Main Line Hospital Lankenau in Wynnewood, PA
Also known as Lankenau Medical Center
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About Main Line Hospital Lankenau
Main Line Hospital Lankenau is an acute care hospital in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 370 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Belmont Behavioral Hospital, about 2.4 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 0.83
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.80
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.23
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.36
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.66
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.43
64% 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 recommend77%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys1,793
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.99026, -75.25804
Nearby hospitals
- Belmont Behavioral Hospital4200 Monument Road, Philadelphia, PAPsychiatric hospital2.4 mi
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Cedar Avenue501 South 54th Street, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomHospital3.1 mi
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital5800 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- Bryn Mawr Hospital130 South Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.8 mi
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center51 North 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.9 mi
- Fairmount Behavioral Health System561 Fairthorne Avenue, Philadelphia, PAPsychiatric hospital4.1 mi
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center4.1 mi
- Kindred Hospital Philadelphia - Havertown2000 Old West Chester Pike, Havertown, PAHospital4.2 mi
- Haven Behavioral Hospital of Philadelphia3300 Henry Avenue Unit 4, Philadelphia, PAPsychiatric hospital4.3 mi
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA · Emergency roomVA medical center4.3 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Main Line Hospital Lankenau located?
Main Line Hospital Lankenau is at 100 Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096 in Montgomery County.
Does Main Line Hospital Lankenau have an emergency room?
Yes. Main Line Hospital Lankenau reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 299 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Main Line Hospital Lankenau?
Main Line Hospital Lankenau 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 Main Line Hospital Lankenau a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 Main Line Hospital Lankenau?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (610) 645-2000.
Would patients recommend Main Line Hospital Lankenau?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,793 completed surveys), 77% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% 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.