recommend60%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys369
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.68371, -76.18871
Nearby hospitals
- Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street700 East Norwegian Street, Pottsville, PA · Emergency roomHospital0.5 mi
- Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital100 Paramount Boulevard, Orwigsburg, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital5.8 mi
- St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital360 W Ruddle Street, Coaldale, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
- Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital4200 Hospital Road, Coal Township, PA · Emergency roomHospital22 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton700 East Broad Street, Hazleton, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital22 mi
- Penn State Health St. Joseph2500 Bernville Road, Reading, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital24 mi
- Tower Behavioral Health201 Wellness Way, Reading, PAPsychiatric hospital24 mi
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Carbon2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton, PA · Emergency roomHospital25 mi
- Wernersville State Hospital160 Main Street, Wernersville, PAPsychiatric hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street located?
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street is at 420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA 17901 in Schuylkill County.
Does Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street have an emergency room?
Yes. Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 172 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street?
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street 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 Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street. 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 Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (570) 621-5102.
Would patients recommend Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (369 completed surveys), 60% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% 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.