Aurora Medical Center Bay Area in Marinette, WI
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About Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area is an acute care hospital in Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 55 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 Bellin Health Oconto Hospital, about 16 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 0.32
68% 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 recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys566
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
45.07066, -87.64215
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Aurora Medical Center Bay Area located?
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area is at 3003 University Dr, Marinette, WI 54143 in Marinette County.
Does Aurora Medical Center Bay Area have an emergency room?
Yes. Aurora Medical Center Bay Area reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 129 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Aurora Medical Center Bay Area?
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area 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 Aurora Medical Center Bay Area 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 April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Wisconsin 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 Aurora Medical Center Bay Area?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (715) 735-4200.
Would patients recommend Aurora Medical Center Bay Area?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (566 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% 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.