Watertown Regional Medical Center is a 95-bed hospital that has earned widespread recognition for clinical quality, patient safety and experience, including dual 2024 Healthgrades awards for patient safety excellence and outstanding patient experience. The hospital has also been named a 2024 and 2023 “Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital” by The Chartis Center for Rural Health and a U.S. News & World Report “high performing” hospital for maternity care. The medical center consistently earns “A” grades from The Leapfrog Group, including its eighth in the past 11 cycles, and was honored with Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth’s highest “Platinum Quality” award in 2025. It has invested in specialty services such as its senior behavioral health center, eICU technology, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and a state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab. The hospital added the VELYS robotic-assisted solution to enhance joint replacement outcomes, and recently expanded its sleep center and orthopedic offerings. The medical center has also given over $10 million in annual charitable care and a $500,000 grant to a local health clinic.
