Dignity Community Care

Doing business as French Hospital Medical Center

Hospital in San Luis Obispo, CA, Medicare certification number 050232. CMS publishes 64 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 050232The 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 - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: May 30, 2025
Beds: 135
Overall star rating: 5 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Feb 1, 2019 (3 total)
Address: 1911 Johnson Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 543-5353

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

Dignity Community Care

dba French Hospital Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- NPI 1881760452
Medicare enrollment

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 Better4 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 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 Better5 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 675

Page 3 of 27Medicare Care Compare

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

Bala Krishna Bhat, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Arroyo Grande, CA
- NPI 1780603514
Lymar Galon Bik, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Atascadero, CA
- NPI 1164530622
Dennis Christian Blackburn, D.O.
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Santa Maria, CA
- NPI 1851353205
Bethany Blacketer, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Templeton, CA
- NPI 1487764833
Michael Blackwell, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Atascadero, CA
- NPI 1629054705
John C Blaney, M.D.
- Surgery Physician
- Templeton, CA
- NPI 1063594059
Laurel Bliss, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Santa Barbara, CA
- NPI 1154368868
Jeffrey M Bloom, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- NPI 1154346377
Stephen Bolen
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Pomona, CA
- NPI 1215326376
David Alfonso Bolivar, MD
- Surgery Physician
- Templeton, CA
- NPI 1346242005
Jeffrey Richard Bourne, DO
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Santa Barbara, CA
- NPI 1144325754
Nicholas Brandt, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Physician Assistant
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- NPI 1366203903
Lisa Brazil, C.F.N.P.
- Family Medicine Physician
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- NPI 1154419117
James W Breedlove, D P M
- Foot Surgery Podiatrist
- Morro Bay, CA
- NPI 1417941907
Hendrik F Breytenbach, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Templeton, CA
- NPI 1437156262
Ian Nathaniel Britton, MD
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Stanford, CA
- NPI 1508153024
Samuel C Broder, DO
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Springfield, MA
- NPI 1376032755
Jeffry Allen Brown, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Templeton, CA
- NPI 1144316878
Ryanne A Brown, MD
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
- Stanford, CA
- NPI 1780940106
Cindy S. Buchanan, P.A.
- Physician Assistant
- Templeton, CA
- NPI 1598952244
Carissa Buckey, NP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Glendale, AZ
- NPI 1114485067
Ludmila Burcovschi, NP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Pismo Beach, CA
- NPI 1477296424
Megan Burkett, FNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- NPI 1629518725
William C. Burnette Jr., MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Templeton, CA
- NPI 1851367049
Charis Kaiulani Bush, DO
- Family Medicine Physician
- Montecito, CA
- NPI 1679104335

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.89
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 660 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.71
- 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 As expected154.33
- State average 170.51 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 63 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.5
- State average 2.38 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 78 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected8.9
- State average 8.24 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 56 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.3
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 273 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected13.7
- State average 10.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 355 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected14.8
- State average 14.49 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 275 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected9.5
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 69 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.7
- State average 3.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,569 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
- 4,085 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
- 4,358 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.69
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,221 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.97
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 567 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.54
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,101 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected6.3
- State average 9.56 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 585 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected3.66
- State average 5.5 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 576 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.98
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 185 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.48 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 3,231 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.2
- State average 4.07 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 53 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 4

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0
- State average 0.54
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0
- State average 0.6
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.23
- State average 0.37
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected2.94
- State average 0.79
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

MRSA Bacteremia — 13
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 3.5
- State average 4.96 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 14.5
- 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) 0.93
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 77
- State average 70
- National average 65
- 70 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 168
- State average 180
- National average 168
- 398 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 164
- State average 174
- National average 162
- 379 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 384
- State average 260
- National average 257
- 17 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 96
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 28 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 73
- State average 74
- National average 69
- 15 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 75
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 1,214 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia 6
- State average 8.29 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- 6,470 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 98
- State average 94.78 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 509 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 29,949 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 15
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 1,319 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 79
- State average 77
- National average 73
- 19 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 84
- State average 84
- National average 81
- 70 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 27 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 97
- State average 86.9 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 2,087 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
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 Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 1, 2
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected13.6
- State average 14.43 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 252 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.5
- State average 21.41 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 330 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -2.9
- State average 11.09 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 296 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -8.5
- State average 7.9 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 382 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 2
- State average 16.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 272 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.9
- State average 17.7 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 248 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.1
- State average 5.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 25 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected9.7
- State average 11.39 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 25 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.5
- State average 5.61 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 40 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected10
- State average 11.19 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 77 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.6
- State average 19.94 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 46 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected11.7
- State average 12.91 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 837 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
- 706 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.

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