Short Term Acute Care HospitalGovernment - Hospital District Or Authority

Kern Medical Center

Bakersfield, CA

1700 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306(661) 326-2000

1 of 5

CMS star rating

222

Beds

11,004

Inpatient discharges a year

$307.2M

Net patient revenue a year

About this hospital

Kern Medical Center is a 222-bed government - hospital district or authority hospital in Bakersfield, CA.

Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant

CCN: 050315
NPI: 1699859223
Teaching: Major teaching hospital
County: Kern County
Metro area: Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction E, Noridian Healthcare Solutions (01011)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2023

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Quality
1 of 5 stars
- 306 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- No Medicare readmissions penalty
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Major teaching hospital
- 39 services, including trauma care
- 278 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$307.2M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -93.4%
- $20M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $3.8M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Kern County Hospital Authority
- Hospital district or authority
- 340B drug pricing program participant
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Location

1700 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Kern Medical Center compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
1 of 5
The lowest rating, shared by 6% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
No different on 4 measures
0 better, 4 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 1 of 7 measures
1 better, 6 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
No different on 7 measures
0 better, 7 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
2 of 5
Lower than 81% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
60%
Lower than 86% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
1.01
Higher than 66% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
306 min
Higher than 99% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
37%
Lower than 94% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	1 of 5
Death rates	No different on 4 measures
Safety	Better on 1 of 7 measures
Readmissions	No different on 7 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	2 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	60%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	1.01	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: 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	306 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	37%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts Kern Medical Center's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

No penalty
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
-0.86% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Kern Medical Center, 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 complications19 measures

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

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
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 · 436 cases	4.4	3.9	3.81		Worse than 72% of US hospitals
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 · 26 cases	11.5	11	10.29		Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 37 cases	17.7	15.2	14.49		Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 48 cases	13.1	11.6	11.57		Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,271 cases	0.33	0.51	0.4818	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 76% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		171	Number of Cases Too Small
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,854 cases	0.2	0.2	0.21	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 46% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,749 cases	0.26	0.27	0.261	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 54% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 418 cases	2.37	2.29	2.308	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 104 cases	1.65	1.63	1.668	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 118 cases	10.6	8.88	9.555	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 415 cases	4.19	3.4	3.521	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 106 cases	5.79	5.105	5.495	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 79 cases	1.69	1.72	1.796	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 318 cases	1.77	1.02	1.061	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 98% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
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 · 34 cases	-35.8	1.25	7.901		Better than 91% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 33 cases	-8.9	3.85	16.67		Better than 67% of US hospitals
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 · 57 cases	13.4	12.9	12.91	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 36 cases	10.6	10.7	11.39	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 50% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 36 cases	5.4	5.3	5.546	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 93 cases	1	1	1.001	No Different than expected	Worse than 32% of US hospitals
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 · 26 cases	21	19.8	19.94		Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 45 cases	20.6	21.3	21.41		Better than 73% of US hospitals
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 · 31 cases	17.8	17.2	17.7		Worse than 70% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2347	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.647	1.504	1.834	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5,029	1,370	5,722	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.632	0.9835	5.638	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	3.347	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.484	0.5696	Better than the National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 21% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.414	0.138	0.2147	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.122	1.392	1.749	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4,792	1,799	5,308	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5.881	1.377	6.105	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6	0	3.273	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.02	0.399	0.5366	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.077	0.2345	0.32	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.519	2.135	2.433	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	139	61	112	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.351	1.591	2.999	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	1	2.368	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.46	0.7155	0.8107	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 67% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.034	0.211	0.2606	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.385	3.068	3.273	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	164	38	73.49	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.457	0.328	0.6136	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	0.5911	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.686	0.812	0.7863	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 60% of US hospitals
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.329	0.193	0.3103	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.495	1.855	2.305	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	65,247	14,451	52,601	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.867	0.567	3.111	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4	0	2.166	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.034	0.597	0.7784	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.158	0.127	0.1925	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.522	0.747	0.9502	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	61,831	13,646	48,317	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	36.64	5.683	27.04	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	11	2	9.99	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.3	0.279	0.383	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 53% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	64	73	72.2	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	12	8	8.78	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	24	18	19.02
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	83	87	86.82	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	3	4	3.514	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	69	80	75.76	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	86	91	89.84	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	9	4	5.713	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	1	3	2.855	The lowest rating, shared by 4% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	22	16	18.53
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	69	79	75.81	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	86	91	89.11	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	9	5	7.043	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	2	3	2.688	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	22	16	17.15
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	53	61	58.95	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	72	77	75.75	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	25	19	21.56	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	2	3	2.449	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	22	19	19.48
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	85	86	84.61	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	14	13	15.03	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	3	3	3.08	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	86	87	84.97	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	17	14	16.39	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	83	86	83.61	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	63	74	70.69	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	11	7	8.855	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	26	19	20.45
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	69	77	73.94	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	10	6	7.637	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	21	17	18.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	76	85	81.99	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	6	3	4.958	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	18	11	13.06
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	13	8	10.01	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	26	20	22.36
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	61	72	67.63	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	84	88	86.85	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	2	3	3.047	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	62	74	72.06	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	14	9	10.94	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	24	16	17
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	62	75	71.11	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	11	5	7.488	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	27	20	21.4
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	65	77	72.49	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	11	4	6.121	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	24	19	21.39
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	79	86	82.8	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	6	3	3.779	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	15	11	13.42
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	32	59	47.5	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	28	9	17.79	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	40	31	34.71
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	66	82	74.85	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	1	3	2.203	The lowest rating, shared by 4% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	12	5	7.623	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	60	71	68.6	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	81	87	85.85	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	28	23	23.77
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	2	4	3.431	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	43	47	45.33	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	37	30	32.51	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	20	22	22.16
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	2	3	2.859	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	12	12	13.94	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 319 cases	88	88	86.06	Better than 48% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	high
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 · 3,967 cases	66	79	69.96	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
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 · 351 cases	329	154	187	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
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 · 305 cases	306	148	182	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
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 · 43 cases	533	247	282	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
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 · 59,892 cases	11	1	2.162	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
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 · 301 cases	12	97	92.55	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		80
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		48.75
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 199 cases	8	15	13.67	Better than 91% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 100 cases	37	65	68.8	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 38 cases	53	73	76.38	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 20 cases	70	88	86.64	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 100 cases	70	82	82.89	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 55 cases	91	94	93.98	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		93.4
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		70.68
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		89.93
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 485 cases	52	90	86.9	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		94.78

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	9.4	5	4.959		Worse than 85% of US hospitals
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	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.98	0.99	1.024		Better than 53% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	0	20	30.07	The worst result, shared by 11% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	0	5	7.571	The worst result, shared by 11% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	10	10	16.48	Better than 43% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	2.5	2.5	4.567	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	23	34	28.67	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	5.75	8.75	7.519	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	33.33	40	45.16	Worse than 61% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	8.333	10	11.79	Worse than 61% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	16.58	29.5	30.43	Worse than 92% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	40	43.33	40	0	0
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	10	10.83	10	0	0
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	0	Not Available	30	0	10
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	0	Not Available	7.5	0	2.5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	20	Not Available	Not Available	5	23
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	5	Not Available	Not Available	1.25	5.75
VBP safety domain score	44	Not Available	Not Available	50	33.33
VBP safety weighted domain score	11	Not Available	Not Available	12.5	8.333
VBP total performance score	26	Not Available	Not Available	13.75	16.58

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.015
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.005
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.002
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.015	0.9983	1.017	Worse than 61% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		0.9788
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9889	0.9955	1.026	Better than 54% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.9951	0.9949	0.9897	1.01	1.015	1.015
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.006	1.011	1.018	0.938	0.9338	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9688	0.9876	N/A	N/A	0.9853	0.9889

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	Kern Medical Center	US median	CA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.396	0.489	0.6114	Better than 60% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.312	0.346	0.449	Better than 56% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.871	0.559	0.679	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.575	0.6405	0.7204	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.007	0.9628	0.9656	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.403	0.7945	0.8116	Better than 76% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.1499	-0.0453	0.02733	Better than 57% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Yes	Yes	N/A	No	No	No
Total HAC score	0.8814	0.6329	0	-0.1366	-0.2724	-0.1499

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
Graduate
Medical school affiliation
Hospital district or authority
Ownership type
222
Medicare-certified beds
222
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

40 services at Kern Medical Center

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency Department
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitNeonatal ICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareForensic PsychiatricGeriatric Psychiatric
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyOT (Occupational Therapy)PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripter)OutpatientPharmacySocial Care

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

Size and patient volume

What Kern Medical Center reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

11,004
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 9%, Medicaid 15%
63,912
Inpatient days
79% of available bed days used
2,278
Employees (full-time equivalent)
112
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 837908). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Kern Medical Center reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	4,669	12,177	47,066	63,912
Discharges	966	1,678	8,360	11,004
Average length of stay	4.8 days	7.3 days	5.6 days	5.8 days
Average daily census	12.8	33.4	128.9	175.1

2,972
Medicare Advantage days
417 discharges
31,669
Medicaid managed care days
5,495 discharges
1,760
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	182	49,408	4,113	74%
Intensive care unit	12	3,456	556	79%
Other special care	28	7,447		73%
Nursery		3,601

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 837908, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Kern Medical Center treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 233 Medicare discharges in 10 published DRGs; 0% surgical; 37% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
PsychosesMS-DRG 885, medical	61	$55,231	$17,585	$18,613	1.37
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	48	$74,264	$24,926	$25,027	1.98
Red blood cell disorders without MCCMS-DRG 812, medical	23	$35,934	$13,277	$12,110	0.90
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	19	$24,610	$11,131	$8,294	0.81
Seizures without MCCMS-DRG 101, medical	16	$35,521	$12,437	$11,971	0.91
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without MCCMS-DRG 641, medical	15	$35,398	$11,035	$11,929	0.78
Diabetes with CCMS-DRG 638, medical	14	$21,285	$11,976	$7,173	0.90
Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with MCCMS-DRG 917, medical	13	$64,201	$21,703	$21,636	1.60
Cellulitis without MCCMS-DRG 603, medical	12	$26,739	$12,137	$9,011	0.88
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	12	$30,821	$12,161	$10,387	0.90

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Kern Medical Center billed Medicare for most in 2024: 371 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	50	47	$15,003	$2,625	$2,090
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	41	36	$21,302	$3,062	$2,405
Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374	35	30	$21,983	$3,349	$2,629
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	29	18	$8,625	$1,828	$1,445
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	26	24	$37,706	$4,970	$3,918
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	22	22	$36,028	$6,974	$5,339
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	19	18	$13,101	$1,516	$1,220
Level 4 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5184	19	16	$34,420	$5,269	$3,946
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	19	19	$38,045	$5,542	$4,358
Level 5 ENT ProceduresAPC 5165	17	17	$30,543	$5,615	$4,436

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Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Kern Medical Center in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 1,017 in 2020 to 1,148 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
93307	174	15%	1,380	$14M	9%	11%
93306	171	15%	978	$13.7M	8%	8%
93305	104	9%	523	$7.7M	11%	13%
93304	83	7%	310	$3.9M	6%	6%
93309	83	7%	596	$5.9M	4%	4%
93308	79	7%	514	$6.2M	4%	3%
93301	76	7%	548	$4.4M	8%	10%
93555	44	4%	219	$2.7M	5%	1%
93240	38	3%	268	$4.9M	13%	8%
93203	37	3%	272	$4.4M	13%	14%
93241	36	3%	251	$4.1M	16%	12%
93561	34	3%	222	$2.9M	3%	3%
93215	30	3%	215	$2.9M	3%	3%
93311	29	3%	249	$2.5M	2%	3%
93312	26	2%	119	$2.2M	2%	2%
93313	24	2%	158	$2.6M	2%	2%
93263	15	1%	43	$717,826	3%	3%
93285	15	1%	110	$1.4M	8%
93283	14	1%	99	$1.3M	14%
93257	13	1%	87	$996,787	1%
93314	12	1%	44	$768,744	1%	3%
93280	11	1%	36	$396,544	3%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 1,148 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Kern Medical Center reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2023). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

10
Operating rooms
1
Cardiac catheterization rooms
25
Psychiatric unit beds
2
Off-site locations
1
Off-site emergency departments

222
Registered nurses
53
Licensed practical nurses
82
Physicians
111
Resident physicians
15
Nurse practitioners
14
Physician assistants
13
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
15
Pharmacists
20
Respiratory therapists
3
Physical therapists
1
Occupational therapists
1
Speech pathologists and audiologists
20
Radiology technicians
1
Nuclear medicine technicians
39
Laboratory technicians
69
Medical technologists
1
Dietitians
6
Social workers
702
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

278 clinicians who bill Medicare list Kern Medical Center as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Family Nurse Practitioner 27
Emergency Medicine Physician 24
Internal Medicine Physician 21
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 17
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 14
Family Medicine Physician 13
Nurse Practitioner 11
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 11
Psychiatry Physician 11
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 9

Bernard Maristany, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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John Fan, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Tri Ngo, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1073804837
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Lorraine Ash, D.O.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1447223169
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James Cusator, M.D
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1114953148
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Krishna Kylasa, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1881686707
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Kent Kwan, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
NPI 1437440484
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Alfred Coppola, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1679578090
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Joseph Terrazzino, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1952337719
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Fajie Ma
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1891079455
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Shahid Malik, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1588635312
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Muhammad Alim, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician
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Sandeep Walia, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician
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Parham Mokri, M.D.
Nephrology Physician
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Ajay Desai, M.D.
Radiation Oncology Physician
NPI 1124015706
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Ishaan Kalha, MD
Gastroenterology Physician
NPI 1295711539
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Amolika Mangat, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1184949737
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Anh Dao, M.D.
Body Imaging Physician
NPI 1326279738
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Warren Wisnoff, DO
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1619956927
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Arsen Mkrtchyan, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1609136241
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Matab Singh, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1700088036
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Marcher Thompson, M.D.
Radiation Oncology Physician
NPI 1063832681
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Antony Minasaghanian, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1477820447
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Bahareh Ghafarizadeh, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1548503683
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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 Kern Medical Center reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$1.4B	461.0%
Inpatient	$727.8M	236.9%
Outpatient	$688.3M	224.1%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.1B	-361.0%
Net patient revenue	$307.2M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$594.1M	-193.4%
Operating income from patient care	-$286.9M	-93.4%
Other income	$290.7M	94.6%
Contributions and donations	$13,040	0.0%
Government appropriations	$15.2M	4.9%
Other	$275.5M	89.7%
Net income	$3.8M	1.2%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$99.1M	8.1%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$836.9M	68.3%
Other payers and self-pay	$289.1M	23.6%
Total charges	$1.2B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 837908, 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 Kern Medical Center's latest cost report.

-93.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
0.6%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
1.0%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
64% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$57.25
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
0.7%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
5.0%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.19
Long-term debt to fund balance
Mortgages, notes and loans / fund balance
3.68
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
3.34
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
18 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
329 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
57 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.05
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
80.6 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 837908, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Kern Medical Center owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $568M in total assets and a $76.4M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$29.1M	5.1%
Patient receivables, net	$277.3M	48.8%
Inventory	$4.7M	0.8%
Total current assets	$337.7M	59.5%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$89.4M	15.7%
Investments and other assets	$140.9M	24.8%
Total assets	$568M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$91.7M	16.2%
Long-term debt	$14.5M	2.5%
Total liabilities	$491.7M	86.6%
Fund balance (net assets)	$76.4M	13.4%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 837908, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Kern Medical Center provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$2.5M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$39M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$88.3M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$4.6M
State and local indigent care shortfall
Cost of indigent care program patients minus program payments
$20M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
3.4% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 837908, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Kern Medical Center's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

Show 6 years

Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$451.4M	$248.1M	$273.7M	$273.2M	$288.2M	$307.2M
Operating expenses	$428.9M	$455.7M	$478.8M	$508.1M	$550.1M	$594.1M
Operating margin	5.0%	-83.7%	-74.9%	-86.0%	-90.9%	-93.4%
Net income	$42.2M	$32.4M	$141.5M	$2.8M	$1.3M	$3.8M
Total assets	$419.3M	$428.9M	$555.9M	$564.5M	$564.4M	$568M
Discharges	10,343	11,650	11,369	11,517	11,923	11,004
Inpatient days	48,728	55,229	60,874	57,677	59,004	63,912
Medicare Advantage days	1,284	2,008	3,290	3,874	3,361	2,972
Beds	222	222	222	222	222	222
Employees (FTE)	1,937	1,957	1,933	1,974	2,114	2,278

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 837908, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Kern Medical Center 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
Clinic	$22.4M	$42.1M	$69.5M	0.61	56,366
Emergency	$20.3M	$41.4M	$236.6M	0.17	14,553
Operating room	$24.7M	$35.1M	$145.5M	0.24	12,177
Drugs charged to patients		$33.5M	$114.1M	0.29
Laboratory	$7M	$22.5M	$47.4M	0.47	8,634
Radiology-diagnostic	$9.6M	$19.7M	$62.5M	0.31	11,847
Medical supplies charged to patient		$16.5M	$16.3M	1.01
Delivery room & labor room	$9.1M	$14.6M	$20.6M	0.71	8,458
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$11.3M	$35.9M	0.31
Respiratory therapy	$2.7M	$7.1M	$28.1M	0.25	2,951
Gastro-intestinal services	$1.4M	$4.3M	$7.9M	0.54	3,834
Ct scan	$1.2M	$4M	$78.3M	0.05
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$3.6M	$6.3M	0.56
Physical therapy	$1.3M	$2.8M	$6.5M	0.43	687
Whole blood & packed red blood cell		$2.2M	$6.2M	0.36	570
Mri	$555,394	$1.9M	$6.5M	0.29
Anesthesiology	$147,643	$1.7M	$36.8M	0.05	2,770
Electrocardiology	$640,932	$1.6M	$13.9M	0.11
Renal dialysis		$1.5M	$3.5M	0.43
Occupational therapy	$335,329	$574,272	$2.4M	0.24
Speech pathology	$119,157	$385,843	$572,880	0.67
Electroencephalography		$234,457	$4.6M	0.05

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$68.1M	$102.3M	$197.2M	0.52	43,019
Neonatal intensive care unit	$8.1M	$23.4M	$47.9M	0.49	5,392
Intensive care unit	$4.7M	$12.7M	$27M	0.47	3,689
Nursery	$761	$2.5M	$3.3M	0.76	3,068

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$55.2M	$89.9M	1,147,106	$47.54	21,247
Medical records & library	$2.8M	$12.9M	83,348	$33.21
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv	$585,531	$9.1M			6,016
Operation of plant		$8.5M
Housekeeping	$3.6M	$8.2M	149,383	$24.35	15,740
Employee benefits department	$3.1M	$7.9M	61,203	$51.21	1,578
Maintenance & repairs	$2.3M	$7.2M	55,087	$41.08	8,027
Nursing administration	$4.3M	$6.9M	64,377	$66.97	9,423
Pharmacy	$4.3M	$6.9M	75,371	$57.37	4,320
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv	$724,470	$6.7M			2,635
Cafeteria		$3.6M	57,068	$24.35	4,585
Central services & supply	$1.3M	$2.4M	49,161	$26.90	1,444
Social service	$1.4M	$2.3M	34,147	$41.00	1,220
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$2.3M			277,818
Dietary	$1.9M	$1.8M	20,455	$24.35	1,643
Laundry & linen service	$156,249	$1.7M	7,359	$21.23

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 837908, 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.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Kern Medical Center for an inpatient stay.

1.88
Case mix index
Higher than 69% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Major teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.33 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
87.3%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
969
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	1.70	1.71	1.80	1.80	1.76	1.79	1.88
Wage index	1.275	1.269	1.253	1.519	1.451	1.431	1.399
Readmissions adjustment	0.00%	-0.01%	-0.02%	-0.04%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	-1.08%	-0.33%	-0.33%	-0.06%	0.00%	-0.77%	-0.86%
Medicare inpatient stays	962	962	937	995	1,047	921	969

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Frequently asked questions

About Kern Medical Center's rates and hospital price transparency.

What is Kern Medical Center's CMS star rating?

Kern Medical Center has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 1 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is the lowest rating, shared by 6% of US hospitals.

Is Kern Medical Center a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.33 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Kern Medical Center for fiscal year 2027, so it is a major teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Kern Medical Center for readmissions?

No. Kern Medical Center has no Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program penalty in fiscal year 2027.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Kern Medical Center?

In 2024, the most common were psychoses (61 discharges), septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (48 discharges), red blood cell disorders without mcc (23 discharges).

What is Kern Medical Center's case mix index?

Kern Medical Center's Medicare case mix index is 1.88 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 69% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

How many patients does Kern Medical Center admit?

Kern Medical Center reported 11,004 inpatient discharges and 63,912 inpatient days from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How many employees does Kern Medical Center have?

Kern Medical Center reported 2,278 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How much revenue does Kern Medical Center make?

Kern Medical Center reported $307.2M in net patient revenue on $1.4B of gross charges for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025, an operating margin of -93.4%, and net income of $3.8M.

How much charity and uncompensated care does Kern Medical Center provide?

Kern Medical Center reported $20M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025, including $2.5M of charity care at cost.

Does Kern Medical Center participate in the 340B drug pricing program?

Yes. HRSA's 340B database lists Kern Medical Center (340B ID DSH050315) as a participating disproportionate share hospital since 1995, with 13 active contract pharmacies.

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