Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Huggins Hospital
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- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Official links: Website for Huggins Hospital (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Huggins Hospital
How long is the ER wait at Huggins Hospital?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 2 hr 49 min in the Huggins Hospital emergency room (the average across New Hampshire hospitals is 2 hr 48 min). 2% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (603) 569-7500. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Huggins Hospital?
The main phone number for Huggins Hospital is (603) 569-7500, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (603) 569-7500What is the address of Huggins Hospital?
Huggins Hospital is at 240 S Main St, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Huggins Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Huggins Hospital has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
What is Huggins Hospital's Medicare star rating?
Huggins Hospital has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Star ratings come from CMS quality and safety measures, not patient reviews.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Huggins Hospital spend a median of 2 hours 49 minutes there. That is about the same as the average across New Hampshire hospitals (2 hours 48 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 Huggins Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 169 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Patients gave Huggins Hospital a 4-star patient experience rating out of 5. 75% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. About the data.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Huggins Hospital was no different from the national benchmark on all 2 hospital-acquired infections CMS could compare.
Hospital-acquired infections
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart failure patients | 10.5% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 14.2% | 15.2% |
| COPD patients | 8.5% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.7% | 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
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure | 21.3% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 17.4% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 20.3% | 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
Huggins Hospital'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. 225 patients. | 169 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 11 patients. | 254 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 23 patients. | 306 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 12,075 patients. | 2% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 875 patients. | 71% | 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. 132 patients. | 17% | 15% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 474 patients. | 74% | 90%* |
| Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better. 84 patients. | 82% | 97%* |
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 Huggins Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
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Hospice care providers nearby See more
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Doctors at Huggins Hospital
199 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 26 specialties.
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Wolfeboro, 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. Huggins Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.hugginshospital.org/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 Sep 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 New Hampshire hospital finances.
Who owns Huggins Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Huggins Hospital, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1907.
375 doctors and other clinicians list Huggins Hospital 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 Sep 2023 · Huggins Hospital (EIN 02-0223332)
As filed with the IRS by Huggins Hospital. 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 Huggins Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Carroll are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 9.
Mental health: Parts of Carroll are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 13.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in New Hampshire earn a median $99,700 a year. Healthcare salaries in New Hampshire.
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. New Hampshire shortage areas
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Healthcare pay in New Hampshire
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