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Reading Hospital

West Reading, PA19612-6052
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Reading Hospital is the flagship, Magnet Recognized, acute care hospital of Tower Health. Located in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading Hospital is a 697-bed hospital that is home to many top-tier specialty care centers, including: Reading HealthPlex, McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, an emergency department that includes a Level I Trauma Center, and the Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Reading Hospital has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across service lines. In 2025, Reading Hospital was recognized by Newsweek as one of the World’s Best Hospitals. Healthgrades® recognized Reading Hospital as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2025. This is the fourth year in a row (2022-2025) Reading Hospital has been in the top one percent of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance. It is also listed as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for nine consecutive years.

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Beds
664
Inpatient capacity

Annual volume

Admissions
34,647
Per year
ED visits
100,921
Per year
Daily census
557
Average
FT personnel
4,468
Staff count

Surgical volume

Inpatient surgeries
7,086
Per year
Outpatient surgeries
6,106
Per year

Services on site

HospiceMRI

On LinkedIn

Employees
2,722
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Followers
13,634
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Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
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Location

Reading, PABerks County

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