Ripon Medical Center in Ripon, WI
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About Ripon Medical Center
Ripon Medical Center is a critical access hospital in Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 18 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Thedacare Medical Center - Berlin Inc, about 12 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.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend77%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1083%
- Completed surveys104
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.83539, -88.81790
Nearby hospitals
- Thedacare Medical Center - Berlin Inc225 Memorial Drive, Berlin, WI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital12 mi
- Waupun Memorial Hospital620 W Brown St, Waupun, WI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital15 mi
- Ascension Mercy Hospital500 South Oakwood Road, Oshkosh, WI · Level III traumaHospital16 mi
- Aurora Medical Ctr Oshkosh855 N Westhaven Drive, Oshkosh, WI · Level III traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
- ThedaCare Medical Center-Oshkosh250 West 6th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI · Emergency roomHospital18 mi
- SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac430 E Division St, Fond du Lac, WI · Level III traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
- Fond Du Lac County Acute Psych Unit459 E First St, Fond du Lac, WI · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital20 mi
- Winnebago Mental Health Institute4100 Treffert Dr, Winnebago, WIPsychiatric hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ripon Medical Center located?
Ripon Medical Center is at 845 Parkside St, Ripon, WI 54971 in Fond du Lac County.
Does Ripon Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Ripon Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 146 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Ripon Medical Center?
Ripon Medical Center does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.
Is Ripon Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 Ripon Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (920) 748-3101.
Would patients recommend Ripon Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (104 completed surveys), 77% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 83% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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