CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; long-term care hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care CompareER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Western Maryland Center
Hagerstown, MD 21742
County: Washington Directions Apple Maps Call (301) 745-4200
- 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 Western Maryland Center (opens the hospital's site)
Nearest emergency rooms
- 2.0mi Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · Emergency room · median ER visit 4 hr 10 min Call Meritus Medical Center Directions to Meritus Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Meritus Medical Center
- 9.9mi Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 24 min Call Waynesboro Hospital Directions to Waynesboro Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Waynesboro Hospital
- 19mi Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 59 min Call Chambersburg Hospital Directions to Chambersburg Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Chambersburg Hospital
Quick answers about Western Maryland Center
What is the phone number for Western Maryland Center?
The main phone number for Western Maryland Center is (301) 745-4200, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (301) 745-4200What is the address of Western Maryland Center?
Western Maryland Center is at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21742.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Western Maryland Center. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
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 Western Maryland Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Western Maryland Center
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 212002). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Maryland runs its own exchange, Maryland Health Connection. Check its provider directory for Western Maryland Center.
Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.
Care after a stay at Western Maryland Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.2mi Western MD Hospital Center Hagerstown, MD · 63 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars
- 0.2mi Coffman Nursing Home Hagerstown, MD · 59 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
- 2.1mi Hagerstown Healthcare Center Hagerstown, MD · 140 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5 Abuse citation (CMS)
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 2.7mi DaVita Eastern Boulevard DialysisHagerstown, MD
- 2.7mi DaVita Washington County DialysisHagerstown, MD
- 3.6mi FMC - HagerstownHagerstown, MD
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 2.7mi Meritus Medical Center, INCHagerstown, MD · 78% would recommend
- 20mi Panhandle Home Health, INC.Martinsburg, WV · 91% would recommend
- 20mi West Virginia Home HealthMartinsburg, WV · 67% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 2.7mi Hospice of Washington County, INCHagerstown, MD · 90% would recommend
- 19mi Frederick Health HospiceFrederick, MD · 86% would recommend
- 21mi Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & HospiceChambersburg, PA · 87% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Long-term acute care quality
CMS Long-term acute care Quality Reporting Program, data through December 2025
Western Maryland Center reports long-term acute care quality results to Medicare. C. diff infections: 0.00 here, against 0.24 nationally.
Safety
Source: CMS Long-term acute care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context.
Find doctors in Hagerstown
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Hagerstown, 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. Western Maryland Center lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (health.maryland.gov/cms-hpt.txt), checked Nov 7, 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 Jun 2025
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 Maryland hospital finances.
Who owns Western Maryland Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Comptroller of Maryland Central Payroll Bureau, a non-profit organization.
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 Western Maryland Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Washington are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Washington is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 14.
Dental: Washington is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 15.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Maryland earn a median $99,790 a year. Healthcare salaries in Maryland.
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. Maryland shortage areas
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