Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA
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About Virginia Hospital Center
Virginia Hospital Center is an acute care hospital in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. 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 465 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 Dominion Hospital, about 2.1 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 0.59
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.80
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.28
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.03
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.94
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.02
59% 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 recommend78%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1076%
- Completed surveys2,115
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
38.89002, -77.12887
Nearby hospitals
- Dominion Hospital2960 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VAPsychiatric hospital2.1 mi
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital3800 Reservoir Rd, Washington, DC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.3 mi
- Sibley Memorial Hospital5255 Loughboro Rd NW, Washington, DC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.3 mi
- George Washington Univ Hospital900 23rd St NW, Washington, DC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington4228 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DCPsychiatric hospital4.6 mi
- Inova Alexandria Hospital4320 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.7 mi
- Northern Virginia Mental Health Insti3302 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VAPsychiatric hospital5.7 mi
- Inova Fairfax Hospital3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital5.8 mi
- Howard University Hospital Corp2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.1 mi
- Children's National Hospital111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC · Level I traumaChildren's hospital6.7 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Virginia Hospital Center located?
Virginia Hospital Center is at 1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205 in Arlington County.
Does Virginia Hospital Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Virginia Hospital Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 240 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Virginia Hospital Center?
Virginia Hospital Center 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 Virginia Hospital Center 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 Virginia 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 Virginia Hospital Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (703) 558-5000.
Would patients recommend Virginia Hospital Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,115 completed surveys), 78% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 76% 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.