- Time ZonePST
- CountyLos Angeles
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS6037
- Area Code562
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Metropolitan State Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
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 Metropolitan State Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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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 Metropolitan State Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Department of State Hospitals, a non-profit organization.
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 Metropolitan State Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Los Angeles are federally designated health professional shortage areas (35 designations). Highest shortage score 18.
Mental health: Parts of Los Angeles are federally designated health professional shortage areas (25 designations). Highest shortage score 20.
Dental: Parts of Los Angeles are federally designated health professional shortage areas (9 designations). Highest shortage score 21.
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