Watertown Memorial Hospital in Watertown, WI
Also known as Watertown Regional Medical Center
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About Watertown Memorial Hospital
Watertown Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital in Watertown, Dodge County, Wisconsin. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 95 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 Aurora Medical Center - Summit, 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.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
76% 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 recommend66%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys379
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.20136, -88.69893
Nearby hospitals
- Aurora Medical Center - Summit36500 Aurora Drive, Summit, WI · Level II traumaAcute care hospital12 mi
- Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital791 E Summit Ave, Oconomowoc, WI · Level III traumaAcute care hospital13 mi
- Aurora Medical Center36500 Aurora Drive, Oconomowoc, WI · Emergency roomHospital15 mi
- Rogers Memorial Hospital34700 Valley Rd, Oconomowoc, WIPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)707 S University Ave, Beaver Dam, WI · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital18 mi
- Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County1032 E Sumner St, Hartford, WI · Level III traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Columbus Community Hospital1515 Park Ave, Columbus, WI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital19 mi
- Fort Memorial Hospital611 Sherman Ave E, Fort Atkinson, WI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Wisconsin1625 Cold Water Creek Drive, Waukesha, WIRehabilitation hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Watertown Memorial Hospital located?
Watertown Memorial Hospital is at 125 Hospital Drive, Watertown, WI 53098 in Dodge County.
Does Watertown Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Watertown Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 120 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Watertown Memorial Hospital?
Watertown Memorial Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Watertown Memorial Hospital 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 Watertown Memorial Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (920) 261-4210.
Would patients recommend Watertown Memorial Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (379 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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