Quick answers
- Does Nemaha Valley Community Hospital have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Nemaha Valley Community Hospital?
- 1600 Community Dr, Seneca, KS 66538, in Nemaha County, Kansas.
- What is the phone number of Nemaha Valley Community Hospital?
- (785) 336-6181, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Nemaha Valley Community Hospital?
- CMS does not show an overall star rating for this hospital. This is common, for example when a hospital reports too few quality measures or is not part of the rating program.
Specialties and care areas[4][5][6]
- Family medicine (Seneca Family Practice)
- Obstetrics
- Emergency medicine
- General surgery
- Orthopedics
- Ophthalmology
- Gastroenterology (endoscopy)
- Ear, nose and throat
- Urology
- Podiatry
- Cardiology
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Respiratory therapy
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Radiology and diagnostic imaging
- Laboratory
- Pharmacy
- Mental health therapy
- Allergy, asthma and immunology
- Audiology
- Dermatology
- Diabetes and endocrinology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- OB/GYN
- Oncology and hematology
- Pain management
- Psychiatry (telehealth)
- Wound care
- Sleep medicine
Conditions treated[5][6]
- Sleep apnea
- Peripheral artery disease
- Heart attack
- Stable angina
- Heart failure
- Asthma
- COPD
- Dysphagia
- Stroke
- Parkinson's disease
- Traumatic brain injury
- Dementia
- Skin cancer
- Psoriasis
- Eczema
- Acne
- Glaucoma
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Urinary incontinence
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Coronary artery disease
Treatments[5][6]
- Inpatient acute care
- Observation services
- Phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation
- Phase 3 cardiac rehabilitation
- Supervised exercise therapy for PAD
- Respiratory therapy (nebulizer, oxygen, CPAP/BiPAP)
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Durable medical equipment
- Diabetes education program
- Wound care
- Allergy immunotherapy
- Pain management
- Mental health therapy
Procedures[4][5][6]
- Appendectomy
- Bowel resection
- Hernia repair
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Hysterectomy
- Cesarean section
- Colonoscopy
- Upper endoscopy (EGD)
- Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
- Nasal and sinus surgery
- Septoplasty
- Ear tube placement
- Total knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Carpal tunnel release
- Rotator cuff repair
- Cystoscopy
- TURP
- TURBT
- Cataract surgery
- CT scan
- MRI
- 3D mammography
- Bone density testing
- Echocardiogram
- Vascular ultrasound
- Fluoroscopy
- Holter monitoring and EKG
- Mobile nuclear stress testing
- Sleep study
- Pulmonary function testing
Programs and centers[4][5][6]
- Cardiac rehab (Phase 2 and 3)
- Supervised exercise therapy for PAD
- Living Healthy with Diabetes education program
- ACHC-accredited sleep lab
- OB center with 3 delivery suites
- Outpatient specialty clinics
- Wound care clinic
- Hospital Pain Clinic (HPM)
Emergency care (hospital website)[5]
| Emergency room | Yes |
|---|---|
| Open 24/7 | Yes |
| Trauma designation | Level IV |
Visiting and practical information
| Visiting | Visiting hours are posted in a PDF linked from the site; the PDF was not opened[4] |
|---|---|
| Patient portal | Patient Portal |
Recognition[5]
- Level IV Trauma Center
- ACR-accredited mammography
- ACHC-accredited sleep lab
Doctors and clinicians (94)
94 doctors and other clinicians list Nemaha Valley Community 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 Practitioner18
- Family Practice10
- Physician Assistant9
- Hospitalist7
- Diagnostic Radiology6
- Pathology5
- Interventional Cardiology4
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)4
- General Surgery4
- Hematology/Oncology3
- Orthopedic Surgery3
- Pulmonary Disease3
Doctors with a page on this site (94)
- Aaron Brown, MDGeneral Surgery
- Aaron Meggison, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Abra A. WoolardNurse Practitioner
- Achuta Uppu, MDHospitalist
- Adam R. Streit, DOOrthopedic Surgery
- Adrian A. Caracioni, MDHematology/Oncology
- Alan Helmbold, DOCardiac Electrophysiology
- Alexander V. Hermesch, MDFamily Practice
- Alexis StallbaumerNurse Practitioner
- Ali NayfehPulmonary Disease
- Amanda K. LambNurse Practitioner
- Amanda L. RempeNurse Practitioner
- Amro Elshereye, MDInfectious Disease
- Apostolos Evangelidis, MDUrology
- Aubrie M. SchaeferNurse Practitioner
- Bashar A. Ababneh, MDInterventional Cardiology
- Bashar S. Amr, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Bilal Q. Khan, MDAllergy/Immunology
- Brett T. Meggison, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Brynn A. Arnold, MDFamily Practice
- Casey A. Gleue, MDPathology
- Christian R. Tramp, MDFamily Practice
- Christopher P. Zetzmann, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Craig F. Gernon, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
And 70 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).
- Great Plains of Sabetha15 mi · Sabetha, KS · Critical Access Hospital
- Pawnee County Memorial Hospital19 mi · Pawnee City, NE · Critical Access Hospital
- Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys Campus24 mi · Onaga, KS · Critical Access Hospital
- Hiawatha Community Hospital29 mi · Hiawatha, KS · Critical Access Hospital
- Holton Community Hospital30 mi · Holton, KS · Critical Access Hospital
Other hospitals nearby
- Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc.30 mi · Marysville, KS · Critical Access 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
- Life Care Center of Seneca0.2 mi · Seneca, KS · 4 of 5 stars
- Crestview Nursing & Residential Living0.7 mi · Seneca, KS · 5 of 5 stars
- Eastridge8.3 mi · Centralia, KS · 2 of 5 stars
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Hospice providers
- Nemaha County Home Health and Hospice13 mi · Sabetha, KS
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Home health agencies
- Nemaha County Home Health & Hospice13 mi · Sabetha, KS · 4 of 5 stars
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Dialysis facilities
- DaVita Sabetha Dialysis13 mi · Sabetha, KS · 3 of 5 stars
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.
Clinics and urgent care
- Seneca Family Practice2.0 mi · Seneca, KS · Rural health clinic
- Centralia Medical Clinic11 mi · Centralia, KS · Rural health clinic
- Sabetha Family Practice13 mi · Sabetha, KS · Rural health clinic
Pharmacies
- Hanover Professional Pharmacy Inc2.0 mi · Seneca, KS · Community/retail pharmacy
- Harsh Drug, Inc.2.0 mi · Seneca, KS · 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 Nemaha Valley Community 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.
| Summary star rating (all survey topics) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Overall rating of the hospital | Not reported to Medicare |
| Would recommend the hospital | Not reported to Medicare |
| Nurses communicated well | Not reported to Medicare |
| Doctors communicated well | Not reported to Medicare |
| Staff explained medicines | Not reported to Medicare |
| Information about recovery at home | Not reported to Medicare |
| Room and bathroom kept clean | Not reported to Medicare |
| Quiet at night | Not reported to Medicare |
| Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 92%National average: 72% |
| Would definitely recommend the hospital | 93%National average: 71% |
| Nurses “always” communicated well | 92%National average: 80% |
| Doctors “always” communicated well | 92%National average: 80% |
| Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them | 82%National average: 62% |
| Were given information about recovery at home | 97%National average: 86% |
| Room and bathroom “always” clean | 81%National average: 74% |
| Area around the room “always” quiet at night | 76%National average: 60% |
| Completed surveys | 82Response rate: 41% |
Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 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.
| Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Not reported to Medicare |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | Not reported to Medicare |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Not reported to Medicare |
| Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026.
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 attack patients | Too few cases to report |
|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients | Too few cases to report |
| Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients | 21.7% |
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | Too few cases to report |
| Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients | Too few cases to report |
| Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 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) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack | Too few cases to report |
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure | Too few cases to report |
| Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia | 16.6% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | Too few cases to report |
| Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery | Not reported to Medicare |
| Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2023 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) | 112 minutesNational average: 162 minutes |
| Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) | 0%National average: 2% |
| Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) | 70%National average: 65% |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 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 Nemaha Valley Community 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 | 1600 Community Dr, Seneca, KS 66538 |
| County | Nemaha County |
| State | Kansas |
| Phone | (785) 336‑6181 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Voluntary non-profit - Private |
| Medicare overall rating | Not rated by CMS |
| Birthing-friendly designation | Yes (meets CMS criteria) |
| CMS Certification Number | 171315 |
| Name in Medicare records | NEMAHA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Official website | nemvch.com |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
- 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 2026-11-02.