Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI
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About Howard Young Medical Center
Howard Young Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Woodruff, Oneida County, Wisconsin. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). 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 99 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua, about 0.6 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) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
84% 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 recommend84%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys182
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
45.89430, -89.70182
Nearby hospitals
- Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua9576 Highway 70, Minocqua, WI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.6 mi
- Aspirus Eagle River Hospital201 Hospital Road, Eagle River, WI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital22 mi
- Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital2251 North Shore Dr, Rhinelander, WI · Level III traumaAcute care hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Howard Young Medical Center located?
Howard Young Medical Center is at 240 Maple St, Woodruff, WI 54568 in Oneida County.
Does Howard Young Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Howard Young Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 163 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Howard Young Medical Center?
Howard Young 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 Howard Young Medical Center 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 Howard Young Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (715) 356-8000.
Would patients recommend Howard Young Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (182 completed surveys), 84% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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