Galion Community HospitalGalion, OH
Galion Community Hospital is a non-profit critical access hospital in Galion, Ohio, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 2 hr 11 min in its emergency department, 31 min shorter than the Ohio average of 2 hr 42 min. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall, and patients give it 4 out of 5 in the Medicare patient survey.
(419) 468-4841 Visit Website- Time ZoneEST
- CountyCrawford
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS39033
- Area Code419
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 2 hours 11 minutes in the emergency department at Galion Community Hospital. That is 31 minutes shorter than the Ohio average of 2 hours 42 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 Galion Community Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 205 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Patients gave Galion Community Hospital a 4-star patient experience rating out of 5. 67% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 70% 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.
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Galion Community Hospital 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 attack patients | 11.8% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure patients | 15.8% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 16.4% | 15.2% |
| COPD patients | 9.2% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 5.6% | 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 2 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Galion Community Hospital 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 attack | 14% | 14.4% | Not compared |
| Heart failure | 21.5% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 16.5% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 18.5% | 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
Galion Community Hospital'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. 11 patients. | 100% | 69% |
| 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. 375 patients. | 131 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 14 patients. | 336 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 16,110 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 1,378 patients. | 74% | 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. 336 patients. | 11% | 15% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 93 patients. | 99% | 93% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 428 patients. | 100% | 90%* |
| Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better. 195 patients. | 100% | 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.
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.
Inpatient rehabilitation unit
CMS Inpatient rehabilitation Quality Reporting Program, data through December 2025 · unit CCN 36R325
Galion Community Hospital runs an inpatient rehabilitation unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Returned home or to the community: 63% here, against 67% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
Results
Safety
Cost
Source: CMS Inpatient rehabilitation 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.
Doctors at Galion Community Hospital
109 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 26 specialties.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Galion Community Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (avitahealth.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 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 Ohio hospital finances.
Who owns Galion Community Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Galion Community Hospital, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1954.
212 doctors and other clinicians list Galion Community 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 Jun 2023 · Galion Community Hospital (EIN 34-4451872)
As filed with the IRS by Galion Community 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 Galion Community Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Crawford are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Crawford is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 13.
Dental: Parts of Crawford are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
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
Find doctors in Galion
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Galion, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Galion Community Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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