- Time ZoneEST
- CountyLawrence
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS18093
- Area Code812
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 3 hours 12 minutes in the emergency department at Bedford Regional Medical Center. That is 41 minutes longer than the Indiana average of 2 hours 31 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Bedford Regional Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Of the 2 hospital-acquired infections CMS could compare, Bedford Regional Medical Center was better than the national benchmark on 1 and worse on 0.
Hospital-acquired infections
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart attack patients | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure patients | 11.7% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 15.4% | 15.2% |
| Stroke patients | 13.4% | 11.9% |
| COPD patients | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.0% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted), for Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 4 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Bedford Regional Medical Center was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart attack | 14.7% | 14.4% | Not compared |
| Heart failure | 21% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 16.8% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 20% | 20% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Bedford Regional Medical Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as medium volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 75 patients. | 56% | 65% |
| Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better. 23 patients. | 39% | 73% |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 350 patients. | 192 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 15 patients. | 335 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 38 patients. | 448 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 23,687 patients. | 3% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 850 patients. | 85% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 380 patients. | 22% | 15% |
| Stroke: discharged on clot-prevention medicineHigher is better. 28 patients. | 93% | 98%* |
| Stroke: clot prevention started by day 2Higher is better. 32 patients. | 88% | 94%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Indiana hospital finances.
Who owns Bedford Regional Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Indiana University Health Bedford Inc, a non-profit organization.
339 doctors and other clinicians list Bedford Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Dec 2023 · Indiana University Health Bedford Inc (EIN 23-7042323)
As filed with the IRS by Indiana University Health Bedford Inc. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Bedford Regional Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Lawrence is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 8.
Mental health: Lawrence is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 18.
Dental: Parts of Lawrence are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 15.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Indiana earn a median $83,500 a year. Healthcare salaries in Indiana.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Indiana shortage areas
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