Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA
Also known as ValleyHealth Winchester Medical Center
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About Winchester Medical Center
Winchester Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Winchester, Winchester City, 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 545 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 Warren Memorial Hospital, about 19 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 1.24
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.39
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.39
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.12
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.56
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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys1,009
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
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Nearby hospitals
- Warren Memorial Hospital351 Valley Health Way, Front Royal, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Jefferson Medical Center300 South Preston Street, Ranson, WV · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital19 mi
- Martinsburg VA Medical Center510 Butler Ave., Martinsburg, WV · Emergency roomVA medical center21 mi
- Berkeley Medical Center2500 Hospital Drive, Martinsburg, WV · Level III traumaAcute care hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Winchester Medical Center located?
Winchester Medical Center is at 1840 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601 in Winchester City.
Does Winchester Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Winchester Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 218 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Winchester Medical Center?
Winchester Medical 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 Winchester Medical 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 Winchester Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (540) 536-8000.
Would patients recommend Winchester Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,009 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 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.