Reading Hospital in West Reading, PA
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About Reading Hospital
Reading Hospital is an acute care hospital in West Reading, Berks 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 737 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 Haven Behavioral Hospital of Eastern Pennsylvania, about 1.3 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 0.71
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.61
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.36
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.49
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 3.02
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.42
53% 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 recommend64%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys445
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.33033, -75.94827
Nearby hospitals
- Haven Behavioral Hospital of Eastern Pennsylvania145 North 6th Street, Reading, PAPsychiatric hospital1.3 mi
- Surgical Institute of Reading2752 Century Boulevard, Wyomissing, PAAcute care hospital2.8 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Readin1623 Morgantown Road, Reading, PARehabilitation hospital3.2 mi
- Penn State Health St. Joseph2500 Bernville Road, Reading, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- Tower Behavioral Health201 Wellness Way, Reading, PAPsychiatric hospital4.1 mi
- Wernersville State Hospital160 Main Street, Wernersville, PAPsychiatric hospital8.4 mi
- Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital169 Martin Avenue, Ephrata, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
- Pottstown Hospital1600 East High Street, Pottstown, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Physicians Care Surgical Hospital454 Enterprise Drive, Royersford, PAAcute care hospital22 mi
- Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital100 Paramount Boulevard, Orwigsburg, PA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Reading Hospital located?
Reading Hospital is at 420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611 in Berks County.
Does Reading Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Reading Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 230 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Reading Hospital?
Reading 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 Reading Hospital 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 Reading Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (610) 988-8000.
Would patients recommend Reading Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (445 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% 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.