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Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, Sun Valley, CA

9449 San Fernando Rd, Sun Valley, CA 91352Los Angeles County

Acute care hospital 204 beds Emergency room

Independent directory · data from CMS, not from this hospital

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley is a for-profit acute care hospital in Sun Valley, California, with an emergency department. According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 3 hr 47 min in its emergency department, 44 min longer than the average across California hospitals (3 hr 3 min).

Visiting Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Address 9449 San Fernando Rd
Sun Valley, CA 91352
County: Los Angeles
Directions Apple Maps Call (818) 767-3310
Emergency room Yes. For patients treated and sent home, the median ER visit here lasts 3 hr 47 min (average across CA hospitals: 3 hr 3 min). Medicare's median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home; not a live wait. ER times across CA
What to bring
  • Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
  • A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
  • Your doctor's name and phone number
  • A phone charger
Visiting hours and parking vary: call ahead.

Official links: Website for Pacifica Hospital of the Valley (opens the hospital's site)

Quick answers about Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

How long is the ER wait at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley?

CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 3 hr 47 min in the Pacifica Hospital of the Valley emergency room (the average across California hospitals is 3 hr 3 min). 5% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (818) 767-3310. In an emergency, call 911.

What is the phone number for Pacifica Hospital of the Valley?

The main phone number for Pacifica Hospital of the Valley is (818) 767-3310, from Medicare's hospital records.

Call (818) 767-3310

What is the address of Pacifica Hospital of the Valley?

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley is at 9449 San Fernando Rd, Sun Valley, CA 91352.

Directions (opens Google Maps)

Does Pacifica Hospital of the Valley have an emergency room?

Yes. Pacifica Hospital of the Valley has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.

Quality and performance

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026

Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley spend a median of 3 hours 47 minutes there. That is 44 minutes longer than the average across California hospitals (3 hours 3 minutes).

Left before seen 5%
ER volume low
Type Acute Care
Ownership For-profit

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 Pacifica Hospital of the Valley. For a medical emergency, call 911.

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Infections, complications and deaths

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley was no different from the national benchmark on all 3 hospital-acquired infections CMS could compare. Its rate of serious complications was same as national.

Hospital-acquired infections

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Bloodstream infections in patients with a central IV line, in ICUs and select wards.
Same as national 0 infections vs 1.1 predicted · ratio 0.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Urinary tract infections in patients with a urinary catheter, in ICUs and select wards.
Same as national 2 infections vs 1.5 predicted · ratio 1.29
C. diff intestinal infectionsClostridioides difficile infections, a bacteria that causes severe diarrhea, often after antibiotics.
Same as national 1 infections vs 4.7 predicted · ratio 0.21

Serious complications

Serious complications (CMS PSI 90)Combines patient safety problems such as falls with fractures, bed sores, collapsed lungs, blood clots and infections after surgery. 1.00 is the national value; lower is better.
Same as national Ratio 0.96

Death rates within 30 days

Patients treated forThis hospitalU.S.
Hospital-wide, all conditions 4.4% 3.9%

Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.

Other complications

None of the other safety indicators CMS compares was statistically better or worse than national.

All 4 complication measures
MeasureThis hospitalU.S.CMS comparison
Pressure ulcers (bed sores)per 1,000 patients 0.5 0.63 Same as national
Falls in the hospital that caused a broken boneper 1,000 patients 0.27 0.27 Same as national
Collapsed lung caused by a medical procedureper 1,000 patients 0.21 0.21 Same as national
Accidental cuts or tears during abdominal surgeryper 1,000 patients 1.05 1.06 Same as national

"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 Oct 2024 – Sep 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 · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.

MeasureThis hospitalU.S.
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 14 patients. 0% 65%
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. 315 patients. 227 min 162 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 29 patients. 353 min 257 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 24 patients. 812 min 287 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 9,510 patients. 5% 2%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 718 patients. 60% 78%

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.

Medicare spending and payment programs

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Hospital-acquired conditions · FY 2026
1% payment cut
Ranked in the worst-performing quarter of hospitals on infections and patient-safety problems, so Medicare cut its payments by 1% for the year. 719 of 3,012 hospitals were penalized.
Medicare spending per patient
1.31
31% more than the national median per hospital stay (about $35,916 vs $27,417), counting Medicare spending from 3 days before admission to 30 days after discharge.

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.

Care after a stay at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.

Skilled nursing facilities nearby

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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.

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Doctors at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

24 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 8 specialties.

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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Sun Valley, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

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What Medicare paid at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024

Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for California.

Hospital stays

StayStaysAvg chargeAvg paymentvs state
PsychosesDRG 885 108 $23,756 $14,866 −4%
Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complicationsDRG 871 15 $61,687 $20,281 −12%

Outpatient services

ServiceServicesAvg chargeAvg allowed
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011 – – –

Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.

Size and finances

Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024

Beds
133
Employees
464
Full-time equivalent
Discharges
2,975
Inpatient stays a year
Patient revenue
$114.4 million
Net of discounts
Operating margin
-2.9%
On patient care
Bad debt
$1.6 million
Unpaid patient bills

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 Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Pacifica of the Valley Corporation, a for-profit organization, incorporated 1996.

Pacifica of the Valley Corporation Owns 5% or more directly · 100% · since 2011

39 doctors and other clinicians list Pacifica Hospital of the Valley 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 Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Parts of Los Angeles are federally designated health professional shortage areas (36 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

Cite this data

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Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/california/sun-valley/pacifica-hospital-of-the-valley/9449-san-fernando-rd/

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