As of the July 2026 CMS release, Ohio has 213 open hospitals in 130 cities, 169 of them with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 36 min, 8 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 72 of the 133 hospitals Medicare rates hold 4 or 5 stars (19 with 5), and the state average is 3.6 stars.
Ohio has 213 open hospitals across 147 cities. By type: 126 acute care hospitals, 33 critical access hospitals, 30 psychiatric hospitals, 8 children's hospitals, 4 VA acute care hospitals and 1 military acute care hospital (type not recorded for 11).
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From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
There are 213 open hospitals in Ohio across 147 cities. 169 of them have an emergency department.
Cincinnati, with 20 hospitals. Columbus is next with 13.
The median emergency room visit in Ohio lasts 2 hr 36 min, 8 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
19 of the 133 Ohio hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 72 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.6 out of 5.
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.
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