Pacifica Hospital of the Valley vs L a Downtown Medical Center
Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.
| 2 hospitals | Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA ✕ Remove | L a Downtown Medical Center Los Angeles, CA ✕ Remove |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Location | Sun Valley, CA | Los Angeles, CA |
| Hospital type | Acute care | Acute care |
| Ownership | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Emergency room | Yes | Yes |
| Beds | 204 | – |
| Ratings | ||
| CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures | – | 3 of 5 |
| Google rating | 3.0 of 5 (197 reviews) | – |
| Emergency room | ||
| Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home | 3 hr 47 min | – |
| Left before being seen | 5% | – |
| ER volume | Low | – |
| Safety | ||
| Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national | 0 better · 0 worse of 3 compared | 0 better · 0 worse of 1 compared |
| Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | Same as national | – |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | Same as national | – |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Same as national | Same as national |
| Serious complications (PSI 90) | Same as national | Same as national |
| Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | – | 10.3% |
| Death rate: COPD patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | – | 7.2% |
| Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| Readmissions | ||
| Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days | – | 19.9% |
| Readmitted: Hip or knee replacementWithin 30 days | – | 5.5% |
| Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia | – | +181.6 |
| Timely care | ||
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better | 0% | – |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better | 227 min | – |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better | 353 min | – |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better | 812 min | – |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better | 5% | – |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better | 60% | 95% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | – | 9% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better | – | 100% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better | – | 7% |
| Medicare programs | ||
| Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year | Penalized | Not penalized |
| Value-based purchasing scoreOut of 100; median 29.5 | – | 61.1 |
| Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median | 1.31 | 1.29 |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.
How to compare hospitals
Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.
Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.