Source: CMS Care Compare, October 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Fairchild Medical Center
- 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
Official links: Website for Fairchild Medical Center (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Fairchild Medical Center
How long is the ER wait at Fairchild Medical Center?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 2 hr 24 min in the Fairchild Medical Center emergency room (the average across California hospitals is 3 hr). 1% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (530) 842-4121. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Fairchild Medical Center?
The main phone number for Fairchild Medical Center is (530) 842-4121, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (530) 842-4121What is the address of Fairchild Medical Center?
Fairchild Medical Center is at 444 Bruce St, Yreka, CA 96097.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Fairchild Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Fairchild Medical Center has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
What is Fairchild Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
Fairchild Medical Center has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Star ratings come from CMS quality and safety measures, not patient reviews.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of October 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Fairchild Medical Center spend a median of 2 hours 24 minutes there. That is 36 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 Fairchild Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 230 completed surveys · patients discharged Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Patients gave Fairchild Medical Center a 4-star patient experience rating out of 5. 71% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 73% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. About the data.
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart failure patients | 15.8% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 19.3% | 15.2% |
| Stroke patients | 23.7% | 11.9% |
| COPD patients | 12.1% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 8.2% | 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.
"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). 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.
Health insurance at Fairchild Medical Center
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 051316). 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 Fairchild Medical Center.
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.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
On the 2 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Fairchild Medical Center was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| All conditions (hospital-wide)Medicare patients back in any hospital within 30 days of leaving. | 16.2% | 16.2% | Not compared |
| Heart failure | 21.9% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 16.8% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 19.8% | 20% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Fairchild Medical Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke: brain scan read within 45 minutes of ER arrivalPatients arriving with stroke symptoms whose head CT or MRI was interpreted within 45 minutes. Higher is better. 20 patients. | 65% | 69% |
| 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. 342 patients. | 144 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 18 patients. | 174 min | 257 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 13,423 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 719 patients. | 80% | 77% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 521 patients. | 19% | 16% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 94 patients. | 100% | 93% |
| Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better. 257 patients. | 98% | 97%* |
| Stroke: discharged on clot-prevention medicineHigher is better. 42 patients. | 93% | 98%* |
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.
Care after a stay at Fairchild Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 24mi Shasta Healthcare Weed, CA · 59 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
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Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 2.6mi Madrone Hospice, INCYreka, CA · 98% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Doctors at Fairchild Medical Center
129 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 23 specialties.
Find doctors in Yreka
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Yreka, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Fairchild Medical Center lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.fairchildmed.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Nov 14, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 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 Fairchild Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Siskiyou Hospital Inc, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1962.
270 doctors and other clinicians list Fairchild Medical Center 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.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Dec 2023 · Siskiyou Hospital Inc (EIN 94-1623075)
As filed with the IRS by Siskiyou Hospital Inc. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Fairchild Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Siskiyou are federally designated health professional shortage areas (6 designations). Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Siskiyou is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 14.
Dental: Parts of Siskiyou are federally designated health professional shortage areas (4 designations). Highest shortage score 18.
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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