Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Church

St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach

Dignity Health · Long Beach, CA

1050 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813(562) 491-9000

5 of 5

CMS star rating

307

Beds

10,270

Inpatient discharges a year

$394M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach is a 307-bed voluntary non-profit - church hospital in Long Beach, CA, affiliated with Dignity Health. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 32 in-network payers and 258 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant
Helipad

CCN: 050191
NPI: 1194840421
Health system: Dignity Health
Teaching: Teaching hospital
County: Los Angeles County
Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction E, Noridian Healthcare Solutions (01011)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2023

Prices for common services

The 24 services St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach most likely performs, ranked by likely volume and what it is paid. Each service names one insurer. * marks hidden insurer names; A, B and C rank the remaining rates from low to high and reset for each service.

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Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$8,751 - $13,498

from 3 insurers · median $12,700

Cigna$8,751

Insurer A*est.$12,700

Insurer B*$13,498

CMS lists this service as CPT 59400, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$8,751 - $21,029

from 2 insurers · median $14,890

Cigna$8,751

Insurer A*$21,029

CMS lists this service as CPT 59510, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 788, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal birth after prior cesarean, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$8,751 - $13,498

from 3 insurers · median $12,700

Cigna$8,751

Insurer A*est.$12,700

Insurer B*$13,498

CMS lists this service as CPT 59610, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major cardiothoracic procedure with cardiac catheterization and MCC

MS-DRG 216

$399,628

negotiated rate

UnitedHealthcare$399,628

Medicare $90,833Nearby hospitals $78,574409% above nearby hospitals

Hospital reports cardiac thoracic surgery services to CMS

How the insurers pay at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach

Median rate as a percent of Medicare across the outpatient services above, and how many services sit above or below the same insurer's median at nearby hospitals. * marks hidden insurer names. These table labels track the same insurers across services; the labels on each service card reset.

Insurer	Services	Median % of Medicare	Above nearby	Below nearby
Insurer A*	19	535%	19	0
Insurer B*	17	395%	6	1
Insurer C*	24	223%	12	4
Insurer D*	21	206%	3	13

How we chose these services: 4 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 13 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 7 are typical for the service lines it reports to CMS. Rates come from insurer and hospital price transparency files as of October 2026. Rates under a quarter of Medicare or over 20 times Medicare are left out as likely physician-fee rows or file errors. Book a demo to see all 300 CMS shoppable services for St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

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More about this hospital

Quality
5 of 5 stars
- 150 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.01%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Teaching hospital
- 29 services, including trauma care
- 282 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$394M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -18.5%
- $29.1M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- -$20.1M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Dignity Health
- Church
- 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 St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach 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
87-0692255St Mary Medical Center	61Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 56 more	1194840421 Dignity Health1457629974 St Mary Medical Center1215052642 Dignity Healthand 1 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

1050 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813

(562) 491-9000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
5 of 5
The top rating, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
No different on 7 measures
0 better, 7 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 2 of 6 measures
2 better, 4 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Better on 2 of 6 measures
2 better, 3 no different, 1 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
62%
Lower than 81% 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
Higher than 65% 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
150 min
Higher than 51% 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
81%
Higher than 86% 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	5 of 5
Death rates	No different on 7 measures
Safety	Better on 2 of 6 measures
Readmissions	Better on 2 of 6 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	62%	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	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	150 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	81%	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 St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.01% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+0.12% 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 St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach, 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	This hospital	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 34 cases	3.6	4.1	4.075		Better than 72% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 1,282 cases	3.6	3.9	3.81		Better than 69% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 89 cases	11.1	11.8	11.57		Better than 72% of US hospitals
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 · 53 cases	6.7	8.5	8.235		Better than 92% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 104 cases	8.3	11	10.29		Better than 92% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 129 cases	14.2	15.2	14.49		Better than 65% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 163 cases	13.5	11.6	11.57		Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,271 cases	0.69	0.51	0.4818	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 31 cases	157	173	171	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 78% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,406 cases	0.18	0.2	0.21	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 76% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,539 cases	0.25	0.27	0.261	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 71% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 354 cases	2.13	2.29	2.308	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 75% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 53 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 · 56 cases	8.37	8.88	9.555	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 360 cases	4.24	3.4	3.521	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 50 cases	5.06	5.105	5.495	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 54% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 62 cases	1.72	1.72	1.796	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 447 cases	0.96	1.02	1.061	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 70% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 85 cases	29.9	4.2	11.09		Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 111 cases	-47.9	1.25	7.901		Better than 96% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 139 cases	10.1	3.85	16.67		Worse than 60% 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	Not Available		12.91	Number of Cases Too Small
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 · 44 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 · 159 cases	14.9	14.4	14.43		Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 28 cases	11.5	10.9	11.19		Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 124 cases	19.1	19.8	19.94		Better than 81% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 269 cases	19.2	21.3	21.41		Better than 96% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 36 cases	6.5	5.8	5.612		Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 257 cases	16.6	17.2	17.7		Better than 77% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	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	0.015	0.172	0.2347	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.493	1.504	1.834	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3,523	1,370	5,722	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.304	0.9835	5.638	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	3.347	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.303	0.484	0.5696	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.172	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	1.839	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	4,507	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	4.44	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	3	0	3.273	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.676	0.399	0.5366	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.32	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.934	2.135	2.433	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	32	61	112	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.021	1.591	2.999	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	1	2.368	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.7155	0.8107	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 19% of US hospitals
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	115	38	73.49
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.853	0.328	0.6136
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	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	0.071	0.193	0.3103	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.39	1.855	2.305	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	65,206	14,451	52,601	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.754	0.567	3.111	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	2.166	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.421	0.597	0.7784	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.133	0.127	0.1925	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.546	0.747	0.9502	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	60,652	13,646	48,317	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	27.85	5.683	27.04	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8	2	9.99	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.287	0.279	0.383	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 51% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	65	73	72.2	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	9	8	8.78	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	26	18	19.02
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	85	87	86.82	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	3	4	3.514	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	69	80	75.76	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	87	91	89.84	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	9	4	5.713	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	2	3	2.855	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	22	16	18.53
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	72	79	75.81	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	87	91	89.11	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	8	5	7.043	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	2	3	2.688	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	20	16	17.15
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	58	61	58.95	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	75	77	75.75	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	22	19	21.56	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	2	3	2.449	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	20	19	19.48
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	83	86	84.61	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	17	13	15.03	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	3	3	3.08	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	83	87	84.97	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 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 · 464 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 · 464 cases	67	74	70.69	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	10	7	8.855	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	23	19	20.45
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	71	77	73.94	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	10	6	7.637	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	19	17	18.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	79	85	81.99	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	5	3	4.958	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	16	11	13.06
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	14	8	10.01	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	22	20	22.36
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	64	72	67.63	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	85	88	86.85	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	2	3	3.047	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	71	74	72.06	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	13	9	10.94	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	16	16	17
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	65	75	71.11	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 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 · 464 cases	24	20	21.4
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	65	77	72.49	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	9	4	6.121	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	26	19	21.39
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	77	86	82.8	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 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 · 464 cases	17	11	13.42
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	41	59	47.5	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	21	9	17.79	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	38	31	34.71
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	72	82	74.85	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	2	3	2.203	Worse than 76% 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 · 464 cases	11	5	7.623	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	62	71	68.6	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	82	87	85.85	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	27	23	23.77
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	2	4	3.431	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	45	47	45.33	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	31	30	32.51	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	24	22	22.16
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 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 · 464 cases	17	12	13.94	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 464 cases	83	88	86.06	Worse than 86% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	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 · 2,200 cases	51	79	69.96	Worse than 85% 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 · 391 cases	150	154	187	Better than 53% 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 · 378 cases	150	148	182	Worse than 51% 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 · 11 cases	179	247	282	Better than 77% 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 · 55,651 cases	2	1	2.162	Worse than 58% 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 · 106 cases	94	97	92.55	Worse than 65% 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 · 2,151 cases	10	15	13.67	Better than 82% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 125 cases	81	65	68.8	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 37 cases	92	73	76.38	Better than 89% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 29 cases	97	88	86.64	Better than 82% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 125 cases	88	82	82.89	Better than 73% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 86 cases	97	94	93.98	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 185 cases	93	98	93.4	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
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 · 177 cases	96	94	89.93	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		86.9
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,468 cases	96	97	94.78	Worse than 55% of US hospitals

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	4.1	5	4.959		Better than 60% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	6.7	6.6	8.417		Worse than 51% of US hospitals

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	1.1	0.99	1.024		Worse than 91% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	65	20	30.07	Better than 96% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	16.25	5	7.571	Better than 96% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	0	10	16.48	The worst result, shared by 43% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	0	2.5	4.567	The worst result, shared by 43% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	13	34	28.67	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	3.25	8.75	7.519	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	45	40	45.16	Better than 57% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	11.25	10	11.79	Better than 56% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	30.75	29.5	30.43	Better than 55% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	22.5	20	32.5	65
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	5.625	5	8.125	16.25
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	0	0	0	0
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	0	0	0	0
VBP person and community engagement domain score	11	10	13	13
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	2.75	2.5	3.25	3.25
VBP safety domain score	32	32	50	45
VBP safety weighted domain score	8	8	12.5	11.25
VBP total performance score	16.38	15.5	23.88	30.75

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 83 cases	0.9581	0.9995	1.015	Better than 77% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.005
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 50 cases	1.006	0.9969	1.002	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 112 cases	0.9479	0.9983	1.017	Better than 81% 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 · 110 cases	1.012	0.9955	1.026	Worse than 60% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.041	0.9825	0.9886	0.9445	0.9726	0.9581
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	1.009	1.001	0.9762	1.032	1.02	1.006
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.124	1.129	1.077	1.044	0.9909	0.9479
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9634	0.923	0.9641	1.004	1.004	1.012

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.397	0.489	0.6114	Better than 60% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.254	0.346	0.449	Better than 64% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.412	0.559	0.679	Better than 65% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.944	0.6405	0.7204	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9979	0.9628	0.9656	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.467	0.7945	0.8116	Better than 72% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.2277	-0.0453	0.02733	Better than 63% 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	0.3456	0.4528	0	-0.1459	-0.2466	-0.2277

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
Church
Ownership type
539
Medicare-certified beds
434
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

30 services at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency Department
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Outpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: Diagnostic RadiologyNuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal DialysisOrgan Transplantation
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Alcohol and/or Drug Service
Rehabilitation and therapy: OT (Occupational Therapy)PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dental CareDietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

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

Size and patient volume

What St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

10,270
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 15%, Medicaid 11%
62,716
Inpatient days
68% of available bed days used
1,225
Employees (full-time equivalent)
33
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 824449). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	10,696	4,678	47,342	62,716
Discharges	1,575	1,089	7,606	10,270
Average length of stay	6.8 days	4.3 days	6.2 days	6.1 days
Average daily census	29.3	12.8	129.7	171.8

11,456
Medicare Advantage days
1,865 discharges
27,908
Medicaid managed care days
4,808 discharges
1,994
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	208	51,613	9,222	72%
Intensive care unit	40	7,291	1,474	63%
Other special care	25	1,492		16%
Nursery		2,320
Subprovider - irf	34	2,628	1,134	21%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824449, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 812 Medicare discharges in 26 published DRGs; 10% surgical; 85% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	270	$133,043	$20,791	$24,480	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	52	$86,466	$13,628	$15,910	1.28
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	49	$379,536	$58,753	$69,835	5.00
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	41	$107,399	$18,015	$19,761	1.59
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	40	$66,087	$11,320	$12,160	1.03
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	29	$82,386	$13,570	$15,159	1.32
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	24	$111,670	$19,206	$20,547	2.00
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	24	$85,189	$13,810	$15,675	1.33
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	23	$112,767	$17,685	$20,749	1.65
Seizures with MCCMS-DRG 100, medical	22	$119,325	$21,107	$21,956	1.98
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with MCCMS-DRG 190, medical	22	$90,260	$11,898	$16,608	1.10
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	20	$125,490	$17,611	$23,090	1.50
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	19	$76,877	$13,882	$14,145	1.23
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with CCMS-DRG 481, surgical	19	$139,722	$20,774	$25,709	2.07
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	17	$134,258	$16,123	$24,704	1.70
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	16	$87,580	$10,994	$16,115	1.02
Septicemia or severe sepsis with MV >96 hoursMS-DRG 870, medical	16	$323,137	$77,009	$59,457	6.96
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with CCMS-DRG 281, medical	14	$73,064	$9,681	$13,444	0.91
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with MCC or 4+ arteries/MS-DRG 321, surgical	14	$244,961	$33,788	$45,073	2.87
Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hoursMS-DRG 208, medical	12	$204,192	$29,584	$37,571	2.70

See all 26 Medicare inpatient DRGs at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach

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) St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach billed Medicare for most in 2024: 245 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	88	82	$29,578	$2,681	$2,090
Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374	24	14	$20,432	$3,407	$2,629
Level 2 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5372	23	13	$2,749	$667	$502
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	17	17	$12,236	$1,495	$1,220
Level 4 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5184	17	14	$56,760	$5,379	$3,946
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	14	14	$50,934	$5,641	$4,358
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	14	13	$29,225	$5,055	$3,918
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5073	12	12	$16,973	$2,780	$2,141
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	12	12	$32,420	$2,845	$2,208
Level 3 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5193	12	11	$81,445	$11,871	$8,874

See all 11 Medicare outpatient services at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach

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 St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach 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 2,881 in 2020 to 3,188 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
90813	744	23%	4,751	$93.3M	39%	43%
90802	450	14%	2,637	$50.8M	41%	50%
90806	271	9%	1,697	$30.4M	20%	18%
90804	270	8%	1,877	$34.8M	33%	42%
90803	230	7%	1,311	$27.7M	22%	23%
90810	177	6%	1,232	$23.4M	14%	13%
90814	171	5%	969	$19.2M	35%	33%
90805	129	4%	729	$13.9M	5%	6%
90815	108	3%	650	$12.3M	7%	10%
90807	97	3%	580	$10M	7%	9%
90808	51	2%	282	$5.6M	4%	5%
90745	41	1%	280	$4.3M	2%
90744	38	1%	198	$4.3M	3%	7%
90706	32	1%	159	$3.4M	1%	2%
90020	27	1%	173	$3M	1%
90712	27	1%	215	$3.6M	3%	4%
90713	27	1%	155	$2.9M	3%	3%
90221	25	1%	138	$2.4M	2%	3%
90731	22	1%	153	$2.8M	1%	1%
90220	21	1%	127	$2.6M	1%	2%
90746	21	1%	130	$2.4M	2%
90755	21	1%	111	$1.8M	9%	16%
90740	20	1%	115	$2M	1%	1%
90801	20	1%	165	$2.7M	42%	49%
90044	18	1%	73	$1.5M	0%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 3,188 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 St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2023). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

23
Psychiatric unit beds
50
Rehabilitation unit beds

434
Registered nurses
62
Licensed practical nurses
6
Physicians
36
Resident physicians
1
Physician assistants
1
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
37
Pharmacists
38
Respiratory therapists
21
Physical therapists
6
Occupational therapists
2
Speech pathologists and audiologists
1
Radiology technicians
1
Nuclear medicine technicians
1
Laboratory technicians
1
Medical technologists
5
Dietitians
17
Social workers
1
Psychologists
1,230
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

282 clinicians who bill Medicare list St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach 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.

Internal Medicine Physician 45
Emergency Medicine Physician 19
Surgery Physician 16
Anesthesiology Physician 13
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 11
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 10
Hematology & Oncology Physician 10
Nephrology Physician 10
Surgical Critical Care Physician 10
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 9

Sassan Farjami, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Lihong Wu, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Bruce Vannatta, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician
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Vu Phan, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Karla Olmedo Gutierrez, MD
Medical Oncology Physician
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Naser Rahbar, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Eddie Thara, D.O.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Kiin Kim, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
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Nihal Abdulla, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Albert Petrossian, M.D.
Urology Physician
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Vannarith So, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine Physician
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Ronald Philipp, D.O.
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
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Kaveh Saremi, M.D.
Neurology Physician
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Joe Chauvapun, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician
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John Vu, MD
Neuroradiology Physician
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Jesse Tan, MD
Otolaryngology Physician
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John Issa, MD
Hospitalist Physician
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Mark Lee, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
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Krushangi Patel, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Danylo Kihiczak, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Nikhil Kapoor, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
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Aaron Richler, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
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Anil Wadhwani, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Rooba Wardeh, M.D
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1831388206
See commercial rates for Rooba Wardeh, M.D

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 St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$1.6B	403.5%
Inpatient	$1.1B	285.1%
Outpatient	$466.3M	118.4%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.2B	-303.5%
Net patient revenue	$394M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$466.7M	-118.5%
Operating income from patient care	-$72.7M	-18.5%
Other income	$52.6M	13.4%
Contributions and donations	$67,283	0.0%
Investment income	$40,184	0.0%
Other	$52.5M	13.3%
Net income	-$20.1M	-5.1%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$174.9M	11.0%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$776.4M	48.8%
Other payers and self-pay	$638.4M	40.2%
Total charges	$1.6B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824449, 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 St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's latest cost report.

-18.5%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-4.5%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
-2.4%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
53% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$56.82
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
-6.4%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
2.03
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.59
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
-16 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
45 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
39 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.43
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
6.8 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824449, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $312M in total assets and a -$70.2M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	-$19.9M	-6.4%
Patient receivables, net	$49M	15.7%
Inventory	$9.2M	3.0%
Total current assets	$99.9M	32.0%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$155.3M	49.8%
Investments and other assets	$56.8M	18.2%
Total assets	$312M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$49.3M	15.8%
Total liabilities	$382.2M	122.5%
Fund balance (net assets)	-$70.2M	-22.5%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824449, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

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

$10.8M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$8.6M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$68.8M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$557,804
State and local indigent care shortfall
Cost of indigent care program patients minus program payments
$29.1M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
6.2% 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 824449, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach'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	$365.1M	$358.7M	$338.6M	$387.5M	$433.1M	$394M
Operating expenses	$379.1M	$408M	$399.6M	$436.8M	$475.2M	$466.7M
Operating margin	-3.8%	-13.7%	-18.0%	-12.7%	-9.7%	-18.5%
Net income	$129M	-$21.4M	-$29.3M	-$14.5M	-$15.1M	-$20.1M
Total assets	$356.5M	$307.4M	$255.3M	$300M	$328.1M	$312M
Discharges	11,628	10,015	9,353	9,873	10,153	10,270
Inpatient days	58,044	57,442	58,915	64,957	63,402	62,716
Medicare Advantage days	7,661	9,092	9,751	12,949	12,785	11,456
Beds	297	307	307	307	307	307
Employees (FTE)	1,323	1,207	1,175	1,203	1,218	1,225

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824449, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach 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
Operating room	$9M	$25.9M	$146.6M	0.18	30,283
Emergency	$10.8M	$23.7M	$252M	0.09	15,568
Drugs charged to patients	$195,492	$16.8M	$160.5M	0.10
Laboratory	$5.1M	$15.5M	$176.9M	0.09	14,429
Radiology-diagnostic	$5.1M	$13.2M	$75.1M	0.18	14,170
Clinic other	$4.8M	$10.6M	$4.7M	2.25	1,350
Delivery room & labor room	$4.8M	$10.5M	$19.7M	0.54	15,815
Medical supplies charged to patient		$10.2M	$14.8M	0.69
Respiratory therapy	$5.2M	$10.2M	$40.8M	0.25	1,928
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$7M	$40.3M	0.17
Physical therapy	$2.9M	$4.2M	$15.9M	0.26	6,749
Cardiac catheterization	$1.8M	$4M	$27.7M	0.14	2,637
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$3.1M	$10.4M	0.30
Occupational therapy	$1.1M	$2.9M	$7.4M	0.40	939
Electrocardiology	$1.4M	$2.9M	$38.3M	0.08	5,778
Ct scan	$1.1M	$2.7M	$106.2M	0.03	2,168
Renal dialysis		$2.5M	$7.8M	0.32	4,425
Radiology-therapeutic	$645,481	$2.5M	$8.9M	0.28
Blood storing processing & trans.		$2.2M	$8.4M	0.26	1,425
Clinic	$582,253	$1.6M	$2.7M	0.60	13,969
Surgical treatment obesity	$454,446	$1.4M	$1.5M	0.94	7,645
Womens imaging	$535,836	$1.2M	$3.9M	0.30	834
Radioisotope	$380,944	$1.1M	$3.4M	0.33	2,894
Antenatal clinic	$420,635	$1M	$4.3M	0.24	3,037
Ob clinic	$431,929	$913,444	$2.5M	0.37
Mri	$374,823	$907,591	$17.5M	0.05	1,991
Speech pathology	$350,680	$785,291	$1.3M	0.61	418
Cardiac rehabilitation	$351,564	$636,652	$1.3M	0.50
Diabetes clinic	$112,357	$198,850	$199,163	1.00
Electroencephalography	$65,461	$183,643	$673,995	0.27	1,005
Cardiology clinic	$4,216	$23,874	$15,928	1.50

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$32.5M	$83.4M	$283.4M	0.29	84,675
Intensive care unit	$10.5M	$25M	$76.6M	0.33	17,751
Subprovider - irf	$3.4M	$8.1M	$12M	0.67	15,564
Neonatal intensive care unit	$3.3M	$6.8M	$11.4M	0.59	8,304
Nursery		$3M	$4.7M	0.64	5,378

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$16.9M	$64.8M	323,157	$50.74	243,355
Employee benefits department	$2.4M	$42M	7,020	$55.31	9,082
Maintenance & repairs	$1.8M	$7.3M	32,518	$55.34	55,408
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$6.8M
Operation of plant	$1.5M	$5.9M	46,431	$32.15	393,687
Nursing administration	$4.7M	$5.3M	83,482	$57.06	28,558
Pharmacy	$4.5M	$5.1M	62,207	$73.88	5,626
Housekeeping	$2.7M	$3.8M	101,428	$26.78	14,806
Medical records & library	$1.1M	$3.8M	21,105	$54.79	12,833
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv	$5.5M	$3.7M			5,631
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv		$2.6M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$2.4M			1,217,812
Dietary	$2M	$2.4M	43,255	$31.92	14,163
Central services & supply	$403,961	$1.1M	12,418	$32.97	7,746
Social service		$722,027	11,405	$63.31	3,559
Cafeteria		$569,374	19,471	$31.92	6,376
Laundry & linen service		$289,234

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824449, 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 St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach for an inpatient stay.

2.05
Case mix index
Higher than 81% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.11 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
73.3%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
1,684
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	1.91	1.91	2.22	2.18	2.06	2.01	2.05
Wage index	1.290	1.284	1.297	1.519	1.451	1.431	1.399
Readmissions adjustment	-0.13%	-0.28%	-0.21%	-0.10%	-0.08%	-0.01%	-0.01%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	-0.90%	-0.95%	-0.95%	0.00%	-0.53%	+0.14%	+0.12%
Medicare inpatient stays	1,777	1,777	1,373	1,245	1,357	1,409	1,684

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

Ownership

Organizations St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control. 2 individuals also hold ownership interests; they are not listed here.

Dignity Health
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 1996
Commonspirit Health
Operational/managerial control, 0%, since 2019
Commonspirit Health
5% or greater indirect ownership interest, 0%, since 2019
Dignity Health
Operational/managerial control, 0%, since 1996

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Daniel Morissette Officer, Sevp/chief Financial Officer, since 2019
Mitch Melfi Officer, Vice Chair, Secretary, Director, since 2021
John E Petersdorf Officer, Administrator Of Payor Programs, since 2022
Steven W Scharmann Officer, Administrator Of Payor Programs, since 2022
Scott Carswell Director, Director, since 2021

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 5 of 10 are shown.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2017
340B ID DSH050191, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 3 registered outpatient sites; 2 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Sharon McNealy, Chief Financial Officer.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Helipad
St Mary Medical Center
FAA location ID 50CA, a medical-use heliport at the hospital.
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource data, cycle 2026-10-01.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

St. mary medical center rehab
CCN 05T191, certified 1984, Medicare prospective payment
St. mary medical center snf
CCN 555210, certified 1985, Medicare prospective payment
St. mary medical center dialysis
CCN 052328, certified 1977

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach range from $509 to $3,477 across 4 insurers. Anthem Blue Cross / Blue Shield of CA's rate is $3,477. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $925. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach range from $543 to $1,582 across 4 insurers. Anthem Blue Cross / Blue Shield of CA's rate is $1,362. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,149. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach?

For Colonoscopy with biopsy (CPT 45380), published negotiated rates at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach range from $3,526 to $6,534 across 3 insurers. Aetna's rate is $4,623. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $2,450. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach range from $8,751 to $13,498 across 3 insurers. Cigna's rate is $8,751. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach range from $194 to $605 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $361. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $263. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's CMS star rating?

St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 5 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is the top rating, shared by 12% of US hospitals.

Is St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.11 Medicare-funded residents per bed at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach for fiscal year 2027, so it is a teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.01% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (270 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (52 discharges), infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc (49 discharges).

What is St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's case mix index?

St Mary Medical Center - Long Beach's Medicare case mix index is 2.05 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 81% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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