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🏥 Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center

Orange County · HCAI 106301317

24451 HEALTH CENTER DRIVE, LAGUNA HILLS 92653

Open · Hospital facility · roster 2026-10-01

Hospital Snapshot

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↑ Increasing · ↓ Decreasing · → Stable · Provisional = filing still in process

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CMS / CDPH comparisons: ↑ above, ↓ below, ↔ equal to the national number or the source reports no difference. The label identifies which comparison is shown.

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🛏️ Beds & capacity

🏥 Campus licensed beds
248
Official facility record
🛏️ Reported staffed beds
134—
2025 · reporting unitTrend UNKNOWN · No comparable history matched
⚙️ Operational beds
— UNKNOWN
No matched dated operational-bed count
🛏️ Reported available beds
248
2025 · reporting unit · historical count
❤️ Licensed ICU beds
22
2024 · annual utilization
👶 Licensed NICU beds
19
2024 · annual utilization
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds
39
2024 · annual utilization
🚑 ED treatment stations
31
December 31, 2024
History & details →

🚑 ED & hospital pressure

🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted
42,073
2024 · annual utilization↑ Increasing · 2022–2024
🛏️ ED admissions
8,412
2024 · annual utilization
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers
206 min↑
2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · CMS reporting unit 050603Above national rate 162 min · numerical comparison
🚑 Left before being seen
1%↓
2024-01-01–2024-12-31Below national rate 2% · numerical comparison
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile
19.72 min
Mar 2025 · MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center↓ Decreasing · Oct 2024–Mar 2025
🚨 Reported diversion hours
877 hours
2024 · annual utilization
⏱️ Boarding / wait time
— UNKNOWN
Boarding / wait measure not yet added to CNO
History & details →

🦠 Infections · CMS ratios

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI · SIR
0.676↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-303 observed infections · CMS reporting scope4.441 predicted infections6249 central-line days
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR
1.488↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-306 observed infections · CMS reporting scope4.033 predicted infections5835 urinary-catheter days
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR
0.490↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-301 observed infections · CMS reporting scope2.039 predicted infections45659 patient days
C. diff infections · SIR
0.833↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-3022 observed infections · CMS reporting scope26.400 predicted infections44137 patient days
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR
0.344↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-301 observed infections · CMS reporting scope2.911 predicted infections130 procedures
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR
Not calculable
2024-10-01–2025-09-30CMS cannot calculate0 observed infections · CMS reporting scope0.642 predicted infections84 procedures
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🏥 Readmissions & mortality

30-day readmissions

Heart attack
13.8%↓
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 14.4% · numerical comparison
Heart failure
20.2%↓
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 21.3% · numerical comparison
Pneumonia
19.6%↑
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 17.3% · numerical comparison
COPD
19.8%↓
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 20% · numerical comparison
Coronary bypass surgery
10%↓
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 11% · numerical comparison
Hip/knee replacement
5.2%↓
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 5.8% · numerical comparison

30-day mortality

Heart attack
11.2%↓
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison
Heart failure
11.3%↑
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 11.1% · numerical comparison
Pneumonia
15.7%↑
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 15.2% · numerical comparison
COPD
9.2%↑
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 8.6% · numerical comparison
Coronary bypass surgery
2%↓
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 2.4% · numerical comparison
Stroke
12.1%↑
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison
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  1. 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 →
  2. RN hours / patient day: 19.6 · 2024Who covers call-outs and breaks on this unit?Source →
  3. Contract RN share of nursing hours: 4.3% · 2024How many agency RNs are here now? How long is orientation?Source →
  4. Current unit turnover / vacancies — UNKNOWNWhat is this unit’s RN turnover over the last year? How many RN vacancies?Source →
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👥 Turnover & working conditions

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Who stays? Who leaves?

Acute-hospital RN turnover
— UNKNOWN
No matched RN-specific turnover record
RN vacancies
— UNKNOWN
No dated RN vacancy count
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 increased from 36,705 to 42,073.

🚑 ED activity · ↑ 14.6%

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 periodProductive RN hoursContract RN hoursPatient daysFiling statusSource
2021-07-01–2022-06-30819,308123,17644,544AuditedPreserved fileAPI record ID 249
2022-07-01–2023-06-30817,350124,03545,357AuditedPreserved fileAPI record ID 249
2023-07-01–2024-06-30887,43649,63845,274AuditedPreserved fileHADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 247
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Reporting-unit RN hours / patient day
19.6
2023-07-01–2024-06-30📈 Trend: ↑ Increasing · 2022–2024
California peer comparison
Peer median
14.85
Typical reported range · middle 50%
11.14–19.49
RN hours / patient day · 191 audited 2024 reports

Mostly acute-care patient days

100.0% of this report’s patient days: acute care

Above the typical reported range

🔎 Comparison source & calculation
Productive RN hours
887,436
2023-07-01–2024-06-30
RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated
426.65
2023-07-01–2024-06-30 · productive RN hours ÷ 2,080
📈 RN hours per patient day · annual reports
RN hours per patient day · annual reports · RN hours / patient day
PeriodRN hours / patient day
202218.39
202318.02
202419.6

2022–2024 pattern: RN hours per patient day went from 18.39 to 19.6.

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✈️ Travelers / Agency Nursing

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Contract RN hours / reported nursing hours
4.3%
2024↓ Decreasing · 2022–2024
Contract RN hours
49,638
2024
📈 Contract RN share of nursing hours · annual reports
Contract RN share of nursing hours · annual reports · % of nursing hours
Period% of nursing hours
202210.56
202310.55
20244.26

2022–2024 pattern: contract RN share went from 10.6% to 4.3%.

2018–2019 baseline: 3.2%.

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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.
🔎 Records & complete history →
🏥 Campus licensed beds
248
Official facility record
🛏️ Reported staffed beds
134
2025 · reporting unit
⚙️ Operational beds
— UNKNOWN
No matched dated operational-bed count
🛏️ Reported available beds
248
2025 · reporting unit · historical count
❤️ Licensed ICU beds
22
2024 · annual utilization
👶 Licensed NICU beds
19
2024 · annual utilization
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds
39
2024 · annual utilization
🚑 ED treatment stations
31
December 31, 2024
📈 Licensed specialty-bed history
Licensed beds · annual utilization
Licensed beds202220232024
❤️ ICU222222
👶 NICU191919
🤰 Perinatal393939
📈 ED treatment stations · December 31
ED treatment stations · December 31 · Stations
PeriodStations
202231
202331
202431
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🚑 ED & Hospital Pressure

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🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted
42,073
2024 · annual utilization↑ Increasing · 2022–2024
🛏️ ED admissions
8,412
2024 · annual utilization
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers
206 min↑
2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · CMS reporting unit 050603Above national rate 162 min · numerical comparison
🚑 Left before being seen
1%↓
2024-01-01–2024-12-31Below national rate 2% · numerical comparison
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile
19.72 min
Mar 2025 · MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center↓ Decreasing · Oct 2024–Mar 2025
🚨 Reported diversion hours
877 hours
2024 · annual utilization
⏱️ Boarding / wait time
— UNKNOWN
Boarding / wait measure not yet added to CNO
📈 Ambulance offload · 90th percentile · Oct 2024–Mar 2025
Ambulance offload · 90th percentile · Oct 2024–Mar 2025 · Minutes
PeriodMinutes
Oct 202419.87
Nov 202421.78
Dec 202422.48
Jan 202523.83
Feb 202520.45
Mar 202519.72
📈 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted
ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted · Encounters
PeriodEncounters
202236,705
202337,825
202442,073
📈 Reported diversion hours
Reported diversion hours · Hours
PeriodHours
2022745
2023966
2024877
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🔄 Services & Changes

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💬 Patient experience

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Patient Experience

CMS reporting unit 050603 · MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER

Patients who answered “Always”

Nurses communicated well
77%↓Below national rate 80% · numerical comparison
2024-10-01–2025-09-301973 completed surveys · 27% response rate
Received help as soon as wanted
59%↓Below national rate 67% · numerical comparison
Legacy survey measure · 2024-01-01–2024-12-311701 completed surveys · 23% response rate
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🦠 Infections · CMS ratios

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Infections · CMS

CMS reporting unit 050603 · MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER

Infections · standardized infection ratio (SIR)

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI · SIR
0.676↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-303 observed infections · CMS reporting scope4.441 predicted infections6249 central-line days
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR
1.488↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-306 observed infections · CMS reporting scope4.033 predicted infections5835 urinary-catheter days
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR
0.490↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-301 observed infections · CMS reporting scope2.039 predicted infections45659 patient days
C. diff infections · SIR
0.833↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-3022 observed infections · CMS reporting scope26.400 predicted infections44137 patient days
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR
0.344↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-301 observed infections · CMS reporting scope2.911 predicted infections130 procedures
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR
Not calculable
2024-10-01–2025-09-30CMS cannot calculate0 observed infections · CMS reporting scope0.642 predicted infections84 procedures
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🏥 Readmissions & mortality

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Readmissions & Mortality

CMS reporting unit 050603 · MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER

Unplanned readmissions within 30 days

Heart attack
13.8%↓Below national rate 14.4% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 222 cases
Heart failure
20.2%↓Below national rate 21.3% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 693 cases
Pneumonia
19.6%↑Above national rate 17.3% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 517 cases
COPD
19.8%↓Below national rate 20% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 228 cases
Coronary bypass surgery
10%↓Below national rate 11% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 66 cases
Hip/knee replacement
5.2%↓Below national rate 5.8% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 30 cases

Deaths within 30 days

Heart attack
11.2%↓Below national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 112 cases
Heart failure
11.3%↑Above national rate 11.1% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 330 cases
Pneumonia
15.7%↑Above national rate 15.2% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 288 cases
COPD
9.2%↑Above national rate 8.6% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 92 cases
Coronary bypass surgery
2%↓Below national rate 2.4% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 26 cases
Stroke
12.1%↑Above national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 322 cases
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🦠 Central-line infections · CDPH

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Central-line infections reported

CDPH facility 060000063 · MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER

Reported CLABSIs
4
January–December 2025
Months reported
12 / 12
Source reporting coverage

Risk-adjusted infection record · 2025

Standardized infection ratio (SIR)
0.87↔
95% interval: 0.28–2.1CDPH comparison: Same
Predicted infections
4.6
CDPH risk-adjusted estimate · 2025

CLABSI means a central-line-associated bloodstream infection. Counts are shown with central-line days and reporting coverage.

2022–2025 counts & source records
CDPH CLABSI records · facility 060000063
YearReported infectionsCentral-line daysMonths reported
202236,40512 / 12
202336,66312 / 12
202427,41912 / 12
202547,20912 / 12

Identity snapshot: 2026-09-16 · CDPH facility record 850

Matched records & checksums · Official CDPH dataset
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🔎 Sources

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  • HCAI facility roster · 2026-10-01 · source row 258 · Retained roster
  • Download this hospital’s retained records and history (JSON)HCAI 106301317 · dates, source locators and original values included
  • RN labor and workload · records & history

    RN trend comparison: eligible. Contract-share trend comparison: eligible.

    2022 · 2021-07-01–2022-06-30 · Audited

    Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 249

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2022
    begin2021-07-01
    end2022-06-30
    reportDays365
    filingAudited
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    sourceRecord249
    nameMEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER
    countyOrange
    rnHours819308
    patientDays44544
    ratio18.393229166666668
    components
    Open components
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    PRD_HR_RN819308
    PRD_HR_LVN18266
    PRD_HR_AID206043
    CNT_HR_RN123176
    nursingHours1166793
    contractShare0.10556799706546062
    careDays
    Open careDays
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    DAY_ACUTE44544
    DAY_PSYCH0
    DAY_CHEM0
    DAY_REHAB0
    DAY_LTC0
    DAY_RESDNT0
    2023 · 2022-07-01–2023-06-30 · Audited

    Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 249

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2023
    begin2022-07-01
    end2023-06-30
    reportDays365
    filingAudited
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    sourceRecord249
    nameMEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER
    countyOrange
    rnHours817350
    patientDays45357
    ratio18.020371717706198
    components
    Open components
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    PRD_HR_RN817350
    PRD_HR_LVN17849
    PRD_HR_AID216482
    CNT_HR_RN124035
    nursingHours1175716
    contractShare0.10549741604264976
    careDays
    Open careDays
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    DAY_ACUTE45357
    DAY_PSYCH0
    DAY_CHEM0
    DAY_REHAB0
    DAY_LTC0
    DAY_RESDNT0
    2024 · 2023-07-01–2024-06-30 · Audited

    Download preserved source · Official source · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 247

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2024
    begin2023-07-01
    end2024-06-30
    reportDays366
    filingAudited
    typeComparable
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    nameMEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER
    countyOrange
    rnHours887436
    patientDays45274
    ratio19.601448955250255
    components
    Open components
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    PRD_HR_RN887436
    PRD_HR_LVN17661
    PRD_HR_AID210457
    CNT_HR_RN49638
    nursingHours1165192
    contractShare0.042600704433260785
    careDays
    Open careDays
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    DAY_ACUTE45274
    DAY_PSYCH0
    DAY_CHEM0
    DAY_REHAB0
    DAY_LTC0
    DAY_RESDNT0
    Current CNO profile record · reported labor fieldsPreserved 2024 financial workbook
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    rnHours887436
    contractHours49638
    contractShare0.0426
    rnPerPatientDay19.60145
    baseline0.03211
    historyUNIQUE
    filingAudited
  • Beds and capacity · records & history
    Official facility identity, campus scope & licensed beds · 2026-10-01Official HCAI roster · Retained source · row 258
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    officialNameMEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER
    countyOrange
    cityLAGUNA HILLS
    address24451 HEALTH CENTER DRIVE
    zip92653
    levelParent Facility
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    statusOpen
    statusEffective1974-01-27
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    erServiceLevelEmergency - Basic
    licenseNumber060000166
    rosterDate2026-10-01
    checkedOn2026-10-12
    sourceRow258
    officialUrlhttps://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/licensed-healthcare-facility-listing
    sourceFile/downloads/coverage/hcai-current-20261001.json.gz
    aliases
    Open aliases
    Record 1MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER
    parentId— UNKNOWN
    parentName— UNKNOWN
    cdphFacilityTypeGENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
    crosswalkRows
    Open crosswalkRows
    Record 1
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
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    LICENSED_CERTIFIEDLICENSED AND CERTIFIED
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    LICENSE_NUMBER060000166
    LICENSE_STATUS_DESCRIPTIONACTIVE
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    HCAI_ID106301317
    ASPEN_FACIDCA060000063
    CCN050603
    NPI1275576381
    ASPEN_STATUSACTIVE
    FACNAMEMEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER
    FAC_TYPE_DESCRIPTIONGENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
    FAC_FDRGENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
    FAC_FAC_RELATIONSHIPParent
    ELMS_PARENT_FACID— UNKNOWN
    addedByCoverageAuditfalse
    Official campus record
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    licensedBeds248
    staffedBeds134
    availableBeds248
    reportingYear2025
    scopeWorkforce reporting year 2024; capacity reporting year 2025; not a same-period state assessment.
    Licensed beds by care type · 2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 251
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2022
    begin2022-01-01
    end2022-12-31
    operatedYes
    beds
    Open beds
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    acute248
    psychiatric0
    chemical0
    skilledNursing0
    intermediateCare0
    developmentalCare0
    total248
    sourceRow251
    sourceIdAUR-2022
    Licensed beds by care type · 2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 253
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2023
    begin2023-01-01
    end2023-12-31
    operatedYes
    beds
    Open beds
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    acute248
    psychiatric0
    chemical0
    skilledNursing0
    intermediateCare0
    developmentalCare0
    total248
    sourceRow253
    sourceIdAUR-2023
    Licensed beds by care type · 2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 252
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2024
    begin2024-01-01
    end2024-12-31
    operatedYes
    beds
    Open beds
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    acute248
    psychiatric0
    chemical0
    skilledNursing0
    intermediateCare0
    developmentalCare0
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    sourceRow252
    sourceIdAUR-2024
  • ED activity, specialty beds and diversion · records & history
    2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31

    Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106301317 · source row 251

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2022
    begin2022-01-01
    end2022-12-31
    operatedYes
    sourceIdAUR-2022
    sourceRow251
    diversionReportedYes
    icuLicensed22
    nicuLicensed19
    perinatalLicensed39
    edStations31
    edNonAdmitVisits29707
    edAdmissions6998
    diversionHours745
    2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31

    Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106301317 · source row 253

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2023
    begin2023-01-01
    end2023-12-31
    operatedYes
    sourceIdAUR-2023
    sourceRow253
    diversionReportedYes
    icuLicensed22
    nicuLicensed19
    perinatalLicensed39
    edStations31
    edNonAdmitVisits30241
    edAdmissions7584
    diversionHours966
    2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31

    Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106301317 · source row 252

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2024
    begin2024-01-01
    end2024-12-31
    operatedYes
    sourceIdAUR-2024
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    nicuLicensed19
    perinatalLicensed39
    edStations31
    edNonAdmitVisits33661
    edAdmissions8412
    diversionHours877
  • CMS ED measures · records & history

    CMS 050603 · MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER · 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 14418
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    value206
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    start2024-10-01
    end2025-09-30
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    measureNameAverage (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 14419
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    value— UNKNOWN
    rawNot Available
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    start2024-10-01
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    measureNameAverage (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 14420
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    value— UNKNOWN
    rawNot Available
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    footnote1
    start2024-10-01
    end2025-09-30
    sourceRow14420
    measureNameAverage (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 14421
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    value1
    raw1
    sample43799
    footnote
    start2024-01-01
    end2024-12-31
    sourceRow14421
    measureNameLeft before being seen
  • Ambulance offload · records & history

    MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center · CEMSIS 20379 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography

    Download preserved report · Official report

    Record 1 · 2024-10
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2024-10
    minutes19.866666666666667
    offloadCount1147
    countPage32
    rawTime0:19:52
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page21
    row56
    Record 2 · 2024-11
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2024-11
    minutes21.783333333333335
    offloadCount1123
    countPage37
    rawTime0:21:47
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page21
    row56
    Record 3 · 2024-12
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2024-12
    minutes22.483333333333334
    offloadCount1178
    countPage42
    rawTime0:22:29
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page21
    row56
    Record 4 · 2025-01
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2025-01
    minutes23.833333333333332
    offloadCount1150
    countPage47
    rawTime0:23:50
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page21
    row56
    Record 5 · 2025-02
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2025-02
    minutes20.45
    offloadCount1019
    countPage52
    rawTime0:20:27
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page21
    row56
    Record 6 · 2025-03
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2025-03
    minutes19.716666666666665
    offloadCount998
    countPage57
    rawTime0:19:43
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page21
    row56
  • CMS patient experience, infection, readmission & mortality records

    CMS 050603 · MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER · 24451 HEALTH CENTER DRIVE, LAGUNA HILLS 92653 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP

    Exact CMS records · reporting unit 050603
    MeasureReported valuePeriodSource / rowCMS footnotes
    H_COMP_1_A_PPatients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well772024-10-01–2025-09-30hcahps / 33934None
    H_COMP_3_A_PPatients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted592024-01-01–2024-12-31responsiveness / 46716None
    HAI_1_SIRCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)0.6762024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17971None
    HAI_1_NUMERATORCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases32024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17970None
    HAI_1_ELIGCASESCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases4.4412024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17969None
    HAI_1_CILOWERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit0.1722024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17966None
    HAI_1_CIUPPERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit1.8382024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17967None
    HAI_2_SIRCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)1.4882024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17977None
    HAI_2_NUMERATORCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases62024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17976None
    HAI_2_ELIGCASESCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases4.0332024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17975None
    HAI_2_CILOWERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit0.6032024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17972None
    HAI_2_CIUPPERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit3.0942024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17973None
    HAI_3_SIRSSI - Colon Surgery0.3442024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17983None
    HAI_3_NUMERATORSSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases12024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17982None
    HAI_3_ELIGCASESSSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2.9112024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17981None
    HAI_3_CILOWERSSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit0.0172024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17978None
    HAI_3_CIUPPERSSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit1.6942024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17979None
    HAI_4_SIRSSI - Abdominal HysterectomyNot Available2024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 1798913CMS cannot calculate
    HAI_4_NUMERATORSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases02024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17988None
    HAI_4_ELIGCASESSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases0.6422024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17987None
    HAI_4_CILOWERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence LimitNot Available2024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 1798413CMS cannot calculate
    HAI_4_CIUPPERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence LimitNot Available2024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 1798513CMS cannot calculate
    HAI_5_SIRMRSA Bacteremia0.4902024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17995None
    HAI_5_NUMERATORMRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases12024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17994None
    HAI_5_ELIGCASESMRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2.0392024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17993None
    HAI_5_CILOWERMRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit0.0252024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17990None
    HAI_5_CIUPPERMRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2.4192024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17991None
    HAI_6_SIRClostridium Difficile (C.Diff)0.8332024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 18001None
    HAI_6_NUMERATORClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases222024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 18000None
    HAI_6_ELIGCASESClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases26.4002024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17999None
    HAI_6_CILOWERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit0.5362024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17996None
    HAI_6_CIUPPERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit1.2412024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17997None
    READM_30_AMIAcute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate13.8CMS cohort: 222Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 6996None
    READM_30_HFHeart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate20.2CMS cohort: 693Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 6999None
    READM_30_PNPneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate19.6CMS cohort: 517Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 7001None
    READM_30_COPDRate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients19.8CMS cohort: 228Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 6998None
    READM_30_CABGRate of readmission for CABG10CMS cohort: 66Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 6997None
    READM_30_HIP_KNEERate of readmission after hip/knee replacement5.2CMS cohort: 30Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 7000None
    MORT_30_AMIDeath rate for heart attack patients11.2CMS cohort: 112Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 9984None
    MORT_30_HFDeath rate for heart failure patients11.3CMS cohort: 330Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 9987None
    MORT_30_PNDeath rate for pneumonia patients15.7CMS cohort: 288Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 9988None
    MORT_30_COPDDeath rate for COPD patients9.2CMS cohort: 92Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 9986None
    MORT_30_CABGDeath rate for CABG surgery patients2CMS cohort: 26Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 9985None
    MORT_30_STKDeath rate for stroke patients12.1CMS cohort: 322Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 9989None
    HAI_1_DOPCCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days62492024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17968None
    HAI_2_DOPCCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days58352024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17974None
    HAI_3_DOPCSSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures1302024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17980None
    HAI_4_DOPCSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures842024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17986None
    HAI_5_DOPCMRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days456592024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17992None
    HAI_6_DOPCClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days441372024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 17998None
    CMS footnote definitions · HCAHPS survey versions
  • 2022–2024 annual nursing history · source records & calculations
    HCAI 106301317 · annual financial reporting unit
    ReportReporting periodProductive RN hoursPatient daysContract RN hoursNursing hours
    20222021-07-01–2022-06-30819,30844,544123,1761,166,793
    20232022-07-01–2023-06-30817,35045,357124,0351,175,716
    20242023-07-01–2024-06-30887,43645,27449,6381,165,192

    RN hours per patient day: PRD_HR_RN ÷ DAY_TOT. Contract RN share: CNT_HR_RN ÷ (PRD_HR_RN + PRD_HR_LVN + PRD_HR_AID + CNT_HR_RN).

  • 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 106301317 · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 · row 247 · Audited · 2023-07-01–2024-06-30

    Outlier screen: ratio above the care-group upper quartile plus three interquartile ranges.

    Productive RN hours: 887,436 ÷ total patient days: 45,274

    • Acute care: 45,274 patient days
    • Psychiatric: 0 patient days
    • Chemical dependency: 0 patient days
    • Rehabilitation: 0 patient days
    • Long-term care: 0 patient days
    • Residential: 0 patient days
    Source SHA-256: 0fcc4c3c52f335adc63699cf65d5ecbe28b94bb2d20433508cfe799e82541e26
  • Oct 2024–Mar 2025 · EMSA ambulance offload history · page 21 · Preserved report
    Offload hospital identity & source times

    MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center · Orange · CEMSIS 20379 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography

    • Oct 2024: 0:19:52 · 90th percentile · 1,147 qualifying offloads · page 21 · count page 32
    • Nov 2024: 0:21:47 · 90th percentile · 1,123 qualifying offloads · page 21 · count page 37
    • Dec 2024: 0:22:29 · 90th percentile · 1,178 qualifying offloads · page 21 · count page 42
    • Jan 2025: 0:23:50 · 90th percentile · 1,150 qualifying offloads · page 21 · count page 47
    • Feb 2025: 0:20:27 · 90th percentile · 1,019 qualifying offloads · page 21 · count page 52
    • Mar 2025: 0:19:43 · 90th percentile · 998 qualifying offloads · page 21 · count page 57
  • CMS ED measures · reporting unit 050603 · MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER · Preserved file
    CMS values, dates & identity match

    24451 HEALTH CENTER DRIVE, LAGUNA HILLS 92653 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP

    • OP_18b: 206 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 368
    • OP_18c: Not Available · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample Not Available · CMS footnote 1
    • OP_18d: Not Available · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample Not Available · CMS footnote 1
    • OP_22: 1 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · sample 43799
    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
  • 2025 California capacity record
  • Official hospital facility / campus beds
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Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center

Orange County · HCAI 106301317

Evidence statusAudited filingWorkforce: 2024Capacity: 2025
What the available records supportA reviewed 2024 nursing snapshot and 2025 capacity record are available. A defensible recent demand trend is not.

What changed?

These are reported hospital-wide measures. The year and comparison period sit beside each number.

Are we busier?Insufficient comparable quarterly data for a meaningful recent demand answer.
UnknownNo reviewed recent same-quarter demand comparison
Did available capacity change?134 of 248 reported licensed beds were staffed in the 2025 capacity record.
54.0%Reported staffed share of licensed beds · 2025
What did the nursing record show?19.6 RN hours per patient day.
19.6Hospital-wide RN intensity · 2024
What contract labor did the source report?Reported contract-RN share: 4.3%.
3.2% → 4.3%2018–2019 baseline → 2024 reported share

Reported contract reliance was 1.0 percentage points above the hospital’s pre-pandemic baseline.

The reported share uses a source-defined denominator that is not reconstructed from the displayed contract and productive-RN hour fields.

Where the numbers came from.

Facility record

Official HCAI facility identity and 248 licensed beds match the reporting-period record. Audited workforce filing, capacity record, and uniquely matched historical contract baseline are available.

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Reporting scope

MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center has its own facility identifier and reporting scope; system affiliation does not make its workforce observations interchangeable with Orange Coast.

Workforce source

2024 productive RN hours, contract labor, and RN intensity come from the hospital financial/workforce reporting layer.

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“What changed in this hospital’s patient demand, staffed capacity, and permanent RN coverage during the same period—and what happened on my unit?”