64 hospitals in West Virginia
As of the July 2026 CMS release, West Virginia has 64 open hospitals in 44 cities, 53 of them with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 18 min, 10 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 10 of the 35 hospitals Medicare rates hold 4 or 5 stars (5 with 5), and the state average is 2.8 stars.
Hospitals
64
in 50 West Virginia cities
With an ER
53
83% of hospitals
West Virginia has 64 open hospitals across 50 cities. By type: 26 acute care hospitals, 21 critical access hospitals, 5 psychiatric hospitals, 4 VA acute care hospitals and 4 rehabilitation hospitals (type not recorded for 4).
West Virginia's largest hospital cities
Huntington
7 hospitals · 4 with an ER
- Median ER
- 3 hr 36 min
- Top rated
- Huntington VA Medical Center (5★)
Clarksburg
4 hospitals · 4 with an ER
- Median ER
- 3 hr 32 min
- Top rated
- Clarksburg VA Medical Center (5★)
Charleston
3 hospitals · 1 with an ER
- Median ER
- 3 hr 2 min
- Top rated
- Charleston Area Medical Center (2★)
Martinsburg
3 hospitals · 2 with an ER
- Median ER
- 2 hr 47 min
- Top rated
- Martinsburg VA Medical Center (4★)
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
Highest Medicare star ratings
- Hampshire Memorial HospitalRomney
- Morgan Cty War MemorialBerkeley Springs
- Beckley VA Medical CenterBeckley
- Clarksburg VA Medical CenterClarksburg
- Huntington VA Medical CenterHuntington
- Boone Memorial HospitalMadison
- Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown
- United Hospital CenterBridgeport
Shortest median ER visits
- Grafton City HospitalGrafton 1 hr 13 min
- Webster County Memorial HospitalAddison (Webster Springs) 1 hr 18 min
- Minnie Hamilton Health Care CenterGrantsville 1 hr 20 min
- Mon Health MarionWhitehall 1 hr 26 min
- Hampshire Memorial HospitalRomney 1 hr 38 min
- Stonewall Jackson Mem HospWeston 1 hr 38 min
- Montgomery General Hospital, INCMontgomery 1 hr 40 min
- Braxton County Memorial HospitalGassaway 1 hr 42 min
See every West Virginia ER ranked by wait · See every West Virginia hospital ranked by stars · by patient rating · by infections and safety
All West Virginia cities with hospitals
B
- Beckley (4)
- Berkeley Springs (2)
- Bluefield (2)
- Bridgeport (1)
- Buckeye (1)
- Buckhannon (2)
C
- Charleston (5)
- Clarksburg (4)
D
- Dunbar (1)
E
- Elkins (2)
F
- Fairmont (1)
G
- Gassaway (1)
- Glen Dale (1)
- Grafton (1)
- Grantsville (2)
H
- Hinton (1)
- Huntington (8)
L
- Logan (2)
M
- Madison (1)
- Martinsburg (4)
- Montgomery (1)
- Morgantown (3)
N
- New Martinsville (1)
O
- Oak Hill (1)
P
- Parkersburg (2)
- Petersburg (2)
- Philippi (1)
- Point Pleasant (1)
- Princeton (3)
R
- Ranson (1)
- Richwood (1)
- Ripley (2)
- Romney (1)
- Ronceverte (1)
S
- Sistersville (1)
- South Charleston (1)
- Spencer (1)
- Summersville (2)
T
- Teays Valley (1)
V
- Vienna (1)
W
- Webster Springs (1)
- Weirton (1)
- Welch (1)
- Weston (3)
- Wheeling (2)
- Whitehall (1)
- Williamson (2)
People and health care in West Virginia
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
Population
1,778,373
Median age 42.7
Hospitals per 100,000
3.6
64 hospitals listed · #12 of 50 states
No health insurance
6%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
21%
above the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$59,608
U.S. $80,734
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Questions about hospitals in West Virginia
How many hospitals are in West Virginia?
There are 64 open hospitals in West Virginia across 50 cities. 53 of them have an emergency department.
Which West Virginia city has the most hospitals?
Huntington, with 8 hospitals. Beckley is next with 4.
How long is the ER wait in West Virginia?
The median emergency room visit in West Virginia lasts 2 hr 18 min, 10 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many West Virginia hospitals have 5 stars?
5 of the 35 West Virginia hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 10 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 2.8 out of 5.
Hospitals in neighboring states
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.
Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.