Wisconsin has 146 open hospitals across 108 cities. By type: 67 acute care hospitals, 58 critical access hospitals, 13 psychiatric hospitals, 3 VA acute care hospitals and 2 children's hospitals (type not recorded for 3).
Wisconsin's largest hospital cities
- Median ER
- 2 hr 38 min
- Top rated
- Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital (5★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 13 min
- Top rated
- Aurora BayCare Medical Center (4★)
- Median ER
- 3 hr 5 min
- Top rated
- Luther Hospital Mayo Health System (5★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 30 min
- Top rated
- SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Janesville (4★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 30 min
- Top rated
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center (5★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 27 min
- Top rated
- Community Memorial Hsptl (4★)
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
- River Falls Area HsptlRiver Falls
- Spooner Health SystemSpooner
- Tomah Memorial HsptlTomah
- Aurora Medical Center – Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers
- Hudson HospitalHudson
- Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical CenterLa Crosse
- Oconomowoc Memorial HsptlOconomowoc
- Edgerton Hospital and Health ServicesEdgerton 1 hr 11 min
- Moundview Memorial Hsptl and ClinicsFriendship 1 hr 13 min
- Ascension Wisconsin Hospital Menomonee Falls CampusMenomonee Falls 1 hr 15 min
- Franciscan Skemp Sparta HsptlSparta 1 hr 17 min
- Chippewa Valley HospitalDurand 1 hr 18 min
- Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithLadysmith 1 hr 23 min
- New London Family Medical CenterNew London 1 hr 23 min
- Calumet Medical CenterChilton 1 hr 26 min
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All Wisconsin cities with hospitals
All 108 Wisconsin cities A–Z
- Baldwin (1)
- Baraboo (1)
- Barron (1)
- Beaver Dam (1)
- Beloit (1)
- Berlin (1)
- Black River Falls (1)
- Bloomer (1)
- Boscobel (1)
- Burlington (1)
- Chilton (1)
- Columbus (1)
- Cumberland (1)
- Darlington (1)
- Dodgeville (1)
- Durand (1)
- Eagle River (1)
- Eau Claire (3)
- Edgerton (1)
- Elkhorn (1)
- Fond du Lac (2)
- Fort Atkinson (1)
- Franklin (1)
- Friendship (1)
- Geneva (1)
- Glendale (1)
- Grafton (1)
- Grantsburg (1)
- Green Bay (6)
- Janesville (2)
- Kenosha (2)
- Neenah (2)
- Neillsville (1)
- New Berlin (1)
- New London (1)
- New Richmond (2)
- Oconomowoc (2)
- Oconto (1)
- Oconto Falls (1)
- Osceola (1)
- Oshkosh (1)
- Osseo (1)
- Park Falls (1)
- Platteville (1)
- Portage (2)
- Prairie du Chien (1)
- Prairie du Sac (1)
- Racine (1)
- Reedsburg (1)
- Rhinelander (2)
- Rice Lake (1)
- Richland Center (1)
- Ripon (1)
- River Falls (1)
- Shawano (1)
- Sheboygan (2)
- Shell Lake (1)
- Sparta (1)
- Spooner (1)
- St Croix Falls (1)
- Stanley (1)
- Stevens Point (1)
- Stoughton (1)
- Sturgeon Bay (1)
- Summit (1)
- Superior (1)
- Tomah (2)
- Tomahawk (1)
- Two Rivers (1)
- Viroqua (1)
Largest hospitals in Wisconsin
Ranked by beds reported on each hospital's latest Medicare cost report. Largest doesn't mean best, and campuses filing one report are counted together.
- Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee 896 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
- Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HsptlMilwaukee 731 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison 681 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- Mendota Mental Health InstituteMadison 394 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- Columbia St Marys Hsptl Milw (Col & Milw Campus)Milwaukee 360 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
Health insurance in Wisconsin
Wisconsin uses HealthCare.gov for 2027 individual plans. Insurers whose 2027 Marketplace networks list the most Wisconsin hospitals (provider files loaded November 4, 2026):
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield2027 Marketplace plans 134 hospitalsin network
- Quartz2027 Marketplace plans 60 hospitalsin network
- Network Health2027 Marketplace plans 56 hospitalsin network
People and health care in Wisconsin
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
What nurses earn in Wisconsin
Healthcare jobs and pay in Wisconsin
Pay for the healthcare jobs with the most workers in Wisconsin, from Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data (May 2025).
Questions about hospitals in Wisconsin
How many hospitals are in Wisconsin?
There are 146 open hospitals in Wisconsin across 108 cities. 131 of them have an emergency department.
Which Wisconsin city has the most hospitals?
Milwaukee, with 9 hospitals. Green Bay is next with 6.
How long is the ER wait in Wisconsin?
The median emergency room visit in Wisconsin lasts 2 hr 16 min, 12 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 Wisconsin hospitals have 5 stars?
21 of the 89 Wisconsin hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 56 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.8 out of 5.
Hospitals in neighboring states
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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.
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