Adventist Health Sierra Vista

Hospital in San Luis Obispo, CA, Medicare certification number 050506. CMS publishes 56 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 050506The 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: Proprietary
Control type: Private (for profit)
Participating since: Sep 23, 1968
Last certification: Oct 20, 2023
Beds: 186
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1010 Murray Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(805) 546-7600

NPI records for this facility 1

Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc.
- General Acute Care Hospital
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- NPI 1639101116
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.51 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 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 Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 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 Worse2 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 18

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.19
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 577 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.96
- 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 expected218.26
- State average 170.51 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 33 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.6
- State average 8.24 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 31 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.6
- State average 10.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 72 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected19.1
- State average 14.49 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 175 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected11.5
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 76 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4
- State average 3.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 874 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 2,390 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.32
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 2,282 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.97
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 665 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.66
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 94 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.51
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 654 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected8.57
- State average 9.56 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 90 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.12
- State average 5.5 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 80 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.99
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 231 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.62
- State average 0.48 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 2,070 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected5.7
- State average 4.07 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 35 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1

Infections 4

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.73
- State average 0.54
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.27
- State average 0.37
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected1.63
- State average 0.7
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.92
- 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)

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

Outpatient imaging 1

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 2.9
- State average 4.96 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates — 7

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.98
- 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 62
- State average 70
- National average 65
- 99 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 144
- State average 180
- National average 168
- 441 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 140
- State average 174
- National average 162
- 416 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 248
- State average 260
- National average 257
- 24 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
- 52 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 91
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 1,365 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia 6
- State average 8.29 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- 3,710 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 1
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 326 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 23,481 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 14
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 1,169 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 71
- State average 77
- National average 73
- 28 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 93
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 14 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 73
- State average 84
- National average 81
- 99 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 44 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 86
- State average 86.9 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 1,879 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
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) — 5

Unplanned visits 8

Medicare Care Compare

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected22.1
- State average 21.41 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 73 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 67.8
- State average 7.9 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 79 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 7
- State average 16.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 168 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
- 163 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.6
- State average 5.61 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 33 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
- 41 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.3
- State average 12.91 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 652 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.3
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 210 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

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 emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

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