Hospitals in Charleston, WV
As of the July 2026 CMS release, Charleston, West Virginia, has 3 hospitals, 1 with an emergency department. The one emergency room that reports a time has a median visit of 3 hr 2 min, 44 min longer than the West Virginia median of 2 hr 18 min. Charleston Area Medical Center is the only one Medicare rates, at 2 out of 5 stars.
Hospitals
3
823 beds (2 reporting)
With an ER
1
emergency departments
There are 3 hospitals in Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. 1 of them has an emergency department. By type: 2 acute care hospitals and 1 psychiatric hospital.
The median emergency department visit in Charleston lasts 3 hr 2 min, 44 min longer than the West Virginia median of 2 hr 18 min. The shortest is at Charleston Area Medical Center, 3 hr 2 min.
Charleston hospitals
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital 1306 Kanawha Boulevard East, 25301 · (304) 343-4371 acute care hospital
- Charleston Area Medical Center 501 Morris St, 25301 · (304) 388-5432 3 hr 2 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 765 beds
- Highland Hospital 300 56th St SE, 25304 · (304) 926-1600 psychiatric hospital 58 beds
No Charleston hospital matches that. .
No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): St Francis Hospital. These pages are kept for reference.
Community health centers near Charleston
Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.
- 1.3mi FamilyCare Health Center - Lee Street 1220 Lee St E, Ste 201, Charleston, WV · Womencare, INC 304-342-8513
- 1.8mi Valley Health- Kanawha City 4407 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV · Valley Health Systems INC 304-925-0392
- 2.0mi Kanawha City Health Center 4602 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV · Cabin Creek Health Systems, INC. 304-734-2040
- 2.1mi FamilyCare Health Centers KCHD 108 Lee St E, Charleston, WV · Womencare, INC 304-345-2229
Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).
Find doctors in Charleston
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Charleston, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Internal medicine doctors 116 Family doctors 70 Psychiatrists 41 Pulmonologists 40 General surgeons 37 Cardiologists 32 Neurologists 25 OB-GYNs 22 Oncologists 18 Ophthalmologists 17 Gastroenterologists 16 Orthopedic surgeons 15 Psychologists 13 Physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors 12 Podiatrists 12 Urologists 10 Pediatricians 10 Infectious disease doctors 9 All doctors in Charleston
People and health care in Charleston
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Charleston.
Population
47,421
Median age 43
Hospitals per 100,000
6.3
3 hospitals listed
No health insurance
4%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
21.1%
above the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$65,812
U.S. $80,734
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Questions about hospitals in Charleston
How many hospitals are in Charleston, West Virginia?
There are 3 hospitals in Charleston, West Virginia. 1 of them has an emergency department.
How long is the emergency room wait in Charleston?
The median emergency department visit in Charleston lasts 3 hr 2 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The West Virginia median is 2 hr 18 min.
Which hospital in Charleston has the shortest ER wait?
Charleston Area Medical Center reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Charleston at 3 hr 2 min.
Which hospital in Charleston has the best Medicare star rating?
Charleston Area Medical Center has 2 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 1 Charleston hospital CMS rates.
Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.