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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver, WA

Directions (360) 487-1000 legacyhealth.org

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Overview

About Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 208 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 Rainier Springs, about 0.6 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

4
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
7 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
2 better · 5 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
2 better · 6 no different · 2 worse
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

260 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
1.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
very high
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.18
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.63
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.26
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.18
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.42

20% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend80%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1076%
  • Completed surveys1,092

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center located?

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center is at 2211 NE 139th Street, Vancouver, WA 98686 in Clark County.

Does Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 260 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center?

Legacy Salmon Creek 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 Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center a trauma center?

We have no trauma center designation on record for Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Washington trauma program for the current list.

What is the phone number of Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (360) 487-1000.

Would patients recommend Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,092 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 76% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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