CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; psychiatric hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care CompareER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting National Hospital for Kids
- 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 National Hospital for Kids (opens the hospital's site)
Nearest emergency rooms
- 7.3mi Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 1 min Call Lehigh Valley Hospital Directions to Lehigh Valley Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Lehigh Valley Hospital
- 9.3mi Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie Macungie, PA · Emergency room · median ER visit 1 hr 52 min Call Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie Directions to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie (Google Maps) Details for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
- 12mi St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 12 min Call St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem Directions to St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem (Google Maps) Details for St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem
Quick answers about National Hospital for Kids
What is the phone number for National Hospital for Kids?
The main phone number for National Hospital for Kids is (800) 854-3123, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (800) 854-3123What is the address of National Hospital for Kids?
National Hospital for Kids is at 5300 Kidspeace Dr, Orefield, PA 18069.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for National Hospital for Kids. 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 National Hospital for Kids. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at National Hospital for Kids
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 394047). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Pennsylvania runs its own exchange, Pennie. Check its provider directory for National Hospital for Kids.
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 National Hospital for Kids
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 4.8mi Luther Crest Nursing Facility Allentown, PA · 60 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 5.6mi Fellowship Manor Whitehall, PA · 121 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
- 6.2mi Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation Allentown, PA · 670 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 1.6mi FKC SchnecksvilleSchnecksville, PA
- 4.3mi DaVita St Luke's Allentown DialysisAllentown, PA
- 4.3mi DaVita St Luke's at HomeAllentown, PA Not rated
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 4.3mi 1st Care Home Health Services of PennsylvaniaAllentown, PA · 71% would recommend
- 4.3mi Bayada Home Health Care, INC.Allentown, PA · 79% would recommend
- 4.3mi Valley Med Home Health CareAllentown, PA · 81% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 4.5mi Compassus - AllentownAllentown, PA · 83% would recommend
- 4.5mi Aseracare HospiceAllentown, PA · 78% would recommend Not rated
- 8.5mi Lehigh Valley HospiceAllentown, PA · 88% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Treatment programs near National Hospital for Kids
Mental health and substance use programs within 30 miles, for care before or after a hospital stay. In a crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
- 3.3mi Allentown Comprehensive Treatment Ctr Habit Opco LLC · 2970 Corporate Court, Orefield, PA 610-481-0444
- 6.5mi Counseling Solutions of Lehigh Valley 2030 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 610-756-1765
- 6.5mi Counseling Solutions of Lehigh Valley 2030 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 610-756-1765
- 7.1mi Pinebrook Family Answers 402 North Fulton Street, Allentown, PA 610-432-3919 x1177
- 7.7mi Lehigh Valley Health Network Adolescent Transitions Partial Hosp · 1255 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 610-402-5930
- 7.8mi Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems 1249 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 610-435-4151
- 7.8mi Treatment Trends Inc Allentown Outpatient · 1130 Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 610-433-0148
- 8.1mi Saint Lukes Sacred Heart Hospital Behavorial Health Inpatient Services · 421 West Chew Street, Allentown, PA 484-658-0832
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Orefield
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Orefield, 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. National Hospital for Kids lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.kidspeace.org/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.
Who owns National Hospital for Kids
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Kidspeace Childrens Hospital Inc, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1991.
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 · Kidspeace Childrens Hospital Inc (EIN 23-2654910)
As filed with the IRS by Kidspeace Childrens 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 National Hospital for Kids
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Dental: Parts of Lehigh are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 19.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Pennsylvania earn a median $96,430 a year. Healthcare salaries in Pennsylvania.
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. Pennsylvania shortage areas
Closest other hospitals
Healthcare pay in Pennsylvania
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