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🏥 Sharp Memorial Hospital

San Diego County · HCAI 106370694

7901 FROST STREET, SAN DIEGO 92123

Open · Hospital facility · roster 2026-10-01

Acute care + rehabilitation reporting unit

Hospital Snapshot

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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
656
Official facility record
🏥 Reported licensed-bed total
862
2025 · includes 206 Sharp Mary Birch beds
🛏️ Reported staffed beds
462—
2025 · reporting unitTrend UNKNOWN · No comparable history matched
⚙️ Operational beds
— UNKNOWN
No matched dated operational-bed count
🛏️ Reported available beds
656
2025 · reporting unit · historical count
❤️ Licensed ICU beds
50
2024 · annual utilization
👶 Licensed NICU beds
0
2024 · annual utilization
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds
0
2024 · annual utilization
🚑 ED treatment stations
64
December 31, 2024
History & details →

🚑 ED & hospital pressure

🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted
97,335
2024 · annual utilization↑ Increasing · 2022–2024
🛏️ ED admissions
15,386
2024 · annual utilization
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers
197 min↑
2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · CMS reporting unit 050100Above national rate 162 min · numerical comparison
⏱️ Psychiatric / mental-health ED stay · median
216 min↓
2024-10-01–2025-09-30Below national rate 257 min · numerical comparison
🚑 Left before being seen
2%↔
2024-01-01–2024-12-31Equal to national rate 2% · numerical comparison
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile
52.43 min
Jan 2026 · Sharp Memorial Hospital1,818 qualifying offloads · local standard 30 min
🚨 Reported diversion hours
42 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
0.732↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-3018 observed infections · CMS reporting scope24.590 predicted infections22582 central-line days
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR
0.591↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-3012 observed infections · CMS reporting scope20.310 predicted infections14888 urinary-catheter days
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR
1.162↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-3010 observed infections · CMS reporting scope8.604 predicted infections175825 patient days
C. diff infections · SIR
0.498↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
2024-10-01–2025-09-3042 observed infections · CMS reporting scope84.272 predicted infections155323 patient days
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR
0.495↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-306 observed infections · CMS reporting scope12.127 predicted infections478 procedures
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR
0.349↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-301 observed infections · CMS reporting scope2.863 predicted infections362 procedures
History & details →

🏥 Readmissions & mortality

30-day readmissions

Heart attack
13.2%↓
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 14.4% · numerical comparison
Heart failure
21.5%↑
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 21.3% · numerical comparison
Pneumonia
17.7%↑
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 17.3% · numerical comparison
COPD
20.3%↑
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 20% · numerical comparison
Coronary bypass surgery
12.8%↑
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 11% · numerical comparison
Hip/knee replacement
6.4%↑
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 5.8% · numerical comparison

30-day mortality

Heart attack
12.1%↑
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison
Heart failure
7.9%↓
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 11.1% · numerical comparison
Pneumonia
12.2%↓
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Below national rate 15.2% · numerical comparison
COPD
9.1%↑
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Above national rate 8.6% · numerical comparison
Coronary bypass surgery
— UNKNOWN
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Too few cases to report
Stroke
10.3%↓
2023-07-01–2025-06-30Below 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: 19.16 · 2024Who covers call-outs and breaks on this unit?Source →
  3. Contract RN share of nursing hours: 0.9% · 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 94,570 to 97,335.

🚑 ED activity · ↑ 2.9%

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
2021-10-01–2022-09-302,741,787111,052161,856AuditedPreserved fileAPI record ID 358
2022-10-01–2023-09-302,879,36689,435157,622AuditedPreserved fileAPI record ID 360
2023-10-01–2024-09-303,192,97731,994166,672AuditedPreserved fileHADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 357
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Acute care + rehabilitation reporting unit · RN hours / patient day
19.16
2023-10-01–2024-09-30📈 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

95.4% of this report’s patient days: acute care

Within the typical reported range

🔎 Comparison source & calculation
Productive RN hours
3,192,977
2023-10-01–2024-09-30
RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated
1,535.09
2023-10-01–2024-09-30 · 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
202216.94
202318.27
202419.16

2022–2024 pattern: RN hours per patient day went from 16.94 to 19.16.

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✈️ Travelers / Agency Nursing

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Contract RN hours / reported nursing hours
0.9%
2024↓ Decreasing · 2022–2024
Contract RN hours
31,994
2024
📈 Contract RN share of nursing hours · annual reports
Contract RN share of nursing hours · annual reports · % of nursing hours
Period% of nursing hours
20223.54
20232.73
20240.9

2022–2024 pattern: contract RN share went from 3.5% to 0.9%.

2018–2019 baseline: 2.1%.

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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
656
Official facility record
🏥 Reported licensed-bed total
862
2025 · includes 206 Sharp Mary Birch beds
🛏️ Reported staffed beds
462
2025 · reporting unit
⚙️ Operational beds
— UNKNOWN
No matched dated operational-bed count
🛏️ Reported available beds
656
2025 · reporting unit · historical count
❤️ Licensed ICU beds
50
2024 · annual utilization
👶 Licensed NICU beds
0
2024 · annual utilization
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds
0
2024 · annual utilization
🚑 ED treatment stations
64
December 31, 2024
📈 Licensed specialty-bed history
Licensed beds · annual utilization
Licensed beds202220232024
❤️ ICU505050
👶 NICU000
🤰 Perinatal000
📈 ED treatment stations · December 31
ED treatment stations · December 31 · Stations
PeriodStations
202262
202364
202464
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🚑 ED & Hospital Pressure

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🔎 Records & complete history →
🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted
97,335
2024 · annual utilization↑ Increasing · 2022–2024
🛏️ ED admissions
15,386
2024 · annual utilization
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers
197 min↑
2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · CMS reporting unit 050100Above national rate 162 min · numerical comparison
⏱️ Psychiatric / mental-health ED stay · median
216 min↓
2024-10-01–2025-09-30Below national rate 257 min · numerical comparison
🚑 Left before being seen
2%↔
2024-01-01–2024-12-31Equal to national rate 2% · numerical comparison
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile
52.43 min
Jan 2026 · Sharp Memorial Hospital1,818 qualifying offloads · local standard 30 min
🚨 Reported diversion hours
42 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 202454.92
Nov 202452.3
Dec 202457.43
Jan 202575.35
Feb 202564.62
Mar 202560.68
📈 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted
ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted · Encounters
PeriodEncounters
202294,570
202394,517
202497,335
📈 Reported diversion hours
Reported diversion hours · Hours
PeriodHours
202278
202317
202442
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🔄 Services & Changes

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💬 Patient experience

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Patient Experience

CMS reporting unit 050100 · SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Patients who answered “Always”

Nurses communicated well
80%↔Equal to national rate 80% · numerical comparison
2024-10-01–2025-09-305623 completed surveys · 23% response rate
Received help as soon as wanted
60%↓Below national rate 67% · numerical comparison
Legacy survey measure · 2024-01-01–2024-12-313855 completed surveys · 17% response rate
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🦠 Infections · CMS ratios

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Infections · CMS

CMS reporting unit 050100 · SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Infections · standardized infection ratio (SIR)

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI · SIR
0.732↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-3018 observed infections · CMS reporting scope24.590 predicted infections22582 central-line days
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR
0.591↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-3012 observed infections · CMS reporting scope20.310 predicted infections14888 urinary-catheter days
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR
1.162↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-3010 observed infections · CMS reporting scope8.604 predicted infections175825 patient days
C. diff infections · SIR
0.498↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
2024-10-01–2025-09-3042 observed infections · CMS reporting scope84.272 predicted infections155323 patient days
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR
0.495↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-306 observed infections · CMS reporting scope12.127 predicted infections478 procedures
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR
0.349↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
2024-10-01–2025-09-301 observed infections · CMS reporting scope2.863 predicted infections362 procedures
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🏥 Readmissions & mortality

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Readmissions & Mortality

CMS reporting unit 050100 · SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Unplanned readmissions within 30 days

Heart attack
13.2%↓Below national rate 14.4% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 346 cases
Heart failure
21.5%↑Above national rate 21.3% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 992 cases
Pneumonia
17.7%↑Above national rate 17.3% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 995 cases
COPD
20.3%↑Above national rate 20% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 263 cases
Coronary bypass surgery
12.8%↑Above national rate 11% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 61 cases
Hip/knee replacement
6.4%↑Above national rate 5.8% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 107 cases

Deaths within 30 days

Heart attack
12.1%↑Above national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 149 cases
Heart failure
7.9%↓Below national rate 11.1% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 451 cases
Pneumonia
12.2%↓Below national rate 15.2% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 537 cases
COPD
9.1%↑Above national rate 8.6% · numerical comparison
2022-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 139 cases
Coronary bypass surgery
— UNKNOWN
2022-07-01–2025-06-30Too few cases to report
Stroke
10.3%↓Below national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison
2023-07-01–2025-06-30CMS cohort: 427 cases
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🦠 Central-line infections · CDPH

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Central-line infections reported

CDPH facility 080000036 · SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Reported CLABSIs
19
January–December 2025
Months reported
12 / 12
Source reporting coverage

Risk-adjusted infection record · 2025

Standardized infection ratio (SIR)
0.76↔
95% interval: 0.47–1.16CDPH comparison: Same
Predicted infections
25.13
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 080000036
YearReported infectionsCentral-line daysMonths reported
20222829,42012 / 12
20232226,75312 / 12
20241029,63512 / 12
20251930,94012 / 12

Identity snapshot: 2026-09-16 · CDPH facility record 1552

Matched records & checksums · Official CDPH dataset
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🔎 Sources

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  • HCAI facility roster · 2026-10-01 · source row 366 · Retained roster
  • Download this hospital’s retained records and history (JSON)HCAI 106370694 · dates, source locators and original values included
  • RN labor and workload · records & history

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

    2022 · 2021-10-01–2022-09-30 · Audited

    Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 358

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2022
    begin2021-10-01
    end2022-09-30
    reportDays365
    filingAudited
    typeComparable
    sourceRecord358
    nameSHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    countySan Diego
    rnHours2741787
    patientDays161856
    ratio16.93966859430605
    components
    Open components
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    PRD_HR_RN2741787
    PRD_HR_LVN30577
    PRD_HR_AID251248
    CNT_HR_RN111052
    nursingHours3134664
    contractShare0.035427082456046324
    careDays
    Open careDays
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    DAY_ACUTE154640
    DAY_PSYCH0
    DAY_CHEM0
    DAY_REHAB7216
    DAY_LTC0
    DAY_RESDNT0
    2023 · 2022-10-01–2023-09-30 · Audited

    Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 360

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2023
    begin2022-10-01
    end2023-09-30
    reportDays365
    filingAudited
    typeComparable
    sourceRecord360
    nameSHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    countySan Diego
    rnHours2879366
    patientDays157622
    ratio18.26753879534583
    components
    Open components
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    PRD_HR_RN2879366
    PRD_HR_LVN20179
    PRD_HR_AID282689
    CNT_HR_RN89435
    nursingHours3271669
    contractShare0.027336200575302696
    careDays
    Open careDays
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    DAY_ACUTE149803
    DAY_PSYCH0
    DAY_CHEM0
    DAY_REHAB7819
    DAY_LTC0
    DAY_RESDNT0
    2024 · 2023-10-01–2024-09-30 · Audited

    Download preserved source · Official source · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 357

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2024
    begin2023-10-01
    end2024-09-30
    reportDays366
    filingAudited
    typeComparable
    sourceRecord357
    nameSHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    countySan Diego
    rnHours3192977
    patientDays166672
    ratio19.157248968033024
    components
    Open components
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    PRD_HR_RN3192977
    PRD_HR_LVN7778
    PRD_HR_AID305677
    CNT_HR_RN31994
    nursingHours3538426
    contractShare0.00904187342055479
    careDays
    Open careDays
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    DAY_ACUTE159043
    DAY_PSYCH0
    DAY_CHEM0
    DAY_REHAB7629
    DAY_LTC0
    DAY_RESDNT0
    Current CNO profile record · reported labor fieldsPreserved 2024 financial workbook
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    rnHours3192977
    contractHours31994
    contractShare0.00904
    rnPerPatientDay19.15725
    baseline0.02123
    historyUNIQUE
    filingAudited
  • Beds and capacity · records & history
    Official facility identity, campus scope & licensed beds · 2026-10-01Official HCAI roster · Retained source · row 366
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    officialNameSHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    countySan Diego
    citySAN DIEGO
    address7901 FROST STREET
    zip92123
    levelParent Facility
    categoryGeneral Acute Care Hospital
    statusOpen
    statusEffective1974-11-01
    licensedBeds656
    erServiceLevelEmergency - Basic
    licenseNumber080000039
    rosterDate2026-10-01
    checkedOn2026-10-12
    sourceRow366
    officialUrlhttps://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/licensed-healthcare-facility-listing
    sourceFile/downloads/coverage/hcai-current-20261001.json.gz
    aliases
    Open aliases
    Record 1SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    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
    ELMS_FACID080000036
    LICENSE_NUMBER080000039
    LICENSE_STATUS_DESCRIPTIONACTIVE
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    HCAI_ID106370694
    ASPEN_FACIDCA080000036
    CCN050100
    NPI1407839921
    ASPEN_STATUSACTIVE
    FACNAMESHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    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
    licensedBeds862
    staffedBeds462
    availableBeds656
    reportingYear2025
    scopeExpanded facility review: official HCAI identity, audited workforce filing, capacity source, historical match, and reporting scope checked.
    Licensed beds by care type · 2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 352
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2022
    begin2022-01-01
    end2022-12-31
    operatedYes
    beds
    Open beds
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    acute656
    psychiatric0
    chemical0
    skilledNursing0
    intermediateCare0
    developmentalCare0
    total656
    sourceRow352
    sourceIdAUR-2022
    Licensed beds by care type · 2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 355
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2023
    begin2023-01-01
    end2023-12-31
    operatedYes
    beds
    Open beds
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    acute656
    psychiatric0
    chemical0
    skilledNursing0
    intermediateCare0
    developmentalCare0
    total656
    sourceRow355
    sourceIdAUR-2023
    Licensed beds by care type · 2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 356
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2024
    begin2024-01-01
    end2024-12-31
    operatedYes
    beds
    Open beds
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    acute656
    psychiatric0
    chemical0
    skilledNursing0
    intermediateCare0
    developmentalCare0
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    sourceIdAUR-2024
  • ED activity, specialty beds and diversion · records & history
    2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31

    Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106370694 · source row 352

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2022
    begin2022-01-01
    end2022-12-31
    operatedYes
    sourceIdAUR-2022
    sourceRow352
    diversionReportedYes
    icuLicensed50
    nicuLicensed0
    perinatalLicensed0
    edStations62
    edNonAdmitVisits78482
    edAdmissions16088
    diversionHours78
    2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31

    Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106370694 · source row 355

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2023
    begin2023-01-01
    end2023-12-31
    operatedYes
    sourceIdAUR-2023
    sourceRow355
    diversionReportedYes
    icuLicensed50
    nicuLicensed0
    perinatalLicensed0
    edStations64
    edNonAdmitVisits78479
    edAdmissions16038
    diversionHours17
    2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31

    Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106370694 · source row 356

    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    year2024
    begin2024-01-01
    end2024-12-31
    operatedYes
    sourceIdAUR-2024
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    nicuLicensed0
    perinatalLicensed0
    edStations64
    edNonAdmitVisits81949
    edAdmissions15386
    diversionHours42
  • CMS ED measures · records & history

    CMS 050100 · SHARP MEMORIAL 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 9390
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
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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 9391
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
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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 9392
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    value— UNKNOWN
    rawNot Available
    sampleNot Available
    footnote1
    start2024-10-01
    end2025-09-30
    sourceRow9392
    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 9393
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    value2
    raw2
    sample103189
    footnote
    start2024-01-01
    end2024-12-31
    sourceRow9393
    measureNameLeft before being seen
  • Ambulance offload · records & history

    Sharp Memorial Hospital · CEMSIS 20419 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography

    Download preserved report · Official report

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    Record 1 · 2024-10
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2024-10
    minutes54.916666666666664
    offloadCount495
    countPage29
    rawTime0:54:55
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page22
    row31
    Record 2 · 2024-11
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2024-11
    minutes52.3
    offloadCount1498
    countPage34
    rawTime0:52:18
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page22
    row31
    Record 3 · 2024-12
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2024-12
    minutes57.43333333333333
    offloadCount1799
    countPage39
    rawTime0:57:26
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page22
    row31
    Record 4 · 2025-01
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2025-01
    minutes75.35
    offloadCount1785
    countPage44
    rawTime1:15:21
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page22
    row31
    Record 5 · 2025-02
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2025-02
    minutes64.61666666666666
    offloadCount1580
    countPage49
    rawTime1:04:37
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page22
    row31
    Record 6 · 2025-03
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2025-03
    minutes60.68333333333333
    offloadCount1654
    countPage54
    rawTime1:00:41
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
    page22
    row31
    Latest retained offload record · 2026-01
    Retained record fields
    FieldValue
    month2026-01
    minutes52.43333333333333
    rawTime0:52:26
    offloadCount1818
    standardMinutes30
    rawStandard0:30:00
    compliantPercent74.6
    sourceIdEMSA-APOT-FEB2026
    page5
    rawLineSan Diego County EMS Agency 20419 Sharp Memorial Hospital 1818 0:52:26 0:30:00 0:22:26 74.6%
  • CMS patient experience, infection, readmission & mortality records

    CMS 050100 · SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · 7901 FROST ST, SAN DIEGO 92123 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP

    Exact CMS records · reporting unit 050100
    MeasureReported valuePeriodSource / rowCMS footnotes
    H_COMP_1_A_PPatients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well802024-10-01–2025-09-30hcahps / 22170None
    H_COMP_3_A_PPatients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted602024-01-01–2024-12-31responsiveness / 30441None
    HAI_1_SIRCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)0.7322024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11743None
    HAI_1_NUMERATORCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases182024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11742None
    HAI_1_ELIGCASESCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases24.5902024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11741None
    HAI_1_CILOWERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit0.4472024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11738None
    HAI_1_CIUPPERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit1.1342024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11739None
    HAI_2_SIRCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)0.5912024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11749None
    HAI_2_NUMERATORCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases122024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11748None
    HAI_2_ELIGCASESCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases20.3102024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11747None
    HAI_2_CILOWERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit0.3202024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11744None
    HAI_2_CIUPPERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit1.0042024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11745None
    HAI_3_SIRSSI - Colon Surgery0.4952024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11755None
    HAI_3_NUMERATORSSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases62024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11754None
    HAI_3_ELIGCASESSSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases12.1272024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11753None
    HAI_3_CILOWERSSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit0.2012024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11750None
    HAI_3_CIUPPERSSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit1.0292024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11751None
    HAI_4_SIRSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy0.3492024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11761None
    HAI_4_NUMERATORSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases12024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11760None
    HAI_4_ELIGCASESSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2.8632024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11759None
    HAI_4_CILOWERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit0.0172024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11756None
    HAI_4_CIUPPERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit1.7232024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11757None
    HAI_5_SIRMRSA Bacteremia1.1622024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11767None
    HAI_5_NUMERATORMRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases102024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11766None
    HAI_5_ELIGCASESMRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases8.6042024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11765None
    HAI_5_CILOWERMRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit0.5902024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11762None
    HAI_5_CIUPPERMRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2.0722024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11763None
    HAI_6_SIRClostridium Difficile (C.Diff)0.4982024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11773None
    HAI_6_NUMERATORClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases422024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11772None
    HAI_6_ELIGCASESClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases84.2722024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11771None
    HAI_6_CILOWERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit0.3642024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11768None
    HAI_6_CIUPPERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit0.6672024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11769None
    READM_30_AMIAcute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate13.2CMS cohort: 346Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 4574None
    READM_30_HFHeart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate21.5CMS cohort: 992Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 4577None
    READM_30_PNPneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate17.7CMS cohort: 995Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 4579None
    READM_30_COPDRate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients20.3CMS cohort: 263Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 4576None
    READM_30_CABGRate of readmission for CABG12.8CMS cohort: 61Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 4575None
    READM_30_HIP_KNEERate of readmission after hip/knee replacement6.4CMS cohort: 107Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30readmissions / 4578None
    MORT_30_AMIDeath rate for heart attack patients12.1CMS cohort: 149Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 6524None
    MORT_30_HFDeath rate for heart failure patients7.9CMS cohort: 451Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 6527None
    MORT_30_PNDeath rate for pneumonia patients12.2CMS cohort: 537Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 6528None
    MORT_30_COPDDeath rate for COPD patients9.1CMS cohort: 139Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 6526None
    MORT_30_CABGDeath rate for CABG surgery patientsNot AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2022-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 65251Too few cases to report
    MORT_30_STKDeath rate for stroke patients10.3CMS cohort: 427Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available2023-07-01–2025-06-30mortality / 6529None
    HAI_1_DOPCCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days225822024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11740None
    HAI_2_DOPCCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days148882024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11746None
    HAI_3_DOPCSSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures4782024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11752None
    HAI_4_DOPCSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures3622024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11758None
    HAI_5_DOPCMRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days1758252024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11764None
    HAI_6_DOPCClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days1553232024-10-01–2025-09-30hai / 11770None
    CMS footnote definitions · HCAHPS survey versions
  • 2022–2024 annual nursing history · source records & calculations
    HCAI 106370694 · annual financial reporting unit
    ReportReporting periodProductive RN hoursPatient daysContract RN hoursNursing hours
    20222021-10-01–2022-09-302,741,787161,856111,0523,134,664
    20232022-10-01–2023-09-302,879,366157,62289,4353,271,669
    20242023-10-01–2024-09-303,192,977166,67231,9943,538,426

    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 106370694 · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 · row 357 · Audited · 2023-10-01–2024-09-30

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

    Productive RN hours: 3,192,977 ÷ total patient days: 166,672

    • Acute care: 159,043 patient days
    • Psychiatric: 0 patient days
    • Chemical dependency: 0 patient days
    • Rehabilitation: 7,629 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 22 · Preserved report
    Offload hospital identity & source times

    Sharp Memorial Hospital · San Diego · CEMSIS 20419 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography

    • Oct 2024: 0:54:55 · 90th percentile · 495 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 29
    • Nov 2024: 0:52:18 · 90th percentile · 1,498 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 34
    • Dec 2024: 0:57:26 · 90th percentile · 1,799 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 39
    • Jan 2025: 1:15:21 · 90th percentile · 1,785 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 44
    • Feb 2025: 1:04:37 · 90th percentile · 1,580 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 49
    • Mar 2025: 1:00:41 · 90th percentile · 1,654 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 54

    Jan 2026: 0:52:26 · 1,818 qualifying offloads · local standard 0:30:00 · 74.6% within standard · page 5

  • Jan 2026 · EMSA hospital offload exceedance table · page 5 · Preserved report
  • CMS ED measures · reporting unit 050100 · SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · Preserved file
    CMS values, dates & identity match

    7901 FROST ST, SAN DIEGO 92123 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP

    • OP_18b: 197 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 347
    • OP_18c: 216 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 22
    • OP_18d: Not Available · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample Not Available · CMS footnote 1
    • OP_22: 2 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · sample 103189
    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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Sharp Memorial Hospital

San Diego County · HCAI 106370694

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?462 of 862 reported licensed beds were staffed in the 2025 capacity record.
53.6%Reported staffed share of licensed beds · 2025
What did the nursing record show?19.2 RN hours per patient day.
19.2Hospital-wide RN intensity · 2024
What contract labor did the source report?Reported contract-RN share: 0.9%.
2.1% → 0.9%2018–2019 baseline → 2024 reported share

Reported contract reliance was 1.2 percentage points below the hospital’s pre-pandemic baseline.

Where the numbers came from.

Facility record

The 862-bed reporting total reconciles exactly to Sharp Memorial Hospital (656 licensed beds) plus Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns (206 licensed beds), which California HCAI identifies as consolidated.

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Workforce source

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

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