🏥 UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center

San Diego County · HCAI 106370782

200 WEST ARBOR DRIVE, SAN DIEGO 92103

Open · Hospital facility · roster 2026-10-01

Acute care + psychiatric care reporting unit

Hospital Snapshot

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

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Trends: ↑ increasing, ↓ decreasing, → stable over the dates shown. Provisional means a filing is still in process.

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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👩‍⚕️ RN staffing

Acute care + psychiatric care reporting unit · RN hours / patient day: 19.67↑
Productive RN hours: 4,986,820
RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated: 2,397.51

History & details →

✈️ Travelers / agency

Contract RN hours / reported nursing hours: 6.8%↓
Contract RN hours: 463,870

History & details →

🛏️ Beds & capacity

🏥 Reported licensed beds: 1,101
🛏️ Reported staffed beds: 895—
⚙️ Operational beds: — UNKNOWN
🛏️ Reported available beds: 895
❤️ Licensed ICU beds: 32
👶 Licensed NICU beds: 40
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds: 40
🚑 ED treatment stations: 36

Licensed care types · 2024 reporting unit

Acute care: 349
Psychiatric: 32

History & details →

🚑 ED & hospital pressure

🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted: 43,372
🛏️ ED admissions: 9,702
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers: 259 min↑
⏱️ Psychiatric / mental-health ED stay · median: 334 min↑
⏱️ ED stay before transfer · median: 345 min↑
🚑 Left before being seen: 4%↑
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile: 81.1 min
🚨 Reported diversion hours: 10 hours
⏱️ Boarding / wait time: — UNKNOWN

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🔄 Services & changes

Documented service changes: Service review not documented

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: 79%↓
Help as soon as wanted · Always · legacy measure: 61%↓

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🦠 Infections · CMS ratios

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI · SIR: 0.618↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR: 0.597↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR: 0.716↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
C. diff infections · SIR: 0.375↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR: 0.376↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR: 0.672↔CMS: no different from national benchmark

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🏥 Readmissions & mortality

30-day readmissions

Heart attack: 14.5%↑
Heart failure: 19.3%↓
Pneumonia: 15.7%↓
COPD: 19.7%↓
Coronary bypass surgery: 9.7%↓
Hip/knee replacement: 7.1%↑

30-day mortality

Heart attack: 9.1%↓
Heart failure: 7.8%↓
Pneumonia: 11%↓
COPD: 6.2%↓
Coronary bypass surgery: 1.4%↓
Stroke: 9.4%↓

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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 increased from 42,232 to 43,372.

🚑 ED activity · ↑ 2.7%

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
2021-07-01–2022-06-30	4,433,161	718,764	236,036	Audited	Preserved fileAPI record ID 426
2022-07-01–2023-06-30	4,021,720	829,855	244,895	Audited	Preserved fileAPI record ID 431
2023-07-01–2024-06-30	4,986,820	463,870	253,495	Audited	Preserved fileHADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 429

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

19.67

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

95.7% of this report’s patient days: acute care

Above the typical reported range

🔎 Comparison source & calculation

Productive RN hours

4,986,820

2023-07-01–2024-06-30

RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated

2,397.51

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
Period	RN hours / patient day
2022	18.78
2023	16.42
2024	19.67

2022–2024 pattern: RN hours per patient day went from 18.78 to 19.67.

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✈️ Travelers / Agency Nursing

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Contract RN hours / reported nursing hours: 6.8%
Contract RN hours: 463,870

📈 Contract RN share of nursing hours · annual reports

Contract RN share of nursing hours · annual reports · % of nursing hours
Period	% of nursing hours
2022	11
2023	13.54
2024	6.81

2022–2024 pattern: contract RN share went from 11.0% to 6.8%.

2018–2019 baseline: 2.8%.

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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: 349
🛏️ Psychiatric licensed beds: 32
🏥 Total licensed beds · reporting unit: 381

🔎 2024 annual utilization · source & history

🏥 Reported licensed beds: 1,101
🛏️ Reported staffed beds: 895
⚙️ Operational beds: — UNKNOWN
🛏️ Reported available beds: 895
❤️ Licensed ICU beds: 32
👶 Licensed NICU beds: 40
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds: 40
🚑 ED treatment stations: 36

📈 Licensed specialty-bed history

Licensed beds · annual utilization
Licensed beds	2022	2023	2024
❤️ ICU	32	32	32
👶 NICU	40	40	40
🤰 Perinatal	40	40	40

📈 ED treatment stations · December 31

ED treatment stations · December 31 · Stations
Period	Stations
2022	36
2023	36
2024	36

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🚑 ED & Hospital Pressure

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🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted: 43,372
🛏️ ED admissions: 9,702
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers: 259 min↑
⏱️ Psychiatric / mental-health ED stay · median: 334 min↑
⏱️ ED stay before transfer · median: 345 min↑
🚑 Left before being seen: 4%↑
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile: 81.1 min
🚨 Reported diversion hours: 10 hours
⏱️ 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	48.37
Nov 2024	69.73
Dec 2024	65.8
Jan 2025	80.28
Feb 2025	63.98
Mar 2025	58.75

📈 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted

ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted · Encounters
Period	Encounters
2022	42,232
2023	43,764
2024	43,372

📈 Reported diversion hours

Reported diversion hours · Hours
Period	Hours
2022	24
2023	14
2024	10

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🔄 Services & Changes

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Service review not documented

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💬 Patient experience

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Patient Experience

CMS reporting unit 050025 · UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR

Patients who answered “Always”

Nurses communicated well: 79%↓Below national rate 80% · numerical comparison
Received help as soon as wanted: 61%↓Below national rate 67% · numerical comparison

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🦠 Infections · CMS ratios

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Infections · CMS

CMS reporting unit 050025 · UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR

Infections · standardized infection ratio (SIR)

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI · SIR: 0.618↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR: 0.597↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR: 0.716↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
C. diff infections · SIR: 0.375↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR: 0.376↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR: 0.672↔CMS: no different from national benchmark

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🏥 Readmissions & mortality

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Readmissions & Mortality

CMS reporting unit 050025 · UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR

Unplanned readmissions within 30 days

Heart attack: 14.5%↑Above national rate 14.4% · numerical comparison
Heart failure: 19.3%↓Below national rate 21.3% · numerical comparison
Pneumonia: 15.7%↓Below national rate 17.3% · numerical comparison
COPD: 19.7%↓Below national rate 20% · numerical comparison
Coronary bypass surgery: 9.7%↓Below national rate 11% · numerical comparison
Hip/knee replacement: 7.1%↑Above national rate 5.8% · numerical comparison

Deaths within 30 days

Heart attack: 9.1%↓Below national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison
Heart failure: 7.8%↓Below national rate 11.1% · numerical comparison
Pneumonia: 11%↓Below national rate 15.2% · numerical comparison
COPD: 6.2%↓Below national rate 8.6% · numerical comparison
Coronary bypass surgery: 1.4%↓Below national rate 2.4% · numerical comparison
Stroke: 9.4%↓Below national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison

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🔎 Sources

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HCAI facility roster · 2026-10-01 · source row 378 · Retained roster
Download this hospital’s retained records and history (JSON)HCAI 106370782 · 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 426

Field

Value

year

2022

begin

2021-07-01

end

2022-06-30

reportDays

365

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

426

name

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER

county

San Diego

rnHours

4433161

patientDays

236036

ratio

18.781715501025268

components

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Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	4433161
PRD_HR_LVN	184667
PRD_HR_AID	1196136
CNT_HR_RN	718764

nursingHours

6532728

contractShare

0.11002509212078017

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	225425
DAY_PSYCH	10611
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	0
DAY_RESDNT	0

2023 · 2022-07-01–2023-06-30 · Audited

Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 431

Field

Value

year

2023

begin

2022-07-01

end

2023-06-30

reportDays

365

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

431

name

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER

county

San Diego

rnHours

4021720

patientDays

244895

ratio

16.422221768513037

components

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Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	4021720
PRD_HR_LVN	184008
PRD_HR_AID	1095308
CNT_HR_RN	829855

nursingHours

6130891

contractShare

0.1353563454316836

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	234258
DAY_PSYCH	10637
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	0
DAY_RESDNT	0

2024 · 2023-07-01–2024-06-30 · Audited

Download preserved source · Official source · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 429

Field

Value

year

2024

begin

2023-07-01

end

2024-06-30

reportDays

366

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

429

name

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER

county

San Diego

rnHours

4986820

patientDays

253495

ratio

19.67226178031125

components

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Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	4986820
PRD_HR_LVN	187566
PRD_HR_AID	1175038
CNT_HR_RN	463870

nursingHours

6813294

contractShare

0.06808307406079937

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	242697
DAY_PSYCH	10798
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	0
DAY_RESDNT	0

Current CNO profile record · reported labor fields

Preserved 2024 financial workbook

Retained record fields
Field	Value
rnHours	4986820
contractHours	463870
contractShare	0.06808
rnPerPatientDay	19.67226
baseline	0.02846
history	UNIQUE
filing	Audited

Beds and capacity · records & history

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

Official HCAI roster · Retained source · row 378

Field

Value

officialName

UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER

county

San Diego

city

SAN DIEGO

address

200 WEST ARBOR DRIVE

zip

92103

level

Parent Facility

category

General Acute Care Hospital

status

Open

statusEffective

1953-07-01

licensedBeds

381

erServiceLevel

Emergency - Comprehensive

licenseNumber

090000101

rosterDate

2026-10-01

checkedOn

2026-10-12

sourceRow

378

officialUrl

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

sourceFile

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

aliases

Open aliases

Record 1

UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER

parentId

— UNKNOWN

parentName

— UNKNOWN

cdphFacilityType

GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL

crosswalkRows

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Record 1

Retained record fields
Field	Value
_id	1895
LICENSED_CERTIFIED	LICENSED AND CERTIFIED
ELMS_FACID	090000154
LICENSE_NUMBER	090000101
LICENSE_STATUS_DESCRIPTION	ACTIVE
PERM_ID	12359
HCAI_ID	106370782
ASPEN_FACID	CA090000154
CCN	050025
NPI	1184722779
ASPEN_STATUS	ACTIVE
FACNAME	UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER
FAC_TYPE_DESCRIPTION	GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
FAC_FDR	GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
FAC_FAC_RELATIONSHIP	Parent
ELMS_PARENT_FACID	— UNKNOWN

addedByCoverageAudit

false

Retained record fields
Field	Value
licensedBeds	1101
staffedBeds	895
availableBeds	895
reportingYear	2025
scope	Workforce reporting year 2024; capacity reporting year 2025; not a same-period state assessment.

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

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 363

Field

Value

year

2022

begin

2022-01-01

end

2022-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	349
psychiatric	32
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

381

sourceRow

363

sourceId

AUR-2022

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

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 366

Field

Value

year

2023

begin

2023-01-01

end

2023-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	349
psychiatric	32
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

381

sourceRow

366

sourceId

AUR-2023

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

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 366

Field

Value

year

2024

begin

2024-01-01

end

2024-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	349
psychiatric	32
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

381

sourceRow

366

sourceId

AUR-2024

ED activity, specialty beds and diversion · records & history

2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106370782 · source row 363

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2022
begin	2022-01-01
end	2022-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2022
sourceRow	363
diversionReported	Yes
icuLicensed	32
nicuLicensed	40
perinatalLicensed	40
edStations	36
edNonAdmitVisits	32842
edAdmissions	9390
diversionHours	24

2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106370782 · source row 366

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2023
begin	2023-01-01
end	2023-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2023
sourceRow	366
diversionReported	Yes
icuLicensed	32
nicuLicensed	40
perinatalLicensed	40
edStations	36
edNonAdmitVisits	33848
edAdmissions	9916
diversionHours	14

2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106370782 · source row 366

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2024
begin	2024-01-01
end	2024-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2024
sourceRow	366
diversionReported	Yes
icuLicensed	32
nicuLicensed	40
perinatalLicensed	40
edStations	36
edNonAdmitVisits	33670
edAdmissions	9702
diversionHours	10

CMS ED measures · records & history

CMS 050025 · UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR · 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 8310

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	259
raw	259
sample	335
footnote
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	8310
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 8311

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	334
raw	334
sample	21
footnote
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	8311
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 8312

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	345
raw	345
sample	13
footnote
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	8312
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 8313

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	4
raw	4
sample	121683
footnote
start	2024-01-01
end	2024-12-31
sourceRow	8313
measureName	Left before being seen

Ambulance offload · records & history

University of California, San Diego Medical Center · CEMSIS 20510 · 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	48.36666666666667
offloadCount	186
countPage	29
rawTime	0:48:22
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	33

Record 2 · 2024-11

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-11
minutes	69.73333333333333
offloadCount	1272
countPage	34
rawTime	1:09:44
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	33

Record 3 · 2024-12

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-12
minutes	65.8
offloadCount	1421
countPage	39
rawTime	1:05:48
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	33

Record 4 · 2025-01

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-01
minutes	80.28333333333333
offloadCount	1591
countPage	44
rawTime	1:20:17
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	33

Record 5 · 2025-02

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-02
minutes	63.983333333333334
offloadCount	1407
countPage	49
rawTime	1:03:59
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	33

Record 6 · 2025-03

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-03
minutes	58.75
offloadCount	1555
countPage	54
rawTime	0:58:45
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	33

Latest retained offload record · 2026-01

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2026-01
minutes	81.1
rawTime	1:21:06
offloadCount	1331
standardMinutes	30
rawStandard	0:30:00
compliantPercent	56
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-FEB2026
page	5
rawLine	San Diego County EMS Agency 20510 University of California, San Diego Medical Center 1331 1:21:06 0:30:00 0:51:06 56.0%

CMS patient experience, infection, readmission & mortality records

CMS 050025 · UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR · 200 WEST ARBOR DRIVE, SAN DIEGO 92103 · 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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Exact CMS records · reporting unit 050025
Measure	Reported value	Period	Source / row	CMS footnotes
H_COMP_1_A_PPatients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	79	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hcahps / 19722	None
H_COMP_3_A_PPatients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	61	2024-01-01–2024-12-31	responsiveness / 27093	None
HAI_1_SIRCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.618	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10447	None
HAI_1_NUMERATORCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	25	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10446	None
HAI_1_ELIGCASESCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	40.481	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10445	None
HAI_1_CILOWERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.409	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10442	None
HAI_1_CIUPPERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.898	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10443	None
HAI_2_SIRCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.597	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10453	None
HAI_2_NUMERATORCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	24	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10452	None
HAI_2_ELIGCASESCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	40.228	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10451	None
HAI_2_CILOWERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.391	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10448	None
HAI_2_CIUPPERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.874	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10449	None
HAI_3_SIRSSI - Colon Surgery	0.376	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10459	None
HAI_3_NUMERATORSSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	6	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10458	None
HAI_3_ELIGCASESSSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	15.966	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10457	None
HAI_3_CILOWERSSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.152	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10454	None
HAI_3_CIUPPERSSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	0.782	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10455	None
HAI_4_SIRSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	0.672	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10465	None
HAI_4_NUMERATORSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	2	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10464	None
HAI_4_ELIGCASESSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	2.978	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10463	None
HAI_4_CILOWERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.113	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10460	None
HAI_4_CIUPPERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	2.219	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10461	None
HAI_5_SIRMRSA Bacteremia	0.716	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10471	None
HAI_5_NUMERATORMRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	14	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10470	None
HAI_5_ELIGCASESMRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	19.560	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10469	None
HAI_5_CILOWERMRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.407	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10466	None
HAI_5_CIUPPERMRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.172	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10467	None
HAI_6_SIRClostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.375	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10477	None
HAI_6_NUMERATORClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	57	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10476	None
HAI_6_ELIGCASESClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	152.018	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10475	None
HAI_6_CILOWERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.287	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10472	None
HAI_6_CIUPPERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.482	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10473	None
READM_30_AMIAcute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate	14.5CMS cohort: 302Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 4070	None
READM_30_HFHeart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate	19.3CMS cohort: 891Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 4073	None
READM_30_PNPneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate	15.7CMS cohort: 946Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 4075	None
READM_30_COPDRate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients	19.7CMS cohort: 204Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 4072	None
READM_30_CABGRate of readmission for CABG	9.7CMS cohort: 177Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 4071	None
READM_30_HIP_KNEERate of readmission after hip/knee replacement	7.1CMS cohort: 191Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 4074	None
MORT_30_AMIDeath rate for heart attack patients	9.1CMS cohort: 183Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 5804	None
MORT_30_HFDeath rate for heart failure patients	7.8CMS cohort: 510Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 5807	None
MORT_30_PNDeath rate for pneumonia patients	11CMS cohort: 696Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 5808	None
MORT_30_COPDDeath rate for COPD patients	6.2CMS cohort: 116Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 5806	None
MORT_30_CABGDeath rate for CABG surgery patients	1.4CMS cohort: 130Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 5805	None
MORT_30_STKDeath rate for stroke patients	9.4CMS cohort: 435Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 5809	None
HAI_1_DOPCCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	35307	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10444	None
HAI_2_DOPCCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	24537	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10450	None
HAI_3_DOPCSSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	565	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10456	None
HAI_4_DOPCSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	314	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10462	None
HAI_5_DOPCMRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	264796	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10468	None
HAI_6_DOPCClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	254778	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 10474	None

CMS footnote definitions · HCAHPS survey versions

2022–2024 annual nursing history · source records & calculations

HCAI 106370782 · annual financial reporting unit
Report	Reporting period	Productive RN hours	Patient days	Contract RN hours	Nursing hours
2022	2021-07-01–2022-06-30	4,433,161	236,036	718,764	6,532,728
2023	2022-07-01–2023-06-30	4,021,720	244,895	829,855	6,130,891
2024	2023-07-01–2024-06-30	4,986,820	253,495	463,870	6,813,294

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).

2022 HCAI annual financial records · Preserved source · API record ID 426 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: a79841850b69181682634b9cf5baafc9886fc80761f7ef7bd18281d87c488e8e
2023 HCAI annual financial records · Preserved source · API record ID 431 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: 50ecefcc9e0613b9c65c7f292acbb5ea45d82205d0ec651ee7a42c153143a4ba
2024 HCAI annual financial records · Preserved source · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 429 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: 0fcc4c3c52f335adc63699cf65d5ecbe28b94bb2d20433508cfe799e82541e26

Licensed care categories · 2022–2024 history & source rows
Licensed beds · annual utilization reporting unit
Care type 2022 2023 2024
Acute care 349 349 349
Psychiatric 32 32 32
Reported total 381 381 381
- 2022 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 363 · HCAI 106370782
- 2023 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 366 · HCAI 106370782
- 2024 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 366 · HCAI 106370782
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 106370782 · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 · row 429 · Audited · 2023-07-01–2024-06-30
Outlier screen: ratio above the care-group upper quartile plus three interquartile ranges.
Productive RN hours: 4,986,820 ÷ total patient days: 253,495
- Acute care: 242,697 patient days
- Psychiatric: 10,798 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 22 · Preserved report
Offload hospital identity & source times
University of California, San Diego Medical Center · San Diego · CEMSIS 20510 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography
- Oct 2024: 0:48:22 · 90th percentile · 186 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 29
- Nov 2024: 1:09:44 · 90th percentile · 1,272 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 34
- Dec 2024: 1:05:48 · 90th percentile · 1,421 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 39
- Jan 2025: 1:20:17 · 90th percentile · 1,591 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 44
- Feb 2025: 1:03:59 · 90th percentile · 1,407 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 49
- Mar 2025: 0:58:45 · 90th percentile · 1,555 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 54
Jan 2026: 1:21:06 · 1,331 qualifying offloads · local standard 0:30:00 · 56% within standard · page 5
Jan 2026 · EMSA hospital offload exceedance table · page 5 · Preserved report
CMS ED measures · reporting unit 050025 · UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR · Preserved file
CMS values, dates & identity match
200 WEST ARBOR DRIVE, SAN DIEGO 92103 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP
- OP_18b: 259 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 335
- OP_18c: 334 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 21
- OP_18d: 345 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 13
- OP_22: 4 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · sample 121683
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

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Profile statusLISTED — NOT YET REVIEWEDDescriptive profile · two source layers2024 financial filing audited2024 workforce record available2025 capacity record available

What this page can show2024 nursing labor and 2025 capacity, reported separately.

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Reported RN labor4,986,820 productive RN hours.

4,986,820Hospital-wide productive RN hours · 2024

Contract RN share6.8% of reported RN labor.

6.8%Agency, registry, or contract RN share · 2024

Reported RN intensity19.7 RN hours per patient day.

19.7Hospital-wide annual proxy · 2024

Reported capacity895 staffed beds.

895 → 895Available → staffed beds · 2025

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