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Childrens Hospital Of Orange County

CHOC Childrens · Orange, CA

1201 West La Veta Avenue, Orange, CA 92868(714) 997-3000

Not rated by CMS

CMS star rating

386

Beds

14,309

Inpatient discharges a year

$1.4B

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

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About this hospital

Childrens Hospital Of Orange County is a 386-bed voluntary non-profit - other hospital in Orange, CA, affiliated with CHOC Childrens. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 37 in-network payers and 237 disclosed rate categories.

340B participant

CCN: 053304
NPI: 1811080526
Website: choc.org
Health system: CHOC Childrens
County: Orange County
Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction E, Noridian Healthcare Solutions (01011)
In Medicare since: 1984
Last CMS survey: 2019

Negotiated Rates

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category II Codes Range: 0001F - 9007F	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Multianalyte Assay Range: 0002M - 0018M	Negotiated	Very High
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Negotiated	Very High
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Range: 0001U - 0401U	Negotiated	Very High

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More about this hospital

Quality
Not rated by CMS
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- 22 services, including trauma care
- 8 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$1.4B net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -6.4%
- $203M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Rady Children's Health
- Other
- 340B drug pricing program participant
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Childrens Hospital Of Orange County in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
95-2321786(multi-state) Childrens Hospital Of Orange County	65Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), AMPS, Allied Benefit Systems and 60 more	1811080526 Children's Hospital Of Orange County1275975104 Children's Hospital Of Orange County1427121375 Childrens Hospital Of Orange Countyand 46 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

1201 West La Veta Avenue, Orange, CA 92868

(714) 997-3000

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Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Childrens Hospital Of Orange County, beside the US median and the average of CA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications20 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available	4.075
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	3.81
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.57
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	2.379
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	8.235
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	10.29
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	14.49
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.57
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.4818
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	171
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.21
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.261
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	2.308
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.668
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	9.555
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	3.521
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	5.495
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.796
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.061
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.9656

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.09
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	7.901
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	16.67
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	12.91
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	11.39
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	5.546
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	1.001
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	14.43
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.19
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	19.94
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	21.41
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	5.612
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	17.7

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.2347
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.834
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5,722
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.638
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.347
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.5696
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.2147
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.749
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5,308
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.105
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.273
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.5366
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.32
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.433
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	112
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.999
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.368
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.8107
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.2606
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.273
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	73.49
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.6136
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.5911
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.7863
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.3103
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.305
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	52,601
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.111
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.166
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.7784
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.1925
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.9502
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	48,317
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	27.04
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	9.99
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.383

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.2
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	8.78
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.02
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	86.82
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.514
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	75.76
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	89.84
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.713
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.855
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.53
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	75.81
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	89.11
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.043
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.688
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17.15
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	58.95
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	75.75
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	21.56
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.449
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.48
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	84.61
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	15.03
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.08
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	84.97
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	16.39
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	83.61
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	70.69
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	8.855
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	20.45
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	73.94
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.637
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	81.99
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.958
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.06
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	10.01
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	22.36
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	67.63
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	86.85
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.047
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.06
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	10.94
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	71.11
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.488
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	21.4
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.49
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.121
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	21.39
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	82.8
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.779
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.42
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	47.5
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17.79
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	34.71
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	74.85
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.203
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.623
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	68.6
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	85.85
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	23.77
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.431
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	45.33
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	32.51
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	22.16
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.859
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.94
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	86.06

Timely and effective care23 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	8.289
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	1.008
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	0.1852
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available	69.96
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 better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	187
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 better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	182
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	282
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	411
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	2.162
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	75.06
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	92.55
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	80
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	68.8
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	76.38
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	86.64
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	82.89
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	93.98

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		4.959
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		8.417

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.024

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2023)
Accreditation
Limited
Medical school affiliation
Other
Ownership type
192
Medicare-certified beds
252
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1984
In Medicare since

23 services at Childrens Hospital Of Orange County

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency Psychiatric Care
Intensive care: Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: Inpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: Diagnostic RadiologyNuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryPediatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: OT (Occupational Therapy)PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

14,309
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 0%, Medicaid 19%
86,338
Inpatient days
69% of available bed days used
4,033
Employees (full-time equivalent)
94
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 824235). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	41	16,393	69,904	86,338
Discharges	4	2,698	11,607	14,309
Average length of stay	10.3 days	6.1 days	6.0 days	6.0 days
Average daily census	0.1	44.9	191.5	236.5

27,036
Medicaid managed care days
4,888 discharges
5,333
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	204	45,876	26	71%
Intensive care unit	48	4,262		35%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824235, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2019). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

252
Registered nurses
29
Licensed practical nurses
1
Physicians
1
Dietitians
4
Social workers
303
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

8 clinicians who bill Medicare list Childrens Hospital Of Orange County as a hospital affiliation. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Pediatrics Physician 3
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 1
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician 1
Pediatric Pulmonology Physician 1
Pediatric Urology Physician 1
Specialist 1

Richard Chang, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician
NPI 1043317910
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Daniel Nahl, DO
Specialist
NPI 1053672725
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Joshua Siembieda, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician
NPI 1225322357
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Antoine Khoury, MD
Pediatric Urology Physician
NPI 1275704611
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Raymond Wang, MD
Pediatrics Physician
NPI 1508914458
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Neal Nakra, M.D.
Pediatric Pulmonology Physician
NPI 1558561597
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Aaron Sassoon, M.D.
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1962581967
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Changrui Xiao, M.D.
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician
NPI 1962815795
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$5.4B	395.9%
Inpatient	$3.4B	245.1%
Outpatient	$2.1B	150.8%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$4.1B	-295.9%
Net patient revenue	$1.4B	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$1.5B	-106.4%
Operating income from patient care	-$87.8M	-6.4%
Other income	$290.8M	21.2%
Government appropriations	$1.8M	0.1%
Other	$288.9M	21.0%
Net income	$203M	14.8%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$2.6M	0.1%
Other payers and self-pay	$5B	99.9%
Total charges	$5B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824235, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Childrens Hospital Of Orange County's latest cost report.

-6.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
12.2%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
12.9%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
34% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
8.3%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
13.5%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
3.12
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.13
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
28 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
76 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
89 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.68
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
68.6 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824235, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Childrens Hospital Of Orange County owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $2.4B in total assets and a $1.5B fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$111.7M	4.6%
Patient receivables, net	$285.6M	11.7%
Inventory	$24.7M	1.0%
Total current assets	$1.1B	45.0%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$1.2B	47.7%
Investments and other assets	$178.4M	7.3%
Total assets	$2.4B	100.0%
Current liabilities	$352.3M	14.4%
Total liabilities	$942.4M	38.6%
Fund balance (net assets)	$1.5B	61.4%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824235, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Childrens Hospital Of Orange County's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$732.1M	$699.4M	$895.4M	$1.3B	$1.2B	$1.4B
Operating expenses	$912.4M	$923.4M	$1B	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.5B
Operating margin	-24.6%	-32.0%	-16.4%	0.7%	-13.9%	-6.4%
Net income	$36M	-$12.6M	$50.7M	$238.7M	$120.2M	$203M
Total assets	$1.4B	$1.5B	$1.5B	$1.8B	$2.2B	$2.4B
Discharges	13,030	10,643	11,852	13,043	12,253	14,309
Inpatient days	69,726	61,398	69,587	80,284	80,691	86,338
Beds	334	334	334	334	334	386
Employees (FTE)	3,038	3,109	3,251	3,538	3,786	4,033

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824235, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients		$103.9M	$1.1B	0.10
Operating room	$20.3M	$51.2M	$726.7M	0.07	36,331
Medical supplies charged to patient		$47.8M	$45.6M	1.05
Emergency	$22.4M	$45.3M	$267.3M	0.17	15,319
Laboratory	$9.6M	$30.9M	$252.3M	0.12	18,406
Respiratory therapy	$17.6M	$29.3M	$314.4M	0.09	2,488
Radiology-diagnostic	$11.6M	$23.2M	$212.5M	0.11	17,880
Psychology	$6.7M	$12.5M	$3.3M	3.75	14,982
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$12.3M	$51.3M	0.24
Blood storing processing & trans.	$1.1M	$10.9M	$22.1M	0.49
Clinic activities	$1.4M	$9.5M	$5M	1.91	17,567
Clinical nutrition and lac	$5.2M	$8.7M	$6.4M	1.36
Electrocardiology	$3.5M	$8.5M	$66.6M	0.13	7,121
Physical therapy	$3.7M	$8.1M	$19.1M	0.42	10,795
Neurology clinic	$1.8M	$7.4M	$3.9M	1.90	23,635
Autism center	$3M	$7M	$1M	6.70
Blood and donor services	$3.6M	$7M	$38.5M	0.18	7,757
Cardiac catheterization	$2.5M	$5.2M	$42M	0.12	3,431
Commerce urgent care	$1.1M	$5M	$7.9M	0.63	6,160
Occupational therapy	$3.1M	$4.8M	$15.9M	0.30
Cac jamboree cs specialists	$1M	$4.8M	$5.1M	0.94	11,009
Gi clinic	$2.1M	$4.1M	$4.7M	0.86
General clinic	$2M	$4M	$5.6M	0.71
Radiology-therapeutic	$2.2M	$3.8M	$81M	0.05
Electroencephalography	$2.1M	$3.6M	$37.1M	0.10
Pulmonary clinic	$1M	$3.6M	$2.7M	1.32	4,063
Urology clinic	$1.1M	$3.2M	$3.5M	0.92	6,532
Orthopedic clinic	$1.4M	$3.1M	$4.5M	0.70	2,731
Cac jamboree rehab	$986,505	$2.7M	$4.5M	0.60	10,458
Renal dialysis	$1.4M	$2.6M	$4.1M	0.63
Specialty clinic admin	$593	$2.4M
Radioisotope	$706,477	$2.3M	$10.6M	0.21
Cancer clinic	$733,433	$2M	$2.4M	0.85	2,771
Neuropsychology	$1.1M	$2M	$1.5M	1.37
Ecmo	$1.2M	$1.9M	$8.8M	0.21	136
Nephrology clinic	$90,850	$1.6M	$681,880	2.34	15,180
Pathology	$480,259	$1.6M	$10.6M	0.15
Diabetes center newport	$850,705	$1.6M	$157,351	9.94
Iop psychiatric program	$610,458	$1.3M	$3.2M	0.42
Nicu clinics	$740,119	$1.3M	$1.6M	0.83
Cac jamboree neuro dev rehab	$702,981	$1.2M	$4M	0.31
Metabolic clinic	$443,911	$1.1M	$582,079	1.97	4,202
Clinic		$1.1M			9,819
Cac jamboree ent	$170,543	$801,424	$385,736	2.08	3,473
Bone marrow transplant	$812,974	$705,585	$373,696	1.89	3,304
Psf clinic	$208,402	$426,287	$372,355	1.14
Orthodontics clinic	$173,176	$388,197	$450	862.66
Colorectal clinic	$213,291	$371,662	$450	825.92
Urodiagnostics	$63,640	$169,658	$2.6M	0.07
Primary care admin	$1.2M	$102,493
Speech pathology		$11,309	$50,000	0.23
Dermatology		$8,517	$93,075	0.09
Primary care float pool	$11,215	$2,893
Garden grove clinic build		-$583,139

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$51.7M	$117.8M	$579.1M	0.20	54,285
Nicu	$47.5M	$102.5M	$731.9M	0.14	52,289
Picu	$14.4M	$38.8M	$222.3M	0.17	14,561
Intensive care unit	$9.2M	$23.5M	$104.8M	0.22	23,635

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Administrative & general	$86M	$207.4M	124,640
Nursing administration	$27.7M	$37.1M	15,908
Employee benefits department	$9.1M	$31.3M	8,882
Pharmacy	$14.3M	$19.2M	12,927
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv	$3.9M	$18.8M	1,682
Operation of plant	$1.8M	$18.7M	1,803,404
Maintenance & repairs	$1.7M	$12.3M	960
Housekeeping	$6.7M	$10.9M	3,535
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$8.6M	2,487,271
Medical records & library	$5.5M	$8.3M	3,713
Social service	$4.1M	$5.3M	353
Cafeteria		$3.7M	6,888
Dietary	$4.7M	$3.3M	6,624
Central services & supply	$2.1M	$3.2M	6,600
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$3.1M
Laundry & linen service	$179,650	$1.3M	2,234

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824235, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Ownership

Organizations Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Rady Children's Health
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2025

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Childrens Hospital Of Orange County's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Kimberly Cripe Officer, since 1997
Jay Maurice Gabriel Officer, since 2021
Paul Van Dolah Officer, since 2021
Kerri Schiller Director, since 2009
Christopher David Furman Director, since 2021
Douglas Paul Mccombs Director, since 2021
James Morris Director, since 2021
Janet Toll Davidson Director, since 2021
Jasjit Singh Director, since 2021
Kenneth Mark Potrock Director, since 2021
Kimberly Curtin Sentovich Director, since 2021
Linda Dean Rose Director, since 2021
Maria Ema Minon Director, since 2021
Massi Joseph E Kiani Director, since 2021
Sam Michael Auriemma Director, since 2021
Thomas Dean Phelps Director, since 2021

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 16 of 17 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Children'S Hospital Of Orange County (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Children'S Hospital Of Orange County files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Childrens Hospital Of Orange County, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Childrens Hospital Of Orange County alone.

Name	Title
Patrick Frias MD	President & CEO
Kimberly Cripe	President & CEO
Kerri Ruppert Schiller	EVP & CFO (thru 04/2025)
Kimberley Milstien	EVP & COO, Regional President
James Uli Jr	EVP & CFO
Sandip Godambe	SVP, Medical Affairs & CMO
Jay Gabriel	Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Jill Strickland	Chief Administrative Officer (cao)
Douglas Mccombs	Chairman
Jim Morris	Vice Chair

Board members: Sam Auriemma, Chris Furman, Joe Kiani, Brad Mceachern, Maria Minon MD, Joe Nuzzolese, Ken Potrock, Linda Rose, Marshall Rowen MD, Kimberly Sentovich, Jasjit Singh MD, Gaddi Vasquez.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Children'S Hospital Of Orange County (EIN 95-2321786), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2014
340B ID PED053304-00, registered as a children's hospital; 38 registered outpatient sites. Authorizing official: Mary Zimmer, VP Operations • Operations Administration.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Frequently asked questions

About Childrens Hospital Of Orange County's rates and hospital price transparency.

How many patients does Childrens Hospital Of Orange County admit?

Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reported 14,309 inpatient discharges and 86,338 inpatient days from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How many employees does Childrens Hospital Of Orange County have?

Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reported 4,033 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How much revenue does Childrens Hospital Of Orange County make?

Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reported $1.4B in net patient revenue on $5.4B of gross charges for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025, an operating margin of -6.4%, and net income of $203M.

What is Childrens Hospital Of Orange County's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Childrens Hospital Of Orange County under employer identification number 95-2321786 ((multi-state) Childrens Hospital Of Orange County). 65 health plans and networks list 95-2321786 for it.

Does Childrens Hospital Of Orange County participate in the 340B drug pricing program?

Yes. HRSA's 340B database lists Childrens Hospital Of Orange County (340B ID PED053304-00) as a participating children's hospital since 2014.

How many doctors are affiliated with Childrens Hospital Of Orange County?

8 clinicians who bill Medicare list Childrens Hospital Of Orange County as a hospital affiliation in CMS's Doctors and Clinicians data. The largest groups are pediatrics physician (3), anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician (1), clinical genetics (m.d.) physician (1).

Is Childrens Hospital Of Orange County accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Childrens Hospital Of Orange County, effective 2023.

Who owns Childrens Hospital Of Orange County?

In its Medicare enrollment, Childrens Hospital Of Orange County reports Rady Children's Health as 5% or greater direct ownership interest (100%).

What services does Childrens Hospital Of Orange County offer?

CMS lists 22 services at Childrens Hospital Of Orange County, including Acute Renal Dialysis, Cardiac Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Laboratory, Designated Trauma Center, Diagnostic Radiology, Dietary Care.

How many beds does Childrens Hospital Of Orange County have?

Childrens Hospital Of Orange County has 386 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. 192 are Medicare-certified beds in CMS's Provider of Services file. Facility type: Childrens Hospital.

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