Sistersville General HospitalSistersville, WV
Sistersville General Hospital is a for-profit critical access hospital in Sistersville, West Virginia, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 48 min in its emergency department, 39 min shorter than the West Virginia average of 2 hr 27 min.
- Time ZoneEST
- CountyTyler
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS54095
- Area Code304
Visiting Sistersville General Hospital
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 48 minutes in the emergency department at Sistersville General Hospital. That is 39 minutes shorter than the West Virginia average of 2 hours 27 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 Sistersville General Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Sistersville General Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 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. 374 patients. | 108 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 30 patients. | 420 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 5,337 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 149 patients. | 56% | 78% |
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.
Doctors at Sistersville General Hospital
52 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 19 specialties.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Sep 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 West Virginia hospital finances.
Who owns Sistersville General Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Marietta Memorial Hospital of Tyler County Inc, a non-profit organization, incorporated 2020.
100 doctors and other clinicians list Sistersville General 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 Sep 2023 · Marietta Memorial Hospital of Tyler County Inc (EIN 85-2862205)
As filed with the IRS by Marietta Memorial Hospital of Tyler County 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 Sistersville General Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Tyler are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Parts of Tyler are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 11.
Dental: Parts of Tyler 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
Find doctors in Sistersville
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Sistersville, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Sistersville General Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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