🏥 Palomar UCSD Medical Center Escondido

San Diego County · HCAI 106374382

2185 W. Citracado Parkway, Escondido, CA 92029

Open · Hospital facility · roster 2026-10-01

Hospital Snapshot

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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

Reporting-unit RN hours / patient day: 16.44↓
Productive RN hours: 1,334,874
RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated: 641.77

History & details →

✈️ Travelers / agency

Contract RN hours / reported nursing hours: 4.1%↓
Contract RN hours: 78,738

History & details →

🛏️ Beds & capacity

🏥 HCAI facility licensed beds: 306
🏥 Reported licensed-bed total: 286
🏥 HCAI fair-pricing listing · total beds: 286
🛏️ Reported staffed beds: 263
⚙️ Operational beds: — UNKNOWN
🛏️ Reported available beds: 275
❤️ Licensed ICU beds: 36
👶 Licensed NICU beds: 0
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds: 40
🚑 ED treatment stations: 72

History & details →

🚑 ED & hospital pressure

🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted: 76,880
🛏️ ED admissions: 15,175
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers: — UNKNOWN
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile: 30.12 min
🚨 Ambulance diversion reported: No
🚑 ED service level: Basic
🛏️ Inpatient average stay · includes long-term care: — UNKNOWN days
⏱️ Boarding / wait time: — UNKNOWN

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🔄 Services & changes

Documented service changes: Service review not documented

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👥 Turnover & working conditions

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

Pay, overtime, orientation and contract records →

History & details →

📈 Workload & complete records

Patient days, discharges, care mix and workload history.

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

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👥 Turnover & working conditions

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Who stays? Who leaves?

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

Pay, overtime, orientation & contract

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

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📈 Workload & patient demand

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📈 Workload, Staffing & Capacity

2022–2024: ED encounters decreased from 88,968 to 76,880.

🚑 ED activity · ↓ 13.6%

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 period	Productive RN hours	Contract RN hours	Patient days	Filing status	Source
2021-07-01–2022-06-30	1,372,514	115,533	75,579	Audited	Preserved fileAPI record ID 288
2022-07-01–2023-06-30	1,237,098	291,352	85,480	Audited	Preserved fileAPI record ID 285
2023-07-01–2024-06-30	1,334,874	78,738	81,211	Audited	Preserved fileHADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 283

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Reporting-unit RN hours / patient day

16.44

2023-07-01–2024-06-30📈 Trend: ↓ Decreasing · 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

Within the typical reported range

🔎 Comparison source & calculation

Productive RN hours

1,334,874

2023-07-01–2024-06-30

RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated

641.77

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	18.16
2023	14.47
2024	16.44

2022–2024 pattern: RN hours per patient day went from 18.16 to 16.44.

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✈️ Travelers / Agency Nursing

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Contract RN hours / reported nursing hours: 4.1%
Contract RN hours: 78,738

📈 Contract RN share of nursing hours · annual reports

Contract RN share of nursing hours · annual reports · % of nursing hours
Period	% of nursing hours
2022	6.06
2023	14.09
2024	4.15

2022–2024 pattern: contract RN share went from 6.1% to 4.1%.

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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.

Quarterly beds and workload · 3 retained reporting periods

HCAI 106374382 · dated quarterly reporting unit
Reporting period	Licensed beds	Available beds	Staffed beds	Patient days	Outpatient visits	Source
2025-Q32025-07-01–2025-09-30	286	275	263	24,061	27,617	Preserved fileAPI record 280
2025-Q42025-10-01–2025-12-31	286	275	263	24,126	27,015	Preserved fileAPI record 278
2026-Q12026-01-01–2026-03-31	286	286	278	24,990	27,371	Preserved fileAPI record 278

2185 W. CITRACADO PARKWAY, ESCONDIDO 92029 · reported facility address · 2026-Q1

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🔎 Records & complete history →

🏥 HCAI facility licensed beds: 306
🏥 Reported licensed-bed total: 286
🏥 HCAI fair-pricing listing · total beds: 286
🛏️ Reported staffed beds: 263
⚙️ Operational beds: — UNKNOWN
🛏️ Reported available beds: 275
❤️ Licensed ICU beds: 36
👶 Licensed NICU beds: 0
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds: 40
🚑 ED treatment stations: 72

📈 Licensed specialty-bed history

Licensed beds · annual utilization
Licensed beds	2022	2023	2024
❤️ ICU	24	36	36
👶 NICU	0	0	0
🤰 Perinatal	46	40	40

📈 ED treatment stations · December 31

ED treatment stations · December 31 · Stations
Period	Stations
2022	72
2023	72
2024	72

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🚑 ED & Hospital Pressure

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🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted: 76,880
🛏️ ED admissions: 15,175
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers: — UNKNOWN
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile: 30.12 min
🚨 Ambulance diversion reported: No
🚑 ED service level: Basic
🛏️ Inpatient average stay · includes long-term care: — UNKNOWN days
⏱️ 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	34.62
Nov 2024	35.67
Dec 2024	40.32
Jan 2025	41.48
Feb 2025	37.58
Mar 2025	30.3

📈 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted

ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted · Encounters
Period	Encounters
2022	88,968
2023	67,789
2024	76,880

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🔄 Services & Changes

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Service review not documented

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🔎 Sources

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HCAI facility roster · 2026-10-01 · source row 388 · Retained roster
Download this hospital’s retained records and history (JSON)HCAI 106374382 · 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 288

Field

Value

year

2022

begin

2021-07-01

end

2022-06-30

reportDays

365

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

288

name

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER

county

San Diego

rnHours

1372514

patientDays

75579

ratio

18.159991532039324

components

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Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	1372514
PRD_HR_LVN	20926
PRD_HR_AID	398001
CNT_HR_RN	115533

nursingHours

1906974

contractShare

0.060584465231303626

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	75579
DAY_PSYCH	0
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 285

Field

Value

year

2023

begin

2022-07-01

end

2023-06-30

reportDays

365

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

285

name

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER

county

San Diego

rnHours

1237098

patientDays

85480

ratio

14.472367805334581

components

Open components

Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	1237098
PRD_HR_LVN	11626
PRD_HR_AID	527205
CNT_HR_RN	291352

nursingHours

2067281

contractShare

0.14093488016384806

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	85480
DAY_PSYCH	0
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 283

Field

Value

year

2024

begin

2023-07-01

end

2024-06-30

reportDays

366

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

283

name

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER

county

San Diego

rnHours

1334874

patientDays

81211

ratio

16.437108273509747

components

Open components

Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	1334874
PRD_HR_LVN	4187
PRD_HR_AID	479986
CNT_HR_RN	78738

nursingHours

1897785

contractShare

0.041489420561338614

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	81211
DAY_PSYCH	0
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	1334874
contractHours	78738
contractShare	0.04149
rnPerPatientDay	16.43711
baseline	— UNKNOWN
history	MISSING
filing	Audited

Beds and capacity · records & history

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

Official HCAI roster · Retained source · row 388

Field

Value

officialName

PALOMAR UCSD MEDICAL CENTER ESCONDIDO

county

San Diego

city

ESCONDIDO

address

2185 W. CITRACADO PARKWAY

zip

92029

level

Parent Facility

category

General Acute Care Hospital

status

Open

statusEffective

2012-08-15

licensedBeds

306

erServiceLevel

Emergency - Basic

licenseNumber

080000083

rosterDate

2026-10-01

checkedOn

2026-10-12

sourceRow

388

officialUrl

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

sourceFile

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

aliases

Open aliases

Record 1

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER

parentId

— UNKNOWN

parentName

— UNKNOWN

cdphFacilityType

GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL

crosswalkRows

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Record 1

Retained record fields
Field	Value
_id	5543
LICENSED_CERTIFIED	LICENSED ONLY
ELMS_FACID	630013873
LICENSE_NUMBER	080000083
LICENSE_STATUS_DESCRIPTION	ACTIVE
PERM_ID	18173
HCAI_ID	106374382
ASPEN_FACID	CA630013873
CCN	— UNKNOWN
NPI	— UNKNOWN
ASPEN_STATUS	ACTIVE
FACNAME	PALOMAR 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

2025-Q3 · 2025-07-01–2025-09-30 · quarterly record 280

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Field

Value

period

2025-q3

begin

2025-07-01

end

2025-09-30

sourceRecord

280

sourceFile

/downloads/deep-review/qfu-2025-q3.json.gz

sourceUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=15939e50-5c82-46af-9653-d40a5458dc26&limit=10000

name

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER

address

2185 W. CITRACADO PARKWAY

city

ESCONDIDO

zip

92029

operationStatus

Open

licensedBeds

286

availableBeds

275

staffedBeds

263

patientDays

24061

outpatientVisits

27617

conflict

— UNKNOWN

raw

Open raw

Retained record fields
Field	Value
FAC_NO	106374382
YEAR_QTR	20253
BEG_DATE	07/01/2025
END_DATE	09/30/2025
LIC_BEDS	286
AVL_BEDS	275
STF_BEDS	263
DAY_TOT	24061
VIS_TOT	27617

2025-Q4 · 2025-10-01–2025-12-31 · quarterly record 278

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Field

Value

period

2025-q4

begin

2025-10-01

end

2025-12-31

sourceRecord

278

sourceFile

/downloads/deep-review/qfu-2025-q4.json.gz

sourceUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=8a512ca9-560e-4fcc-9c57-c928c874231b&limit=10000

name

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER

address

2185 W. CITRACADO PARKWAY

city

ESCONDIDO

zip

92029

operationStatus

Open

licensedBeds

286

availableBeds

275

staffedBeds

263

patientDays

24126

outpatientVisits

27015

conflict

— UNKNOWN

raw

Open raw

Retained record fields
Field	Value
FAC_NO	106374382
YEAR_QTR	20254
BEG_DATE	10/01/2025
END_DATE	12/31/2025
LIC_BEDS	286
AVL_BEDS	275
STF_BEDS	263
DAY_TOT	24126
VIS_TOT	27015

2026-Q1 · 2026-01-01–2026-03-31 · quarterly record 278

Download preserved source · Official source

Field

Value

period

2026-q1

begin

2026-01-01

end

2026-03-31

sourceRecord

278

sourceFile

/downloads/deep-review/qfu-2026-q1.json.gz

sourceUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=46f2a36e-e0ca-4509-a89a-2083e356169d&limit=10000

name

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER

address

2185 W. CITRACADO PARKWAY

city

ESCONDIDO

zip

92029

operationStatus

Open

licensedBeds

286

availableBeds

286

staffedBeds

278

patientDays

24990

outpatientVisits

27371

conflict

— UNKNOWN

raw

Open raw

Retained record fields
Field	Value
FAC_NO	106374382
YEAR_QTR	20261
BEG_DATE	01/01/2026
END_DATE	03/31/2026
LIC_BEDS	286
AVL_BEDS	286
STF_BEDS	278
DAY_TOT	24990
VIS_TOT	27371

Official facility record · checked 2026-10-13

Official campus record

Retained record fields
Field	Value
licensedBeds	286
staffedBeds	263
availableBeds	275
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 373

Field

Value

year

2022

begin

2022-01-01

end

2022-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	286
psychiatric	0
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

286

sourceRow

373

sourceId

AUR-2022

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

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 376

Field

Value

year

2023

begin

2023-01-01

end

2023-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	292
psychiatric	0
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

292

sourceRow

376

sourceId

AUR-2023

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

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 376

Field

Value

year

2024

begin

2024-01-01

end

2024-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	292
psychiatric	0
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

292

sourceRow

376

sourceId

AUR-2024

Facility checks and separately scoped bed records

Field

Value

officialName

Palomar UCSD Medical Center Escondido

address

2185 W. Citracado Parkway, Escondido, CA 92029

officialUrl

https://hcai.ca.gov/facility/palomar-medical-center/

licensedBeds

306

edServiceLevel

Basic

facilityStatus

Open

checkedOn

2026-10-13

otherBedRecords

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Record 1

Retained record fields
Field	Value
label	HCAI fair-pricing listing · total beds
value	286
period	Checked October 13, 2026; bed effective date unspecified
source	https://syfphr.hcai.ca.gov/SearchDetail.aspx?oshpdid=106374382

capacityConflict

Official facility listing reports 306 licensed beds; retained Q3/Q4 2025 and Q1 2026 quarters and fair-pricing listing report 286. Q1/Q2 2025 exact-ID records are absent from complete preserved archives. Dates/scope unresolved; no name-only replacement.

ED activity, specialty beds and diversion · records & history

2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106374382 · source row 373

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2022
begin	2022-01-01
end	2022-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2022
sourceRow	373
diversionReported	Yes
icuLicensed	24
nicuLicensed	0
perinatalLicensed	46
edStations	72
edNonAdmitVisits	80063
edAdmissions	8905
diversionHours	2

2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106374382 · source row 376

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2023
begin	2023-01-01
end	2023-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2023
sourceRow	376
diversionReported	No
icuLicensed	36
nicuLicensed	0
perinatalLicensed	40
edStations	72
edNonAdmitVisits	59603
edAdmissions	8186
diversionHours	— UNKNOWN

2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106374382 · source row 376

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2024
begin	2024-01-01
end	2024-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2024
sourceRow	376
diversionReported	No
icuLicensed	36
nicuLicensed	0
perinatalLicensed	40
edStations	72
edNonAdmitVisits	61705
edAdmissions	15175
diversionHours	— UNKNOWN

Local ED and average-stay records

Official facility source

Retained record fields
Field	Value
edServiceLevel	Basic
averageStayDays	— UNKNOWN
averageStayPeriod	— UNKNOWN
edStationsHistory	— UNKNOWN
diversionHoursHistory	— UNKNOWN

Ambulance offload · records & history

Palomar Medical Center · CEMSIS 20561 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography

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Record 1 · 2024-10

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-10
minutes	34.61666666666667
offloadCount	1444
countPage	30
rawTime	0:34:37
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	34

Record 2 · 2024-11

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-11
minutes	35.666666666666664
offloadCount	1435
countPage	35
rawTime	0:35:40
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	34

Record 3 · 2024-12

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-12
minutes	40.31666666666667
offloadCount	1616
countPage	40
rawTime	0:40:19
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	34

Record 4 · 2025-01

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-01
minutes	41.483333333333334
offloadCount	1541
countPage	46
rawTime	0:41:29
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	34

Record 5 · 2025-02

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-02
minutes	37.583333333333336
offloadCount	1414
countPage	51
rawTime	0:37:35
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	34

Record 6 · 2025-03

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-03
minutes	30.3
offloadCount	1419
countPage	56
rawTime	0:30:18
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	22
row	34

Latest retained offload record · 2026-01

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2026-01
minutes	30.116666666666667
rawTime	0:30:07
offloadCount	1760
standardMinutes	30
rawStandard	0:30:00
compliantPercent	89.8
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-FEB2026
page	7
rawLine	San Diego County EMS Agency 20561 Palomar Medical Center 1760 0:30:07 0:30:00 0:00:07 89.8%

2022–2024 annual nursing history · source records & calculations

HCAI 106374382 · annual financial reporting unit
Report	Reporting period	Productive RN hours	Patient days	Contract RN hours	Nursing hours
2022	2021-07-01–2022-06-30	1,372,514	75,579	115,533	1,906,974
2023	2022-07-01–2023-06-30	1,237,098	85,480	291,352	2,067,281
2024	2023-07-01–2024-06-30	1,334,874	81,211	78,738	1,897,785

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 288 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: a79841850b69181682634b9cf5baafc9886fc80761f7ef7bd18281d87c488e8e
2023 HCAI annual financial records · Preserved source · API record ID 285 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: 50ecefcc9e0613b9c65c7f292acbb5ea45d82205d0ec651ee7a42c153143a4ba
2024 HCAI annual financial records · Preserved source · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 283 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: 0fcc4c3c52f335adc63699cf65d5ecbe28b94bb2d20433508cfe799e82541e26

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 106374382 · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 · row 283 · Audited · 2023-07-01–2024-06-30
Outlier screen: ratio above the care-group upper quartile plus three interquartile ranges.
Productive RN hours: 1,334,874 ÷ total patient days: 81,211
- Acute care: 81,211 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 22 · Preserved report
Offload hospital identity & source times
Palomar Medical Center · San Diego · CEMSIS 20561 · unique normalized hospital / retained CMS name + EMS geography
- Oct 2024: 0:34:37 · 90th percentile · 1,444 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 30
- Nov 2024: 0:35:40 · 90th percentile · 1,435 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 35
- Dec 2024: 0:40:19 · 90th percentile · 1,616 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 40
- Jan 2025: 0:41:29 · 90th percentile · 1,541 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 46
- Feb 2025: 0:37:35 · 90th percentile · 1,414 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 51
- Mar 2025: 0:30:18 · 90th percentile · 1,419 qualifying offloads · page 22 · count page 56
Jan 2026: 0:30:07 · 1,760 qualifying offloads · local standard 0:30:00 · 89.8% within standard · page 7
Jan 2026 · EMSA hospital offload exceedance table · page 7 · Preserved report
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
HCAI facility identity, licensed beds, ED level & average stay · checked 2026-10-13
Checked October 13, 2026; bed effective date unspecified · HCAI fair-pricing listing · total beds
2024 HCAI annual financial / RN labor
2025 California capacity record
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Palomar Medical Center

San Diego County · HCAI 106374382

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 labor1,334,874 productive RN hours.

1,334,874Hospital-wide productive RN hours · 2024

Contract RN share4.1% of reported RN labor.

4.1%Agency, registry, or contract RN share · 2024

Reported RN intensity16.4 RN hours per patient day.

16.4Hospital-wide annual proxy · 2024

Reported capacity263 staffed beds.

275 → 263Available → staffed beds · 2025

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