Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Defiance Regional Medical Center
Defiance, OH 43512
County: Defiance Directions Apple Maps Call (419) 783-6955
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Official links: Website for Defiance Regional Medical Center (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Defiance Regional Medical Center
What is the phone number for Defiance Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number for Defiance Regional Medical Center is (419) 783-6955, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (419) 783-6955What is the address of Defiance Regional Medical Center?
Defiance Regional Medical Center is at 1200 Ralston Ave, Defiance, OH 43512.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Defiance Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Defiance Regional Medical Center has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
What is Defiance Regional Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
Defiance Regional Medical Center has an overall rating of 5 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
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Defiance Regional Medical 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 Defiance Regional Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 180 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Patients gave Defiance Regional Medical Center a 4-star patient experience rating out of 5. 83% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 78% 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.
Compare Defiance Regional Medical Center
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Defiance Regional Medical Center was no different from the national benchmark on the one hospital-acquired infection CMS could compare.
Hospital-acquired infections
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart failure patients | 12.1% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 17.4% | 15.2% |
| COPD patients | 8.0% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.9% | 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, Defiance 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 failure | 21.4% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 17.3% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 19.7% | 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
Defiance Regional Medical Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke: brain scan read within 45 minutes of ER arrivalPatients arriving with stroke symptoms whose head CT or MRI was interpreted within 45 minutes. Higher is better. 13 patients. | 62% | 69% |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 16,289 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 2,281 patients. | 64% | 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. 280 patients. | 9% | 15% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 193 patients. | 100% | 93% |
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. About the data.
Maternity care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · reported by the hospital · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Maternity measures are reported by hospitals that deliver babies. The U.S. figure is the median of the hospitals CMS reports, not a CMS verdict. About the data.
Care after a stay at Defiance Regional Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.6mi Brookview Healthcare Center Defiance, OH · 89 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
- 2.4mi The Laurels of Defiance Defiance, OH · 107 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
- 13mi Vancrest Health Care Center of Holgate Holgate, OH · 60 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 1.0mi FMC - DefianceDefiance, OH
- 1.0mi USRC Defiance DialysisDefiance, OH
- 15mi FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams CountyBryan, OH
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 361328
Defiance Regional Medical Center runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Readmitted within 30 days: 16% here, against 19% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric 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. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Doctors at Defiance Regional Medical Center
91 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 21 specialties.
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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 Ohio hospital finances.
Who owns Defiance Regional Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Defiance Hospital Inc., a non-profit organization, incorporated 1998.
163 doctors and other clinicians list Defiance 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 · Defiance Hospital Inc (EIN 34-4446484)
As filed with the IRS by Defiance Hospital 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 Defiance Regional Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Defiance are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 9.
Mental health: Parts of Defiance are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 18.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Ohio earn a median $82,510 a year. Healthcare salaries in Ohio.
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. Ohio shortage areas
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