Regents of the University of California

Doing business as UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr

Hospital in San Diego, CA, Medicare certification number 050025. CMS publishes 69 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 050025The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Control type: Other
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Oct 11, 2019
Beds: 600
Overall star rating: 5 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Jul 20, 1993 (1 total)
Address: 200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 543-6222

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

Regents of the University of California

dba UCSD Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1184722779
Medicare enrollment

Units certified under this facility 1

Provider of Services

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Ucsd Medical Center Hospital, CCN 05S025

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.51 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.45 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.05 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.2 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.43 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 2,233

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Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1255593612
Geraldine Quinto Abcede, RN
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1982384046
Joseph Alexan Abdelmalek, M.D
- Nephrology Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1740485531
Kristy Elizabeth Abel
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1962113035
Paula F. Abeleda, NP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1558945022
Ruth Abeles, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1689029746
Shira Abeles, M.D.
- Infectious Disease Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1720240625
Richard R. Abello, M.D.
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- La Jolla, CA
- NPI 1245205996
Reid A Abrams, MD
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1548202245
Wendy B Abramson, MD
- Anesthesiology Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1568439644
Suraj Arthur Achar, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1235167321
Jody Lyn Adams Renteria, NP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1518935790
Laura Adams, MD
- Surgery Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1144616541
Stephen J Adams, D.O.
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Edina, MN
- NPI 1376689778
John W Adamson, MD
- Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1477504801
Alina Adeel, M.D
- Infectious Disease Physician
- La Jolla, CA
- NPI 1831453596
Anthony Adeosun, DO
- Military Health Care Provider
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1063971372
David Samuel Adler, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1790315794
Eric David Adler, M.D
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1477699601
Jeremy Andrew Adler, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1538154786
Sunil Jeram Advani, M.D.
- Radiation Oncology Physician
- La Jolla, CA
- NPI 1669649844
Kamyar Afshar, D.O.
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1407050669
Natalie A Afshari, M.D.
- Ophthalmology Physician
- La Jolla, CA
- NPI 1538126735
Kunal Agrawal, M.D.
- Vascular Neurology Physician
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1093074122
Mario Esteban Aguirre, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- San Diego, CA
- NPI 1013126549

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.83
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 3,862 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.02
- State average 0.96 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Better105.39
- State average 170.51 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Better than the national rate
- 381 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected1.4
- State average 2.38 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 130 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected6.2
- State average 8.24 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 116 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients Better9.1
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- Better than the national rate
- 183 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients Better7.8
- State average 10.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- Better than the national rate
- 510 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Better11
- State average 14.49 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Better than the national rate
- 696 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients Better9.4
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- Better than the national rate
- 435 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better2.1
- State average 3.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 5,739 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.15
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 12,387 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.27
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 13,596 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.59
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 4,389 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.04
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 2,419 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.26
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 4,116 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.93
- State average 9.56 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 2,232 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected7.31
- State average 5.5 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 2,410 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected2.32
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 1,286 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.38
- State average 0.48 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 11,838 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.5
- State average 4.07 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 181 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.6
- State average 0.54
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0.62
- State average 0.6
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.38
- State average 0.37
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.72
- State average 0.7
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0.67
- State average 0.96
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery Better0.38
- State average 0.79
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 5.5
- State average 4.96 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 5.6
- State average 8.42 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.99
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 18

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 95
- State average 70.68 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 109 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 90
- State average 89.93 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 347 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 55
- State average 70
- National average 65
- 136 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 272
- State average 180
- National average 168
- 368 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 345
- State average 398
- National average 287
- 13 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 259
- State average 174
- National average 162
- 335 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 334
- State average 260
- National average 257
- 21 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 98
- State average 93.4 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 425 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 95
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 97 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 82
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 18,078 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia 6
- State average 8.29 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- 65,852 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 1
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 9,473 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 4
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 121,683 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 13
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 11,671 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 55
- State average 77
- National average 73
- 42 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 84
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 19 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 74
- State average 84
- National average 81
- 136 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 97
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 78 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (12)

Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.5
- State average 14.43 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 302 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.3
- State average 21.41 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 891 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 3.8
- State average 11.09 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 216 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 5.9
- State average 7.9 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 620 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 12
- State average 16.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 731 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.7
- State average 17.7 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 946 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.9
- State average 5.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 1,507 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected12.3
- State average 11.39 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 1,507 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected7.1
- State average 5.61 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 191 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected9.7
- State average 11.19 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 177 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.7
- State average 19.94 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 204 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected10.4
- State average 12.91 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 4,116 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 2,130 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

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Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.