Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Waukesha, WI
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About Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital in Waukesha, Waukesha 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 400 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 Waukesha County Mental Health Ctr, about 1.0 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.45
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.16
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.31
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.22
75% 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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
- Completed surveys572
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.01205, -88.24259
Nearby hospitals
- Waukesha County Mental Health Ctr1501 Airport Rd, Waukesha, WIPsychiatric hospital1.0 mi
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Wisconsin1625 Cold Water Creek Drive, Waukesha, WIRehabilitation hospital2.5 mi
- Froedtert Community Hospital - Pewaukee209 Pewaukee Road, Pewaukee, WI · Emergency roomHospital5.1 mi
- Ascension Elmbrook Hospital19333 West North Avenue, Brookfield, WI · Level IV traumaHospital5.6 mi
- Froedtert Community Hospital4805 S Moorland Rd, New Berlin, WI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.7 mi
- Rogers Memorial Hospital– West Allis11101 West Lincoln Avenue, West Allis, WIPsychiatric hospital9.7 mi
- Milwaukee Rehabilitation Hospital at Greenfield3200 S 103rd St, Milwaukee, WIRehabilitation hospital10 mi
- Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Rogers Memorial Hospital34700 Valley Rd, Oconomowoc, WIPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital Milwaukee8901 W Lincoln Ave 2nd Floor, West Allis, WILong-term care hospital11 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Waukesha Memorial Hospital located?
Waukesha Memorial Hospital is at 725 American Ave, Waukesha, WI 53188 in Waukesha County.
Does Waukesha Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Waukesha Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 140 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Waukesha Memorial Hospital?
Waukesha Memorial Hospital 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 Waukesha Memorial 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 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 Waukesha Memorial Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (262) 928-1000.
Would patients recommend Waukesha Memorial Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (572 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% 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.