Quick answers
- Does Athol Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Athol Memorial Hospital. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Athol Memorial Hospital?
- 2033 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- What is the phone number of Athol Memorial Hospital?
- (978) 249-3511, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Athol Memorial Hospital?
- 2 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-10-26).
Specialties and care areas[4][5][9]
- Acute Care
- Emergency Department
- Imaging & Radiology
- Laboratory / Blood Bank
- Palliative Care
- Psychiatry
- Rehabilitation Services
- Wound Care
- Cardiology
Conditions treated[9][11]
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Pressure sores
- Non-healing surgical wounds
- Burns
- Post-radiation wounds
- Chronic non-healing wounds
- Osteoporosis
Treatments[7][9][11]
- X-ray
- CT scan
- Ultrasound
- MRI
- Fluoroscopy
- Bone density testing (DXA)
- Echocardiogram
- Hyperbaric medicine
- Laboratory services
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Massage therapy
Procedures[7]
- Outpatient surgery
- Surgical services
Programs and centers[7][8][11]
- Starrett Center for Emergency Care
- Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Outpatient Surgery (Short Stay Unit)
Emergency care (hospital website)[5][8]
| Emergency room | Yes |
|---|---|
| Open 24/7 | Yes |
| Stroke designation | Primary Stroke Service designation (achieved 2006) |
Visiting and practical information
| Visiting | General visiting 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; some units differ (maternity, mental health, labor and delivery)[6] |
|---|
Recognition[9][10]
- Joint Commission accredited Critical Access Hospital
- American College of Radiology accredited MRI
- American College of Radiology accredited ultrasound department
Doctors and clinicians (201)
201 doctors and other clinicians list Athol Memorial Hospital as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.
Main specialties
- Nurse Practitioner55
- Physician Assistant25
- Internal Medicine23
- Family Practice20
- Emergency Medicine13
- Diagnostic Radiology10
- Orthopedic Surgery6
- General Surgery5
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)4
- Rheumatology3
- Anesthesiology3
- Gastroenterology3
Doctors with a page on this site (201)
- Abby L. Brockelbank, NPNurse Practitioner
- Adaline Y. OteroNurse Practitioner
- Aimee St HilaireNurse Practitioner
- Alan C. Hartford, MDRadiation Oncology
- Alexandra Weill, MDEmergency Medicine
- Alice Vaine, NPNurse Practitioner
- Alison G. Willnow, CNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
- Alison M. HietalaNurse Practitioner
- Allan A. Ramey, MDRheumatology
- Allen Filiberti, MDInterventional Cardiology
- Allison C. Goulet-Scott, MDEmergency Medicine
- Allison M. Grimaldo, NPNurse Practitioner
- Amanda L. SusaNurse Practitioner
- Amit Kumar, MDEmergency Medicine
- Andrea D. Julian, NPNurse Practitioner
- Andrea Damour, MDObstetrics/Gynecology
- Andrew J. Cocchiarella, MDAnesthesiology
- Andrew Tareila, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Anil K. Jha, MDInternal Medicine
- Ann Cooper, DOEmergency Medicine
- Anna Bingham, MDInternal Medicine
- Annette R. BrooksNurse Practitioner
- Aparna Panja, MDFamily Practice
- Benjamin D. Prentiss, MDInternal Medicine
And 177 more: the button below opens the full list.
Names link to the doctor’s page on this site when there is one, otherwise to the official NPI Registry record (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Find a doctor · Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Heywood Hospital -11 mi · Gardner, MA · Acute Care Hospital
- Baystate Franklin Medical Center19 mi · Greenfield, MA · Acute Care Hospital
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals23 mi · Leominster, MA · Acute Care Hospital
- Monadnock Community Hospital25 mi · Peterborough, NH · Critical Access Hospital
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital25 mi · Brattleboro, VT · Acute Care Hospital
Find the closest emergency room to where you are → · Compare ER wait times
Other hospitals near Athol
- Cheshire Medical Center25 mi · Keene, NH · Acute Care Hospital
Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby
Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.
Nursing homes
- Quabbin Valley Healthcare3.2 mi · Athol, MA · 2 of 5 stars
- Alliance Health at Baldwinville7.7 mi · Baldwinville, MA · 4 of 5 stars
- Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center12 mi · Gardner, MA · 2 of 5 stars
All nursing homes in the state →
Hospice providers
- Care Central VNA & Hospice11 mi · Gardner, MA · 4 of 5 stars
- Hospice of the Fisher Home19 mi · Amherst, MA · 5 of 5 stars
- Pioneer Valley Hospice & Palliative Care20 mi · Greenfield, MA · 4 of 5 stars
All hospice providers in the state →
Home health agencies
- Care Central VNA & Hospice Inc11 mi · Gardner, MA · 3.5 of 5 stars
- Equalizer Home Health Services Inc20 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Ick-Assurance Home Health Care Inc20 mi · Fitchburg, MA
All home health agencies in the state →
Dialysis facilities
- DaVita PDI Fitchburg20 mi · Fitchburg, MA · 3 of 5 stars
- FMC Yankee Family Dialysis Center20 mi · Greenfield, MA · 2 of 5 stars
- Leominster Dialysis, LLC23 mi · Leominster, MA · 3 of 5 stars
Outpatient surgery centers nearby
Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.
- Cataract & Laser Center Central LLC11 mi · Gardner, MA
- Valley Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery & Proc Center19 mi · Amherst, MA
- Central Massachusetts Ambulatory Endoscopy Center23 mi · Leominster, MA
Community care nearby
Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Community health centers
- North Quabbin Health Center - Medical2.8 mi · Orange, MA · Community health center
- North Quabbin Health Center- Dental2.8 mi · Orange, MA · Community health center
- Greater Gardner Community Health Center11 mi · Gardner, MA · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care
- Athol Memorial Hospital1.7 mi · Athol, MA · Rural health clinic
- Athol Primary Care1.7 mi · Athol, MA · Rural health clinic
- Heywood Medical Group Inc1.7 mi · Athol, MA · Urgent care center
Pharmacies
- Athol Pharmacy, LLC1.7 mi · Athol, MA · Community/retail pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy Inc1.7 mi · Athol, MA · Pharmacy
- Walgreen Co1.7 mi · Athol, MA · Pharmacy
About the Medicare star rating
CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →
Medicare quality data
What Athol Memorial Hospital reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.
What patients said (patient survey)
What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.
| Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 72%National average: 72% |
|---|---|
| Would definitely recommend the hospital | 73%National average: 71% |
| Nurses “always” communicated well | 88%National average: 80% |
| Doctors “always” communicated well | 77%National average: 80% |
| “Always” got help as soon as they wanted | 73%National average: 64% |
| Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them | 67%National average: 62% |
| Were given information about recovery at home | 95%National average: 86% |
| Room and bathroom “always” clean | 93%National average: 73% |
| Not reported to Medicare | Summary star rating (all survey topics); Overall rating of the hospital; Would recommend the hospital; Nurses communicated well; Doctors communicated well; Patients got help quickly from staff; Staff explained medicines; Information about recovery at home; Room and bathroom kept clean; Restfulness of Environment; Care Coordination; Symptoms After Stay |
| Completed surveys | 73Response rate: 30% |
Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; patients discharged January 2025 to December 2025.
Infections caught in the hospital
What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.
| Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections | 0No different from the national benchmark |
|---|---|
| Not reported to Medicare | Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI); Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI); Surgical site infections after colon surgery; Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy; MRSA bloodstream infections |
Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2025 to December 2025.
Complications and deaths
What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.
| Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients | 11.5% |
|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients | 11.4% |
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | 7% |
| Not reported to Medicare | Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG); Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90); Complications after hip or knee replacement |
| Too few cases to report | Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patients; Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients |
Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.
Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)
What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.
| Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients) | 16.8% |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure | 21.5% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia | 17.4% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | 19.7% |
| Not reported to Medicare | Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery; Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement |
| Too few cases to report | Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2024 to June 2025.
Emergency room times and sepsis care
What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.
| Emergency room volume (patients per year) | Low (under 20,000) |
|---|---|
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b) | 163 minutesNational average: 162 minutes |
| Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) | 2%National average: 2% |
| Not reported to Medicare | Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.
ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby
How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.
Prices
We have not been able to read a price file for Athol Memorial Hospital yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Hospital information
| Hospital type | Critical Access Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | 2033 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331 |
| County | Worcester County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Phone | (978) 249‑3511 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Voluntary non-profit - Private |
| Medicare overall rating | 2 of 5 stars |
| CMS Certification Number | 221303 |
| Name in Medicare records | ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Name on the hospital’s website | Athol Hospital |
| Official website | atholhospital.org |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-26, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances
From the hospital’s website
Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.
- Athol Hospital - Contact Us — atholhospital.org
- Emergency Department — atholhospital.org
- Visiting Hours & Guidelines — atholhospital.org
- Hospital Department Directory // Athol Hospital — atholhospital.org
- Starrett Center For Emergency Care // Athol Hospital — atholhospital.org
- Imaging & Radiology // Athol Hospital — atholhospital.org
- The Center for Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation // Athol Hospital — atholhospital.org
- The Center for Wound Care // Athol Hospital — atholhospital.org