Lompoc Valley Medical Center

Hospital in Lompoc, CA, Medicare certification number 050110. CMS publishes 57 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 050110The 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: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Control type: Hospital district or authority
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Apr 5, 2023
Beds: 170
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1515 E Ocean Avenue
Lompoc, CA 93436
(805) 737-3300

NPI records for this facility 1

Lompoc Valley Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Lompoc, CA
- NPI 1194711952
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.51 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.45 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 3.05 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.2 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 3.43 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 17

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.76
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 397 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.01
- State average 0.96 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected10.6
- State average 8.24 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 53 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected13.6
- State average 10.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 83 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Worse21.1
- State average 14.49 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Worse than the national rate
- 166 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected11.4
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 46 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Worse5.1
- State average 3.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Worse than the national rate
- 470 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 1,795 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,747 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.06
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 334 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.61
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 194 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.5
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 327 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected12.15
- State average 9.56 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 190 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.54
- State average 5.5 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 172 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.72
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 129 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.41
- State average 0.48 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 1,468 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected5.1
- State average 4.07 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 30 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1

Infections 2

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.61
- State average 0.54
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) As expected0.78
- State average 0.37
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) — 13
MRSA Bacteremia — 13
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 7.8
- State average 4.96 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 8.1
- 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) 1
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 93
- State average 89.93 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 28 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 54
- State average 70
- National average 65
- 168 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 175
- State average 180
- National average 168
- 417 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 171
- State average 174
- National average 162
- 393 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 378
- State average 260
- National average 257
- 19 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 93
- State average 93.4 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 27 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 97
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 245 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 75
- State average 74
- National average 69
- 16 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 65
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 1,058 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 0
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 510 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 4
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 23,742 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 17
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 552 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 72
- State average 77
- National average 73
- 74 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 62
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 40 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 80
- State average 84
- National average 81
- 168 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 91
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 89 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — medium
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
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 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 10

Medicare Care Compare

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.8
- State average 21.41 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 69 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 5.8
- State average 7.9 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 88 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 82.8
- State average 16.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 147 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.6
- State average 17.7 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 119 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5
- State average 5.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.8
- State average 11.39 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.7
- State average 5.61 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 32 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.3
- State average 19.94 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 30 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.8
- State average 12.91 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,023 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 73 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

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