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Hampshire Memorial Hospital, Romney, WV

549 Center Ave, Romney, WV 26757Hampshire County

Critical access hospital 14 beds (Medicare cost report FY2024) Emergency room

Independent directory · data from CMS, not from this hospital

Hampshire Memorial Hospital is a non-profit critical access hospital in Romney, West Virginia, with an emergency department. According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 38 min in its emergency department, 49 min shorter than the average across West Virginia hospitals (2 hr 27 min). Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall, and patients give it 5 out of 5 in the Medicare patient survey.

Visiting Hampshire Memorial Hospital

Address 549 Center Ave
Romney, WV 26757
County: Hampshire
Directions Apple Maps Call (304) 822-4561
Emergency room Yes. For patients treated and sent home, the median ER visit here lasts 1 hr 38 min (average across WV hospitals: 2 hr 27 min). Medicare's median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home; not a live wait. ER times across WV
What to bring
  • 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
Visiting hours and parking vary: call ahead.

Official links: Website for Hampshire Memorial Hospital (opens the hospital's site)

Quick answers about Hampshire Memorial Hospital

How long is the ER wait at Hampshire Memorial Hospital?

CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 1 hr 38 min in the Hampshire Memorial Hospital emergency room (the average across West Virginia hospitals is 2 hr 27 min). 1% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (304) 822-4561. In an emergency, call 911.

What is the phone number for Hampshire Memorial Hospital?

The main phone number for Hampshire Memorial Hospital is (304) 822-4561, from Medicare's hospital records.

Call (304) 822-4561
What is the address of Hampshire Memorial Hospital?

Hampshire Memorial Hospital is at 549 Center Ave, Romney, WV 26757.

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Does Hampshire Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?

Yes. Hampshire Memorial Hospital has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.

What is Hampshire Memorial Hospital's Medicare star rating?

Hampshire Memorial Hospital 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

Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Hampshire Memorial Hospital spend a median of 1 hour 38 minutes there. That is 49 minutes shorter than the average across West Virginia hospitals (2 hours 27 minutes).

CMS rating ★★★★★ 5/5
Left before seen 1%
ER volume low
Type Critical access
Ownership Non-profit

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 Hampshire Memorial Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.

Compare ER waits across West Virginia · How West Virginia hospitals rank on star ratings · Other Critical Access hospitals in West Virginia · How we source this data · Something wrong on this page? Tell us

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What patients say

CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 100 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

Patients gave Hampshire Memorial Hospital a 5-star patient experience rating out of 5. 83% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 87% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

Patient star rating ★★★★★ 5 out of 5
Would definitely recommend 83% U.S. 71% · WV 73%
Rated 9 or 10 of 10 87% U.S. 72% · WV 74%
Survey response rate 24% of patients surveyed
Nurse communicationDid nurses treat you with courtesy and respect, listen carefully and explain things clearly?
★★★★★
91% always · 2% sometimes or never · U.S. 80% always
Doctor communicationDid doctors treat you with courtesy and respect, listen carefully and explain things clearly?
★★★★★
92% always · 2% sometimes or never · U.S. 80% always
Communication about medicinesBefore giving you a new medicine, did staff tell you what it was for and its possible side effects?
★★★★★
70% always · 11% sometimes or never · U.S. 62% always
Discharge informationDid staff talk with you about help you would need at home and symptoms to watch for?
★★★★★
93% yes · 7% no · U.S. 86% yes
CleanlinessHow often were your room and bathroom kept clean?
★★★★★
86% always · 1% sometimes or never · U.S. 74% always
Quiet at nightHow often was the area around your room quiet at night?
★★★★★
77% always · 3% sometimes or never · U.S. 60% always
Overall hospital ratingUsing any number from 0 to 10, what number would you use to rate this hospital?
★★★★★
87% 9 or 10 · 2% 6 or lower · U.S. 72% 9 or 10
Would recommendWould you recommend this hospital to your friends and family?
★★★★★
83% definitely yes · 2% no · U.S. 71% definitely yes

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.

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Infections, complications and deaths

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide

Hampshire Memorial Hospital was no different from the national benchmark on the one hospital-acquired infection CMS could compare.

Hospital-acquired infections

C. diff intestinal infectionsClostridioides difficile infections, a bacteria that causes severe diarrhea, often after antibiotics.
Same as national 0 infections vs 1.3 predicted · ratio 0.00

Death rates within 30 days

Patients treated forThis hospitalU.S.
Heart failure patients 12.5% 11.1%
Pneumonia patients 15.2% 15.2%
COPD patients 8.0% 8.6%
Hospital-wide, all conditions 3.6% 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

Back in the hospital within 30 days

After a stay forThis hospitalU.S.CMS comparison
Heart failure 21.4% 21.3% Not compared
Pneumonia 16.1% 17.3% Not compared
COPD (chronic lung disease) 20.1% 20% Not compared

Return trips after a stay or procedure

Extra days back in hospital after heart failureDays spent back in the ER, under observation or readmitted within 30 days, per 100 discharges, compared with what was expected.
Not compared -6.6 days per 100 discharges vs expected · U.S. +1.3
Extra days back in hospital after pneumoniaDays spent back in the ER, under observation or readmitted within 30 days, per 100 discharges, compared with what was expected.
Not compared -38.1 days per 100 discharges vs expected · U.S. +3.9

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

Hampshire Memorial Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.

MeasureThis hospitalU.S.
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 17 patients. 47% 65%
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. 391 patients. 98 min 162 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 10,450 patients. 1% 2%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 231 patients. 77% 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. 66 patients. 18% 15%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 24 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.

Care after a stay at Hampshire Memorial Hospital

Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.

Skilled nursing facilities nearby

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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.

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Doctors at Hampshire Memorial Hospital

130 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 23 specialties.

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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Romney, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

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Size and finances

Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024

Beds
14
Reported to Medicare, FY2024
Employees
117
Full-time equivalent
Discharges
415
Inpatient stays a year
Patient revenue
$39.7 million
Net of discounts
Operating margin
-0.2%
On patient care
Charity care
$269,000
0.7% of expenses
Bad debt
$1.1 million
Unpaid patient bills

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 West Virginia hospital finances.

Who owns Hampshire Memorial Hospital

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Hampshire Memorial Hospital, Inc., a non-profit organization, incorporated 2006.

Valley Health System Operational or managerial control · since 2008
Valley Health System Owns 5% or more directly · since 2008

269 doctors and other clinicians list Hampshire Memorial 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.

The area around Hampshire Memorial Hospital

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Hampshire is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 15.

Mental health: Parts of Hampshire are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.

Dental: Parts of Hampshire are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.

Nurse pay: registered nurses in West Virginia earn a median $80,130 a year. Healthcare salaries in West Virginia.

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. West Virginia shortage areas

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Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/west-virginia/romney/hampshire-memorial-hospital/549-center-ave/

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