🏥 Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

Kern County · HCAI 106150782

1081 NORTH CHINA LAKE BLVD., RIDGECREST 93555

Open · Hospital facility · roster 2026-10-01

Acute care + LTC reporting unit

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👩‍⚕️ RN staffing

Acute care + LTC reporting unit · RN hours / patient day: 5.53↓
Productive RN hours: 146,821
RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated: 70.59

History & details →

✈️ Travelers / agency

Contract RN hours / reported nursing hours: 6.6%↓
Contract RN hours: 23,759

History & details →

🛏️ Beds & capacity

🏥 Reported licensed beds: — UNKNOWN
🛏️ Reported staffed beds: — UNKNOWN
⚙️ Operational beds: — UNKNOWN
🛏️ Reported available beds: — UNKNOWN
❤️ Licensed ICU beds: 16
👶 Licensed NICU beds: 0
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds: 8
🚑 ED treatment stations: 12

Licensed care types · 2024 reporting unit

Acute care: 72
Skilled nursing / LTC: 125

History & details →

🚑 ED & hospital pressure

🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted: 10,752
🛏️ ED admissions: 1,084
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers: 195 min↑
⏱️ Psychiatric / mental-health ED stay · median: 239 min↓
⏱️ ED stay before transfer · median: 562 min↑
🚑 Left before being seen: 10%↑
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile: 39.97 min
🚨 Ambulance diversion reported: No
⏱️ Boarding / wait time: — UNKNOWN

History & details →

🔄 Services & changes

Documented service changes: 2 documented events

2024-03-01 · Labor & Delivery suspended; four L&D beds removed

2024-12-01 · Labor & Delivery reopened

History & details →

👥 Turnover & working conditions

Acute-hospital RN turnover: — UNKNOWN
RN vacancies: — UNKNOWN

Pay, overtime, orientation and contract records →

History & details →

💬 Patient experience

Nurses communicated well · Always: — UNKNOWN
Help as soon as wanted · Always · legacy measure: — UNKNOWN

History & details →

🦠 Infections · CMS ratios

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI · SIR: — UNKNOWN
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR: — UNKNOWN
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR: — UNKNOWN
C. diff infections · SIR: — UNKNOWN
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR: — UNKNOWN
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR: — UNKNOWN

History & details →

🏥 Readmissions & mortality

30-day readmissions

Heart attack: — UNKNOWN
Heart failure: — UNKNOWN
Pneumonia: — UNKNOWN
COPD: — UNKNOWN
Coronary bypass surgery: — UNKNOWN
Hip/knee replacement: — UNKNOWN

30-day mortality

Heart attack: — UNKNOWN
Heart failure: — UNKNOWN
Pneumonia: — UNKNOWN
COPD: — UNKNOWN
Coronary bypass surgery: — UNKNOWN
Stroke: — UNKNOWN

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📈 Workload & complete records

Patient days, discharges, care mix and workload history.

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Charge-nurse patient assignment — UNKNOWN · charge availability affects every nurse’s backupIs the charge nurse free of a patient assignment on this unit? If not, is it a partial or full assignment, how many patients, and how often? What dedicated RN/LVN support is provided, and who covers charge duties during emergencies?Source →

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👥 Turnover & working conditions

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Who stays? Who leaves?

Acute-hospital RN turnover: — UNKNOWN
RN vacancies: — UNKNOWN

Pay, overtime, orientation & contract

RN overtime: UNKNOWN — no matched RN-specific hours
Current RN wage scale: UNKNOWN — no matched current scale
Orientation: UNKNOWN — no matched unit policy
Contract provisions: UNKNOWN — no executed local contract reviewed

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📈 Workload & patient demand

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📈 Workload, Staffing & Capacity

2022–2024: ED encounters decreased from 16,216 to 10,752.

🚑 ED activity · ↓ 33.7%

ED history & measures → · 🔎 Sources →

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👩‍⚕️ RN Staffing

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Annual RN labor inputs · all retained years

Annual financial reporting unit · source-reported inputs
Reporting period	Productive RN hours	Contract RN hours	Patient days	Filing status	Source
2022-01-01–2022-12-31	144,794	60,359	24,402	Audited	Preserved fileAPI record ID 322
2023-01-01–2023-12-31	248,578	38,557	25,588	Audited	Preserved fileAPI record ID 321
2024-01-01–2024-12-31	146,821	23,759	26,536	In Process	Preserved fileHADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 319

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Acute care + LTC reporting unit · RN hours / patient day

5.53

2024-01-01–2024-12-31📈 Trend: ↓ Decreasing · 2022–2024 · provisional reported series · 2024 filing In Process

California peer comparison

Peer median: 5.14
Typical reported range · middle 50%: 2.56–7.06

RN hours / patient day · 31 audited 2024 reports

Mostly long-term-care patient days

87.3% of this report’s patient days: long-term care

Within the typical reported range

🔎 Comparison source & calculation

Productive RN hours

146,821

2024-01-01–2024-12-31

RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated

70.59

2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · productive RN hours ÷ 2,080

📈 Reported RN hours per patient day · provisional series

Reported RN hours per patient day · provisional series · RN hours / patient day
Period	RN hours / patient day
2022	5.93
2023	9.71
2024	5.53

2022: Audited · 2023: Audited · 2024: In Process

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✈️ Travelers / Agency Nursing

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Contract RN hours / reported nursing hours: 6.6%
Contract RN hours: 23,759

📈 Contract RN share of nursing hours

Contract RN share of nursing hours · % · reported contract RN share
Period	% · reported contract RN share
2018–2019 baseline	12.78
2024	6.55

2024 contract RN share was 6.2 percentage points below the 2018–2019 baseline.

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🛏️ Beds & Capacity

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Which kind of bed capacity is reported?

What do these bed counts mean?

🏥 Licensed: Authorized bed capacity under the facility license.
🛏️ Staffed: Beds the hospital reports having personnel to operate during the reporting period.
⚙️ Operational: Beds open and equipped for patient care at a stated time.
📋 Reported available: The source’s available-bed count for its dated reporting period. Live availability means an empty, staffed bed ready to accept a patient now.

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Licensed beds by care type · 2024

🛏️ Acute care licensed beds: 72
🛏️ Skilled nursing / LTC licensed beds: 125
🏥 Total licensed beds · reporting unit: 197

🔎 2024 annual utilization · source & history

🏥 Reported licensed beds: — UNKNOWN
🛏️ Reported staffed beds: — UNKNOWN
⚙️ Operational beds: — UNKNOWN
🛏️ Reported available beds: — UNKNOWN
❤️ Licensed ICU beds: 16
👶 Licensed NICU beds: 0
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds: 8
🚑 ED treatment stations: 12

📈 Licensed specialty-bed history

Licensed beds · annual utilization
Licensed beds	2022	2023	2024
❤️ ICU	16	16	16
👶 NICU	0	0	0
🤰 Perinatal	8	8	8

📈 ED treatment stations · December 31

ED treatment stations · December 31 · Stations
Period	Stations
2022	12
2023	12
2024	12

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🚑 ED & Hospital Pressure

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🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted: 10,752
🛏️ ED admissions: 1,084
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers: 195 min↑
⏱️ Psychiatric / mental-health ED stay · median: 239 min↓
⏱️ ED stay before transfer · median: 562 min↑
🚑 Left before being seen: 10%↑
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile: 39.97 min
🚨 Ambulance diversion reported: No
⏱️ Boarding / wait time: — UNKNOWN

📈 Ambulance offload · 90th percentile · Oct 2024–Mar 2025

Ambulance offload · 90th percentile · Oct 2024–Mar 2025 · Minutes
Period	Minutes
Oct 2024	35.72
Nov 2024	32.8
Dec 2024	62.03
Jan 2025	48.25
Feb 2025	47.27
Mar 2025	35.2

📈 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted

ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted · Encounters
Period	Encounters
2022	16,216
2023	16,994
2024	10,752

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🔄 Services & Changes

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2024-03-01Labor & Delivery suspended; four L&D beds removed🔎 Source record →
2024-12-01Labor & Delivery reopened🔎 Source record →

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💬 Patient experience, infections & outcomes

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Patient Experience & Outcomes

CMS reporting unit 051333 · RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Patients who answered “Always”

Nurses communicated well: — UNKNOWN
Received help as soon as wanted: — UNKNOWN

Infections · standardized infection ratio (SIR)

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI: — UNKNOWN
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI: — UNKNOWN
MRSA bloodstream infections: — UNKNOWN
C. diff infections: — UNKNOWN
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery: — UNKNOWN
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy: — UNKNOWN

30-day readmissions & mortality · risk-standardized rates

Unplanned readmissions within 30 days

Heart attack: — UNKNOWN
Heart failure: — UNKNOWN
Pneumonia: — UNKNOWN
COPD: — UNKNOWN
Coronary bypass surgery: — UNKNOWN
Hip/knee replacement: — UNKNOWN

Deaths within 30 days

Heart attack: — UNKNOWN
Heart failure: — UNKNOWN
Pneumonia: — UNKNOWN
COPD: — UNKNOWN
Coronary bypass surgery: — UNKNOWN
Stroke: — UNKNOWN

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🔎 Sources

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HCAI facility roster · 2026-10-01 · source row 77 · Retained roster
Download this hospital’s retained records and history (JSON)HCAI 106150782 · dates, source locators and original values included

RN labor and workload · records & history

RN trend comparison: not included. Contract-share trend comparison: not included.

2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31 · Audited

Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 322

Field

Value

year

2022

begin

2022-01-01

end

2022-12-31

reportDays

365

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

322

name

RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL

county

Kern

rnHours

144794

patientDays

24402

ratio

5.9336939595115155

components

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Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	144794
PRD_HR_LVN	76091
PRD_HR_AID	137795
CNT_HR_RN	60359

nursingHours

419039

contractShare

0.14404148539873377

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	6955
DAY_PSYCH	0
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	17447
DAY_RESDNT	0

2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31 · Audited

Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 321

Field

Value

year

2023

begin

2023-01-01

end

2023-12-31

reportDays

365

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

321

name

RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL

county

Kern

rnHours

248578

patientDays

25588

ratio

9.714631858683758

components

Open components

Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	248578
PRD_HR_LVN	73599
PRD_HR_AID	149187
CNT_HR_RN	38557

nursingHours

509921

contractShare

0.07561367349059953

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	5840
DAY_PSYCH	0
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	19748
DAY_RESDNT	0

2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · In Process

Download preserved source · Official source · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 319

Field

Value

year

2024

begin

2024-01-01

end

2024-12-31

reportDays

366

filing

In Process

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

319

name

RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL

county

Kern

rnHours

146821

patientDays

26536

ratio

5.5328987036478745

components

Open components

Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	146821
PRD_HR_LVN	95446
PRD_HR_AID	96665
CNT_HR_RN	23759

nursingHours

362691

contractShare

0.06550755326159183

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	3367
DAY_PSYCH	0
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	23169
DAY_RESDNT	0

Current CNO profile record · reported labor fields

Preserved 2024 financial workbook

Retained record fields
Field	Value
rnHours	146821
contractHours	23759
contractShare	0.06551
rnPerPatientDay	5.5329
baseline	0.12785
history	UNIQUE
filing	In Process

Beds and capacity · records & history

Official facility identity, campus scope & licensed beds · 2026-10-01

Official HCAI roster · Retained source · row 77

Field

Value

officialName

RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL

county

Kern

city

RIDGECREST

address

1081 NORTH CHINA LAKE BLVD.

zip

93555

level

Parent Facility

category

General Acute Care Hospital

status

Open

statusEffective

1946-09-30

licensedBeds

erServiceLevel

Emergency - Basic

licenseNumber

120000186

rosterDate

2026-10-01

checkedOn

2026-10-12

sourceRow

officialUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/licensed-healthcare-facility-listing

sourceFile

/downloads/coverage/hcai-current-20261001.json.gz

aliases

Open aliases

Record 1

RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Record 2

RIDGECREST REGIONAL TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHABILITATION UNIT

parentId

— UNKNOWN

parentName

— UNKNOWN

cdphFacilityType

GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL

crosswalkRows

Open crosswalkRows

Record 1

Retained record fields
Field	Value
_id	2427
LICENSED_CERTIFIED	LICENSED AND CERTIFIED
ELMS_FACID	120000409
LICENSE_NUMBER	120000186
LICENSE_STATUS_DESCRIPTION	ACTIVE
PERM_ID	10220
HCAI_ID	106150782
ASPEN_FACID	CA120000409
CCN	051333
NPI	1447253125
ASPEN_STATUS	ACTIVE
FACNAME	RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL
FAC_TYPE_DESCRIPTION	GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
FAC_FDR	GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
FAC_FAC_RELATIONSHIP	Parent
ELMS_PARENT_FACID	— UNKNOWN

Record 2

Retained record fields
Field	Value
_id	5442
LICENSED_CERTIFIED	LICENSED AND CERTIFIED
ELMS_FACID	630013665
LICENSE_NUMBER	120000186
LICENSE_STATUS_DESCRIPTION	ACTIVE
PERM_ID	10220
HCAI_ID	106150782
ASPEN_FACID	CA630013665
CCN	555877
NPI	1669734653
ASPEN_STATUS	ACTIVE
FACNAME	RIDGECREST REGIONAL TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHABILITATION UNIT
FAC_TYPE_DESCRIPTION	SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
FAC_FDR	SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
FAC_FAC_RELATIONSHIP	Distinct Part
ELMS_PARENT_FACID	120000409

addedByCoverageAudit

false

Retained record fields
Field	Value
licensedBeds	— UNKNOWN
staffedBeds	— UNKNOWN
availableBeds	— UNKNOWN
reportingYear	2025
scope	At least one source family is unavailable; UNKNOWN is not zero.

Licensed beds by care type · 2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 81

Field

Value

year

2022

begin

2022-01-01

end

2022-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	72
psychiatric	0
chemical	0
skilledNursing	125
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

197

sourceRow

sourceId

AUR-2022

Licensed beds by care type · 2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 82

Field

Value

year

2023

begin

2023-01-01

end

2023-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	72
psychiatric	0
chemical	0
skilledNursing	125
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

197

sourceRow

sourceId

AUR-2023

Licensed beds by care type · 2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 83

Field

Value

year

2024

begin

2024-01-01

end

2024-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	72
psychiatric	0
chemical	0
skilledNursing	125
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

197

sourceRow

sourceId

AUR-2024

ED activity, specialty beds and diversion · records & history

2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106150782 · source row 81

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2022
begin	2022-01-01
end	2022-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2022
sourceRow	81
diversionReported	No
icuLicensed	16
nicuLicensed	0
perinatalLicensed	8
edStations	12
edNonAdmitVisits	14878
edAdmissions	1338
diversionHours	— UNKNOWN

2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106150782 · source row 82

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2023
begin	2023-01-01
end	2023-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2023
sourceRow	82
diversionReported	No
icuLicensed	16
nicuLicensed	0
perinatalLicensed	8
edStations	12
edNonAdmitVisits	15475
edAdmissions	1519
diversionHours	— UNKNOWN

2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106150782 · source row 83

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2024
begin	2024-01-01
end	2024-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2024
sourceRow	83
diversionReported	No
icuLicensed	16
nicuLicensed	0
perinatalLicensed	8
edStations	12
edNonAdmitVisits	9668
edAdmissions	1084
diversionHours	— UNKNOWN

CMS ED measures · records & history

CMS 051333 · RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL · Download preserved CMS file · Official source

OP_18b · 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 · source row 17321

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	195
raw	195
sample	1635
footnote
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	17321
measureName	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

OP_18c · Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better · source row 17322

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	239
raw	239
sample	51
footnote
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	17322
measureName	Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better

OP_18d · Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better · source row 17323

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	562
raw	562
sample	94
footnote
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	17323
measureName	Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better

OP_22 · Left before being seen · source row 17324

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	10
raw	10
sample	18715
footnote
start	2024-01-01
end	2024-12-31
sourceRow	17324
measureName	Left before being seen

Ambulance offload · records & history

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital · CEMSIS 20372 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography

Download preserved report · Official report

Record 1 · 2024-10

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-10
minutes	35.71666666666667
offloadCount	267
countPage	30
rawTime	0:35:43
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	9

Record 2 · 2024-11

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-11
minutes	32.8
offloadCount	219
countPage	36
rawTime	0:32:48
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	9

Record 3 · 2024-12

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-12
minutes	62.03333333333333
offloadCount	286
countPage	39
rawTime	1:02:02
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	9

Record 4 · 2025-01

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-01
minutes	48.25
offloadCount	271
countPage	45
rawTime	0:48:15
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	9

Record 5 · 2025-02

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-02
minutes	47.266666666666666
offloadCount	246
countPage	50
rawTime	0:47:16
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	9

Record 6 · 2025-03

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-03
minutes	35.2
offloadCount	241
countPage	55
rawTime	0:35:12
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	9

Latest retained offload record · 2026-01

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2026-01
minutes	39.96666666666667
rawTime	0:39:58
offloadCount	256
standardMinutes	30
rawStandard	0:30:00
compliantPercent	84.8
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-FEB2026
page	6
rawLine	Kern County EMS Agency 20372 Ridgecrest Regional Hospital 256 0:39:58 0:30:00 0:09:58 84.8%

CMS patient experience, infection, readmission & mortality records

CMS 051333 · RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL · 1081 NORTH CHINA LAKE BLVD, RIDGECREST 93555 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP

Unplanned Hospital Visits - National · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 42db9aba1b194c9c65cbba3db83a990ffa653795d38a037bc660f12f58fecf98
Complications and Deaths - National · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 b5e488f242f3e577db0e5cc8223bf2964cf914b424464fba95976e2931d15dc6
Patient survey (HCAHPS) - National · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 1168d562ee10f94eaef2d29e4e8571a9be912c6e27b8dc37b215ad4300d0d6ed
Timely and Effective Care - National · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 9a9201b989acb29177312caf5c9340cf5c07bc7469f58a15b80fbc7eab3636de
HCAHPS National · November 26, 2025 archive · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 4b9d43013c67022783fd5cb4fc12fb8076afb084cc774644586093d1843f04af
HCAHPS · nurse communication · released 2026-08-13 · Preserved CSV (gzip) · Release metadata
File checksums
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Gzip SHA-256: 95684a71416b383524c79ad0c7ad112622e632df97f33dbc1d701827eeff04a9
HCAHPS · legacy responsiveness · released 2025-11-26 · Preserved CSV (gzip) · Release metadata
File checksums
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Gzip SHA-256: 7c48b1aefcba65ebbe26a1dba592c0319261b847cdd9bb7c58306d55466cd4f8
Healthcare-associated infections · released 2026-08-13 · Preserved CSV (gzip) · Release metadata
File checksums
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Exact CMS records · reporting unit 051333
Measure	Reported value	Period	Source / row	CMS footnotes
H_COMP_1_A_PPatients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hcahps / 40802	5No CMS result for this period
H_COMP_3_A_PPatients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	Not Available	2024-01-01–2024-12-31	responsiveness / 56016	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_1_SIRCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21607	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_1_NUMERATORCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21606	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_1_ELIGCASESCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21605	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_1_CILOWERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21602	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_1_CIUPPERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21603	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_2_SIRCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21613	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_2_NUMERATORCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21612	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_2_ELIGCASESCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21611	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_2_CILOWERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21608	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_2_CIUPPERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21609	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_3_SIRSSI - Colon Surgery	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21619	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_3_NUMERATORSSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21618	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_3_ELIGCASESSSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21617	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_3_CILOWERSSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21614	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_3_CIUPPERSSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21615	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_4_SIRSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21625	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_4_NUMERATORSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21624	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_4_ELIGCASESSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21623	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_4_CILOWERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21620	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_4_CIUPPERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21621	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_5_SIRMRSA Bacteremia	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21631	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_5_NUMERATORMRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21630	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_5_ELIGCASESMRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21629	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_5_CILOWERMRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21626	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_5_CIUPPERMRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21627	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_6_SIRClostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21637	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_6_NUMERATORClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21636	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_6_ELIGCASESClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21635	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_6_CILOWERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21632	5No CMS result for this period
HAI_6_CIUPPERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 21633	5No CMS result for this period
READM_30_AMIAcute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 8410	5No CMS result for this period
READM_30_HFHeart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 8413	5No CMS result for this period
READM_30_PNPneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 8415	5No CMS result for this period
READM_30_COPDRate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 8412	5No CMS result for this period
READM_30_CABGRate of readmission for CABG	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 8411	5No CMS result for this period
READM_30_HIP_KNEERate of readmission after hip/knee replacement	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 8414	5No CMS result for this period
MORT_30_AMIDeath rate for heart attack patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 12004	5No CMS result for this period
MORT_30_HFDeath rate for heart failure patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 12007	5No CMS result for this period
MORT_30_PNDeath rate for pneumonia patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 12008	5No CMS result for this period
MORT_30_COPDDeath rate for COPD patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 12006	5No CMS result for this period
MORT_30_CABGDeath rate for CABG surgery patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 12005	5No CMS result for this period
MORT_30_STKDeath rate for stroke patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 12009	5No CMS result for this period

CMS footnote definitions · HCAHPS survey versions

Licensed care categories · 2022–2024 history & source rows
Licensed beds · annual utilization reporting unit
Care type 2022 2023 2024
Acute care 72 72 72
Skilled nursing / LTC 125 125 125
Reported total 197 197 197
- 2022 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 81 · HCAI 106150782
- 2023 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 82 · HCAI 106150782
- 2024 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 83 · HCAI 106150782
2024 HCAI selected annual financial reports · RN hours and patient-day care mix · Preserved workbook
RN comparison calculation & reporting scope
Unweighted median of hospital report ratios PRD_HR_RN / DAY_TOT. Middle 50%: inclusive linear-interpolated 25th and 75th percentiles. Same 2024 selected-report file; audited Comparable reports, 365 or 366 days, majority (>50%) patient-day care group, exact unique HCAI IDs, reconciled care-day totals and existing CNO ratio. Includes reported zero RN hours; excludes missing values. No reference for mixed care-day groups or cohorts smaller than eight.
HCAI 106150782 · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 · row 319 · In Process · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31
Outlier screen: ratio above the care-group upper quartile plus three interquartile ranges.
Productive RN hours: 146,821 ÷ total patient days: 26,536
- Acute care: 3,367 patient days
- Psychiatric: 0 patient days
- Chemical dependency: 0 patient days
- Rehabilitation: 0 patient days
- Long-term care: 23,169 patient days
- Residential: 0 patient days
Source SHA-256: 0fcc4c3c52f335adc63699cf65d5ecbe28b94bb2d20433508cfe799e82541e26
Oct 2024–Mar 2025 · EMSA ambulance offload history · page 20 · Preserved report
Offload hospital identity & source times
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital · Kern · CEMSIS 20372 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography
- Oct 2024: 0:35:43 · 90th percentile · 267 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 30
- Nov 2024: 0:32:48 · 90th percentile · 219 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 36
- Dec 2024: 1:02:02 · 90th percentile · 286 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 39
- Jan 2025: 0:48:15 · 90th percentile · 271 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 45
- Feb 2025: 0:47:16 · 90th percentile · 246 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 50
- Mar 2025: 0:35:12 · 90th percentile · 241 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 55
Jan 2026: 0:39:58 · 256 qualifying offloads · local standard 0:30:00 · 84.8% within standard · page 6
Jan 2026 · EMSA hospital offload exceedance table · page 6 · Preserved report
CMS ED measures · reporting unit 051333 · RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL · Preserved file
CMS values, dates & identity match
1081 NORTH CHINA LAKE BLVD, RIDGECREST 93555 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP
- OP_18b: 195 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 1635
- OP_18c: 239 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 51
- OP_18d: 562 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 94
- OP_22: 10 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · sample 18715
Preserved hospital identities · CMS footnote definitions
2022-01-01–2022-12-31 · HCAI licensed specialty beds, ED activity & diversion · Preserved file
2023-01-01–2023-12-31 · HCAI licensed specialty beds, ED activity & diversion · Preserved file
2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · HCAI licensed specialty beds, ED activity & diversion · Preserved file
2024 contract RN share calculation
Nursing-hour denominator
Contract RN hours ÷ (productive RN + productive LVN + productive aide + contract RN hours). HCAI fields: CNT_HR_RN ÷ (PRD_HR_RN + PRD_HR_LVN + PRD_HR_AID + CNT_HR_RN).
Productive FTE calculation · hours ÷ 2,080
2024 HCAI annual financial / RN labor
2024-03-01 · Labor & Delivery suspended; four L&D beds removed
2024-12-01 · Labor & Delivery reopened

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Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

Kern County · HCAI 106150782

Profile statusLISTED — NOT YET REVIEWEDLimited profile · a source layer is missing2024 financial filing in process2024 workforce record availableCapacity record unavailable

What this page can show2024 workforce record available; the other source is missing.

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Reported RN labor146,821 productive RN hours.

146,821Hospital-wide productive RN hours · 2024

Contract RN share6.6% of reported RN labor.

6.6%Agency, registry, or contract RN share · 2024

Reported RN intensity5.5 RN hours per patient day.

5.5Hospital-wide annual proxy · 2024

Reported capacityNo matched staffed-bed value

Unknown → UnknownAvailable → staffed beds · 2025

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Care type	2022	2023	2024
Acute care	72	72	72
Skilled nursing / LTC	125	125	125
Reported total	197	197	197