Hospital

SIERRA VIEW MEDICAL CENTER

CCN: 050261 · PORTERVILLE, CA 93257 · TULARE County

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Overview

Address
465 W PUTNAM AVE, PORTERVILLE, CA 93257
Phone
(559) 784-1110
Hospital Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Non-Profit
Emergency Services
Yes
Birthing Friendly
Yes
2 /5
★★★★★
CMS Overall Rating
p7
Acute Care — General medical and surgical hospital participating in Medicare IPPS. Subject to CMS quality reporting and payment adjustment programs (VBP, HRRP, HAC).

CMS Star Rating — Quality Domain Breakdown

CMS computes the overall star rating from five quality domains. Each domain compares this hospital's measures against national benchmarks.

Mortality 5 of 7 measures reported
4
1
Better No different Worse
30-day death rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, stroke, CABG, and kidney disease.
Safety of Care 6 of 8 measures reported
1
4
1
Better No different Worse
Healthcare-associated infections and patient safety indicators (PSI-90 composite).
Readmission 10 of 11 measures reported
10
Better No different Worse
30-day unplanned readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, hip/knee replacement, and CABG.
Patient Experience 8 of 8 measures reported
8 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
HCAHPS survey scores — patient-reported experience with communication, responsiveness, cleanliness, and discharge planning.
Timely & Effective Care 9 of 12 measures reported
9 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
Process-of-care measures including flu immunization, blood clot prevention, and appropriate use of imaging.

Readmissions — Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

The Excess Readmission Ratio (ERR) compares this hospital's 30-day readmission rate to expected, adjusting for patient mix. An ERR of 1.0 means readmissions are as expected; > 1.0 triggers a Medicare payment penalty (up to 3%).

⚠ This hospital has excess readmissions in at least one condition and is subject to HRRP payment reduction.
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
1.0063 p54
Heart Failure 151 discharges
1.0403 p74
Pneumonia 266 discharges
1.0011 p53
COPD 109 discharges
1.0827 p94
Hip/Knee Replacement
0.8832 p20
CABG Surgery
— Not reported
Expected (1.0) National median

Value-Based Purchasing

The Hospital VBP Program adjusts Medicare payments based on clinical quality. The Total Performance Score (TPS) is a weighted composite of four domains, each worth 25%. This hospital's TPS is below the national median, suggesting a negative payment adjustment.

21.5 p21
Total Performance Score
National median: 29.5
Clinical Outcomes 25% weight
3.0 p30
Nat'l median: 5.0
Measures mortality rates for conditions like heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and COPD. Based on 30-day risk-standardized mortality.
Safety 25% weight
15.0 p79
Nat'l median: 10.0
Patient safety measures including healthcare-associated infections (CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, MRSA, C. diff) and perioperative complications.
Person & Community Engagement 25% weight
3.5 p8
Nat'l median: 8.8
Based on HCAHPS patient experience survey results — communication with nurses and doctors, hospital cleanliness, pain management, discharge information.
Efficiency & Cost Reduction 25% weight
0.0 p0
Nat'l median: 2.5
Based on Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB). Measures episode-of-care costs from 3 days before admission through 30 days after discharge.

CMS Payment Programs

Three Medicare programs adjust hospital payments based on quality performance. Hospitals can be penalized under multiple programs simultaneously.

Readmissions (HRRP)
Penalized
Worst ERR: 1.0827
Value-Based Purchasing
21.5 TPS
Below national median
HAC Reduction
Payment Reduced
HAC Score: 0.5017

Complications & Deaths

30-day mortality rates, patient safety indicators, and complication rates. "Better" means statistically significantly better than the national rate.

Measure Score vs. National Denominator
COMP_HIP_KNEE 3.40 No Different Than the National Rate 47
Hybrid_HWM 5.00 No Different Than the National Rate 595
MORT_30_AMI 12.00 No Different Than the National Rate 63
MORT_30_CABG — — —
MORT_30_COPD 12.00 No Different Than the National Rate 104
MORT_30_HF 13.00 No Different Than the National Rate 128
MORT_30_PN 21.30 Worse Than the National Rate 268
MORT_30_STK 14.00 No Different Than the National Rate 105
PSI_03 0.32 No Different Than the National Rate 1,881
PSI_04 — Number of Cases Too Small —
PSI_06 0.37 No Different Than the National Rate 2,512
PSI_08 0.25 No Different Than the National Rate 2,538
PSI_09 2.23 No Different Than the National Rate 280
PSI_10 1.66 No Different Than the National Rate 50
PSI_11 11.81 No Different Than the National Rate 51
PSI_12 4.04 No Different Than the National Rate 287
PSI_13 6.99 No Different Than the National Rate 51
PSI_14 2.05 No Different Than the National Rate 76
PSI_15 0.98 No Different Than the National Rate 548
PSI_90 1.08 No Different Than the National Value —

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — standardized patient survey measuring satisfaction with care.

Measure Score Star Rating
H_COMP_1_A_P: Nurses "always" communicated well 75% —
H_COMP_1_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 7% —
H_COMP_1_U_P: Nurses "usually" communicated well 18% —
H_COMP_1_LINEAR_SCORE: Nurse communication - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_1_STAR_RATING: Nurse communication - star rating — 2
H_NURSE_RESPECT_A_P: Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 84% —
H_NURSE_RESPECT_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 5% —
H_NURSE_RESPECT_U_P: Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 11% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_A_P: Nurses "always" listened carefully 69% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 7% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_U_P: Nurses "usually" listened carefully 24% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_A_P: Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand 71% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 8% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_U_P: Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand 21% —
H_COMP_2_A_P: Doctors "always" communicated well 75% —
H_COMP_2_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 7% —
H_COMP_2_U_P: Doctors "usually" communicated well 18% —
H_COMP_2_LINEAR_SCORE: Doctor communication - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_2_STAR_RATING: Doctor communication - star rating — 2
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_A_P: Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 85% —
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 4% —
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_U_P: Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 11% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_A_P: Doctors "always" listened carefully 71% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 7% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_U_P: Doctors "usually" listened carefully 22% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_A_P: Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand 69% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 8% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_U_P: Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand 23% —
H_COMP_5_A_P: Staff "always" explained 55% —
H_COMP_5_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained 23% —
H_COMP_5_U_P: Staff "usually" explained 22% —
H_COMP_5_LINEAR_SCORE: Communication about medicines - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_5_STAR_RATING: Communication about medicines - star rating — 2
H_MED_FOR_A_P: Staff "always" explained new medications 69% —
H_MED_FOR_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications 11% —
H_MED_FOR_U_P: Staff "usually" explained new medications 20% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_A_P: Staff "always" explained possible side effects 41% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects 35% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_U_P: Staff "usually" explained possible side effects 24% —
H_COMP_6_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients this information 14% —
H_COMP_6_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients this information 86% —
H_COMP_6_LINEAR_SCORE: Discharge information - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_6_STAR_RATING: Discharge information - star rating — 3
H_DISCH_HELP_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge 18% —
H_DISCH_HELP_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge 82% —
H_SYMPTOMS_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms 11% —
H_SYMPTOMS_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms 89% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_A_P: Room was "always" clean 64% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_SN_P: Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean 14% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_U_P: Room was "usually" clean 22% —
H_CLEAN_LINEAR_SCORE: Cleanliness - linear mean score — —
H_CLEAN_STAR_RATING: Cleanliness - star rating — 2
H_QUIET_HSP_A_P: "Always" quiet at night 44% —
H_QUIET_HSP_SN_P: "Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night 14% —
H_QUIET_HSP_U_P: "Usually" quiet at night 42% —
H_QUIET_LINEAR_SCORE: Quietness - linear mean score — —
H_QUIET_STAR_RATING: Quietness - star rating — 2
H_HSP_RATING_0_6: Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low) 14% —
H_HSP_RATING_7_8: Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium) 28% —
H_HSP_RATING_9_10: Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) 58% —
H_HSP_RATING_LINEAR_SCORE: Overall hospital rating - linear mean score — —
H_HSP_RATING_STAR_RATING: Overall hospital rating - star rating — 2
H_RECMND_DN: "NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it) 8% —
H_RECMND_DY: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital 52% —
H_RECMND_PY: "YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital 40% —
H_RECMND_LINEAR_SCORE: Recommend hospital - linear mean score — —
H_RECMND_STAR_RATING: Recommend hospital - star rating — 2
H_STAR_RATING: Summary star rating — 2

Healthcare Associated Infections

Standardized Infection Ratios (SIR). A SIR < 1.0 means fewer infections than predicted based on national baseline data.

Measure Score (SIR) vs. National
HAI_1_CILOWER N/A No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_CIUPPER 2.972 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_DOPC 1232.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_ELIGCASES 1.008 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_NUMERATOR 0.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_SIR 0.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_CILOWER 0.027 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_CIUPPER 2.663 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_DOPC 2389.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_ELIGCASES 1.852 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_NUMERATOR 1.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_SIR 0.540 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_CILOWER — —
HAI_3_CIUPPER — —
HAI_3_DOPC 6.000 —
HAI_3_ELIGCASES 0.177 —
HAI_3_NUMERATOR 1.000 —
HAI_3_SIR — —
HAI_4_CILOWER — —
HAI_4_CIUPPER — —
HAI_4_DOPC 45.000 —
HAI_4_ELIGCASES 0.418 —
HAI_4_NUMERATOR 0.000 —
HAI_4_SIR — —
HAI_5_CILOWER — —
HAI_5_CIUPPER — —
HAI_5_DOPC 19823.000 —
HAI_5_ELIGCASES 0.853 —
HAI_5_NUMERATOR 0.000 —
HAI_5_SIR — —
HAI_6_CILOWER N/A Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_CIUPPER 0.291 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_DOPC 17591.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_ELIGCASES 10.310 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_NUMERATOR 0.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_SIR 0.000 Better than the National Benchmark

Timely & Effective Care

Process-of-care measures including ED wait times, treatment timeliness, and preventive care.

Measure Score Condition
EDV high Emergency Department
GMCS — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Malnutrition_Diagnosis_Documented — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Malnutrition_Screening — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Nutrition_Assessment — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Nutritional_Care_Plan — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_HYPER — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_HYPO — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_ORAE — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
IMM_3 81.0 Healthcare Personnel Vaccination
OP_18a 169.0 Emergency Department
OP_18b 164.0 Emergency Department
OP_18c 244.0 Emergency Department
OP_18d — Emergency Department
OP_22 1.0 Emergency Department
OP_23 — Emergency Department
OP_29 100.0 Colonoscopy care
OP_31 — Cataract surgery outcome
OP_40 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS 7.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SEP_1 77.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_3HR 86.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_6HR 89.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_3HR 87.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_6HR 99.0 Sepsis Care
STK_02 96.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_03 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_05 96.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_1 79.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_2 80.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure

Unplanned Hospital Visits

Readmission and ED return rates within 30 days of discharge.

Measure Score vs. National
EDAC_30_AMI -18.00 Average Days per 100 Discharges
EDAC_30_HF 11.30 Average Days per 100 Discharges
EDAC_30_PN -6.50 Average Days per 100 Discharges
Hybrid_HWR 14.90 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_32 13.10 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ADM 10.00 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ED 5.80 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_36 1.00 No Different than expected
READM_30_AMI 13.60 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_CABG — —
READM_30_COPD 19.70 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HF 20.40 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HIP_KNEE 4.30 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_PN 16.00 No Different Than the National Rate

Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary

MSPB ratio: values > 1.0 mean this hospital's episode spending is higher than the national median hospital.

Value
1.02

Financial Health (Cost Report — FY 2024)

All Data

Every labeled metric surfaced for this hospital, with national medians and percentiles where a benchmark is available.

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Source Metric Value National Median Pctl. Raw key
Cost Report Cost per Discharge ($) $346,711 — metrics.cost_per_discharge
Cost Report Cost-to-Charge Ratio 0.22 — metrics.cost_to_charge_ratio
Cost Report Current Ratio 2.78 — metrics.current_ratio
Cost Report Employees per Bed 6.08 — metrics.employees_per_bed
Cost Report fiscal_year 2,024 — fiscal_year
Cost Report Fund Balance ($) $248,385,510 — metrics.fund_balance
Cost Report Net Income ($) $-1,062,972 — metrics.net_income
Cost Report Net Patient Revenue ($) $156,856,137 — metrics.net_patient_revenue
Cost Report Occupancy Rate (%) 4.5% — metrics.occupancy_rate
Cost Report Operating Margin (%) -10.0% — metrics.operating_margin
Cost Report Total Assets ($) $320,871,627 — metrics.total_assets
Cost Report Total Costs ($) $149,085,534 — metrics.total_costs
Cost Report Total Liabilities ($) $72,486,117 — metrics.total_liabilities
Cost Report Total Margin (%) -0.6% — metrics.total_margin
Cost Report Uncompensated Care (%) 1.5% — metrics.uncompensated_care_pct
General Information Address 465 W PUTNAM AVE — Address
General Information City/Town PORTERVILLE — City/Town
General Information Count of Facility MORT Measures 5 — Count of Facility MORT Measures
General Information Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures 8 — Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures
General Information Count of Facility READM Measures 10 — Count of Facility READM Measures
General Information Count of Facility Safety Measures 6 — Count of Facility Safety Measures
General Information Count of Facility TE Measures 9 — Count of Facility TE Measures
General Information Count of MORT Measures Better 0 — Count of MORT Measures Better
General Information Count of MORT Measures No Different 4 — Count of MORT Measures No Different
General Information Count of MORT Measures Worse 1 — Count of MORT Measures Worse
General Information Count of READM Measures Better 0 — Count of READM Measures Better
General Information Count of READM Measures No Different 10 — Count of READM Measures No Different
General Information Count of READM Measures Worse 0 — Count of READM Measures Worse
General Information Count of Safety Measures Better 1 — Count of Safety Measures Better
General Information Count of Safety Measures No Different 4 — Count of Safety Measures No Different
General Information Count of Safety Measures Worse 1 — Count of Safety Measures Worse
General Information County/Parish TULARE — County/Parish
General Information Emergency Services Yes — Emergency Services
General Information Facility ID 050261 — Facility ID
General Information Facility Name SIERRA VIEW MEDICAL CENTER — Facility Name
General Information Hospital overall rating 2 — Hospital overall rating
General Information Hospital overall rating footnote — — Hospital overall rating footnote
General Information Hospital Ownership Voluntary non-profit - Private — Hospital Ownership
General Information Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals — Hospital Type
General Information Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation Y — Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation
General Information MORT Group Footnote — — MORT Group Footnote
General Information MORT Group Measure Count 7 — MORT Group Measure Count
General Information Pt Exp Group Footnote — — Pt Exp Group Footnote
General Information Pt Exp Group Measure Count 8 — Pt Exp Group Measure Count
General Information READM Group Footnote — — READM Group Footnote
General Information READM Group Measure Count 11 — READM Group Measure Count
General Information Safety Group Footnote — — Safety Group Footnote
General Information Safety Group Measure Count 8 — Safety Group Measure Count
General Information State CA — State
General Information TE Group Footnote — — TE Group Footnote
General Information TE Group Measure Count 12 — TE Group Measure Count
General Information Telephone Number (559) 784-1110 — Telephone Number
General Information ZIP Code 93257 — ZIP Code
HAC Reduction Program fiscal_year 2,026 — fiscal_year
HAC Reduction Program measures — cauti — sir 0.44 — measures.cauti.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — cdi — sir 0.25 — measures.cdi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — clabsi — sir 0.47 — measures.clabsi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — mrsa — sir 1.88 — measures.mrsa.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — ssi — sir 1.58 — measures.ssi.sir
HAC Reduction Program payment_reduction Yes — payment_reduction
HAC Reduction Program total_hac_score 0.50 — total_hac_score
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary End Date 12/31/2024 — End Date
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Measure ID MSPB-1 — Measure ID
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Start Date 01/01/2024 — Start Date
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Value 1.02 — Value
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Excess readmission ratio 1.01 0.9995 p54 READM-30-AMI-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Expected readmission rate 12.5% — READM-30-AMI-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Predicted readmission rate 12.6% — READM-30-AMI-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Excess readmission ratio 1.08 0.9969 p94 READM-30-COPD-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Expected readmission rate 19.4% — READM-30-COPD-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Number of discharges 109 — READM-30-COPD-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Number of readmissions 29 — READM-30-COPD-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Predicted readmission rate 21.1% — READM-30-COPD-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Excess readmission ratio 1.04 0.9983 p74 READM-30-HF-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Expected readmission rate 20.4% — READM-30-HF-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Number of discharges 151 — READM-30-HF-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Number of readmissions 35 — READM-30-HF-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Predicted readmission rate 21.2% — READM-30-HF-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Excess readmission ratio 0.88 0.9916 p20 READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Expected readmission rate 3.9% — READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Predicted readmission rate 3.5% — READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Excess readmission ratio 1.00 0.9955 p53 READM-30-PN-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Expected readmission rate 16.5% — READM-30-PN-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Number of discharges 266 — READM-30-PN-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Number of readmissions 44 — READM-30-PN-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Predicted readmission rate 16.5% — READM-30-PN-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Value-Based Purchasing Clinical Outcomes 3.00 5.00 p30 clinical_outcomes_score
Value-Based Purchasing Efficiency & Cost Reduction 0.00 2.50 p0 efficiency_score
Value-Based Purchasing Person & Community Engagement 3.50 8.75 p8 person_community_score
Value-Based Purchasing Safety 15.00 10.00 p79 safety_score
Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score 21.50 29.50 p21 total_performance_score
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