CMS did not publish an overall star rating for this hospital; hospitals that report too few quality measures are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Ashland Health Center
- Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Official links: Website for Ashland Health Center (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Ashland Health Center
How long is the ER wait at Ashland Health Center?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 1 hr 58 min in the Ashland Health Center emergency room (the average across Kansas hospitals is 2 hr 3 min). 0% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (620) 635-2241. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Ashland Health Center?
The main phone number for Ashland Health Center is (620) 635-2241, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (620) 635-2241What is the address of Ashland Health Center?
Ashland Health Center is at 709 Oak St, Ashland, KS 67831.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Ashland Health Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Ashland Health Center has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Ashland Health Center spend a median of 1 hour 58 minutes there. That is 5 minutes shorter than the average across Kansas hospitals (2 hours 3 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 Ashland Health Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ashland Health Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| 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. 270 patients. | 118 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 12 patients. | 174 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 28 patients. | 208 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 478 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 131 patients. | 44% | 78% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 35 patients. | 86% | 90%* |
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.
Care after a stay at Ashland Health Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 16mi Protection Valley Manor Protection, KS · 45 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars
- 22mi Minneola District Hospital Ltcu Minneola, KS · 20 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Located in a hospital
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Find doctors in Ashland
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Ashland, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Ashland Health Center lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (ashlandhealthcenter.com/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 31, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
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 Kansas hospital finances.
Who owns Ashland Health Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Ashland District Hospital, a non-profit organization.
11 doctors and other clinicians list Ashland Health 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.
The area around Ashland Health Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Mental health: Clark is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 14.
Dental: Clark is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 9.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Kansas earn a median $79,320 a year. Healthcare salaries in Kansas.
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. Kansas shortage areas
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Healthcare pay in Kansas
Registered nurses across Kansas (all employers) earned a median of $79,320 a year (BLS, May 2025).Registered Nurse (RN) salary in KansasNurse Practitioner salary in KansasRespiratory Therapist salary in KansasHealthcare salaries in Kansas
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