Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake, WA
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About Samaritan Hospital
Samaritan Hospital is an acute care hospital in Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 50 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 Columbia Basin Hospital, about 18 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.36
74% 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 1062%
- Completed surveys317
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
47.13103, -119.26543
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Samaritan Hospital located?
Samaritan Hospital is at 801 East Wheeler Road, Moses Lake, WA 98837 in Grant County.
Does Samaritan Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Samaritan Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 135 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Samaritan Hospital?
Samaritan Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Samaritan Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date January 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Washington 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 Samaritan Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (509) 765-5606.
Would patients recommend Samaritan Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (317 completed surveys), 60% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 62% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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