Hampshire Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital with 14 acute and transitional care beds and 30 long-term care beds, part of Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health’s four-hospital critical access network. The hospital is a two-time “Top 20 Critical Access Hospital” honoree according to the National Rural Health Association. The hospital has earned a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” designation from Chartis in 2025, as well as a CMS 4-star rating for its long-term care unit. Hampshire Memorial Hospital takes part in Valley Health’s “Project Engage” initiative, funded by a West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy grant, which deploys trained peer recovery support specialists in the hospital to connect patients with substance use disorder to treatment programs, counseling, detoxification services and free naloxone kits. Valley Health’s four critical access hospitals collectively treated 54,512 emergency department patients and recorded 373,247 outpatient laboratory tests in 2025, with outpatient satisfaction ranking in the 94th percentile nationwide.
