CMS did not publish an overall star rating for this hospital; hospitals that report too few quality measures are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, October 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Palo Verde Hospital
Blythe, CA 92225
County: Riverside Directions Apple Maps Call (760) 922-4115
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Quick answers about Palo Verde Hospital
How long is the ER wait at Palo Verde Hospital?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 2 hr 42 min in the Palo Verde Hospital emergency room (the average across California hospitals is 3 hr). For tonight's wait, call (760) 922-4115. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Palo Verde Hospital?
The main phone number for Palo Verde Hospital is (760) 922-4115, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (760) 922-4115What is the address of Palo Verde Hospital?
Palo Verde Hospital is at 250 North First Street, Blythe, CA 92225.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Palo Verde Hospital have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Palo Verde Hospital in Medicare data. For an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest ER.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of October 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Palo Verde Hospital spend a median of 2 hours 42 minutes there. That is 18 minutes shorter than the average across California hospitals (3 hours).
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Palo Verde Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Palo Verde Hospital
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 051339). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
California runs its own exchange, Covered California. Check its provider directory for Palo Verde Hospital.
Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 306 patients. | 162 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 20 patients. | 259 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 34 patients. | 417 min | 287 min |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
Care after a stay at Palo Verde Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.4mi Blythe Post Acute Blythe, CA · 48 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
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- 8.1mi Bma Blythe Desert DialysisBlythe, CA
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- 8.1mi Helping Hands Home Health ServicesBlythe, CA
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 8.1mi Helping Hands HospiceBlythe, CA Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Doctors at Palo Verde Hospital
28 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 9 specialties.
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Blythe, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare California hospital finances.
Who owns Palo Verde Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Palo Verde Health Care District, a non-profit organization.
54 doctors and other clinicians list Palo Verde Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Palo Verde Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Riverside are federally designated health professional shortage areas (9 designations). Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Parts of Riverside are federally designated health professional shortage areas (12 designations). Highest shortage score 18.
Dental: Parts of Riverside are federally designated health professional shortage areas (5 designations). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in California earn a median $140,270 a year. Healthcare salaries in California.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. California shortage areas
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Healthcare pay in California
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