Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, CA

Infections, complications and deaths

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide

Of the 4 hospital-acquired infections CMS could compare, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital was better than the national benchmark on 2 and worse on 0.

Hospital-acquired infections

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted), for Jan 2025 – Dec 2025. Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.

Timely and effective care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as high volume.

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. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.

Maternity care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · reported by the hospital · Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

Maternity measures are reported by hospitals that deliver babies. The U.S. figure is the median of the hospitals CMS reports, not a CMS verdict. About the data.

Medicare spending and payment programs

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program cuts Medicare payments by 1% for the quarter of hospitals with the worst scores. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program withholds a small share of every hospital's Medicare payments and pays it back according to the total performance score. A spending ratio of 1.00 equals the national median; spending reflects prices, the services patients received and care after discharge, not quality. Some hospitals, such as critical access, children's and cancer hospitals, are not part of these programs. About the data.

Size and finances

Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025

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 Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, a non-profit organization, incorporated 2013.

15 doctors and other clinicians list Loma Linda University Children's 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 Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Parts of San Bernardino are federally designated health professional shortage areas (21 designations). Highest shortage score 18.

Mental health: Parts of San Bernardino are federally designated health professional shortage areas (26 designations). Highest shortage score 19.

Dental: Parts of San Bernardino are federally designated health professional shortage areas (9 designations). Highest shortage score 20.

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