Hospitals in Porterville, CA
As of the July 2026 CMS release, Porterville, California, has 2 hospitals, 1 with an emergency department. The one emergency room that reports a time has a median visit of 3 hr 9 min, 15 min longer than the California median of 2 hr 54 min. Sierra View District Hospital is the only one Medicare rates, at 3 out of 5 stars.
Hospitals
2
965 beds
With an ER
1
emergency departments
There are 2 hospitals in Porterville, California, in Tulare County. 1 of them has an emergency department.
The median emergency department visit in Porterville lasts 3 hr 9 min, 15 min longer than the California median of 2 hr 54 min. The shortest is at Sierra View District Hospital, 3 hr 9 min.
Porterville hospitals
- Porterville Developmental Ctr 26501 Avenue 140, 93257 · (559) 782-2222 acute care hospital 837 beds
- Sierra View District Hospital 465 W Putnam Ave, 93257 · (559) 784-1110 3 hr 9 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 128 beds
No Porterville hospital matches that. .
Community health centers near Porterville
Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.
- 1.0mi Family HealthCare Network - Porterville Downtown 65 N Hockett St, Porterville, CA · Family Healthcare Network 877-960-3426
- 1.3mi Aria Community Health Center 229 W Cherry Ave, Porterville, CA 559-789-0277
- 1.7mi Aria Community Health Center 575 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 559-784-6878
- 1.7mi Aria Community Health Center 569 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 559-781-9301
Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).
Care after the hospital in Porterville
Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.
Find doctors in Porterville
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Porterville, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Family doctors 40 Internal medicine doctors 29 Psychiatrists 9 OB-GYNs 7 General surgeons 6 Podiatrists 6 Pulmonologists 5 Orthopedic surgeons 4 Vascular surgeons 4 Psychologists 3 Radiation oncologists 3 Gastroenterologists 3 Urologists 3 Cardiologists 3 Nephrologists 2 Neurologists 2 Ophthalmologists 2 Dermatologists 2 All doctors in Porterville
People and health care in Porterville
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Porterville.
Population
63,157
Median age 30.9
Hospitals per 100,000
3.2
2 hospitals listed
No health insurance
6.5%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
12.2%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$60,461
U.S. $80,734
What nurses earn in California
Questions about hospitals in Porterville
How many hospitals are in Porterville, California?
There are 2 hospitals in Porterville, California. 1 of them has an emergency department.
How long is the emergency room wait in Porterville?
The median emergency department visit in Porterville lasts 3 hr 9 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The California median is 2 hr 54 min.
Which hospital in Porterville has the shortest ER wait?
Sierra View District Hospital reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Porterville at 3 hr 9 min.
Which hospital in Porterville has the best Medicare star rating?
Sierra View District Hospital has 3 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 1 Porterville hospital CMS rates.
Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.