Critical access hospitals in California
- Critical access hospitals
- 38
- Staffed beds
- 618
- Outpatient sites
- 25
- Affiliated HCPs
- 5,395
There are 38 critical access hospitals in California, across 38 cities. Adventist Health Clear Lake in Clearlake is the largest, with 25 staffed beds, followed by Adventist Health Howard Memorial with 25. Adventist Health runs the most California critical access hospitals, 4.
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Adventist Health Clear Lake is the largest critical access hospital in California, with 25 beds
Ranked by staffed beds in each hospital's latest CMS cost report. Adventist Health Howard Memorial in Willits is second with 25 beds, and Adventist Health Mendocino Coast in Fort Bragg is third with 25.
Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
There are 38 critical access hospitals in California, across 38 cities
A small rural hospital that CMS certifies to keep care close to home. California has 38, A to Z below. Open a profile for beds, affiliated HCPs, the org hierarchy and the leadership team.
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Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Adventist Health runs the most California critical access hospitals, with 4
Dmand AI maps every hospital to its parent organization, up to the health system. 4 health systems and parent organizations run two or more California critical access hospitals. HCPs are counted at each hospital, so a clinician at two hospitals counts twice.
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Source: Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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1,295 executives and department leaders work at California critical access hospitals
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Leaders by department
- Executive leadership187, names and contacts available with a free account
- Operations and administration131, names and contacts available with a free account
- Physicians and medical leadership99, names and contacts available with a free account
- Nursing leadership64, names and contacts available with a free account
- Other / unclassified52, names and contacts available with a free account
- Revenue cycle51, names and contacts available with a free account
- Marketing and patient experience50, names and contacts available with a free account
- Finance and accounting49, names and contacts available with a free account
- Diagnostics47, names and contacts available with a free account
- Facilities and support services46, names and contacts available with a free account
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18 of the 38 California critical access hospitals are nonprofit, according to CMS
20 are run by a government. 32 have an emergency department and 4 are trauma centers.
Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)
Adventist Health Clear Lake has the most affiliated doctors of any California critical access hospital, with 332
Across all 38 California critical access hospitals, 5,395 HCPs have a current affiliation, 3,655 of them physicians. Each clinician is counted once. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital is second with 254 affiliated physicians.
HCPs at California critical access hospitals by type
- Physicians (MD, DO)3,655
- Nurses and nurse practitioners784
- Physician assistants492
- Behavioral health clinicians109
- Other HCPs355
Largest physician specialties at California critical access hospitals
- Family medicine498
- Internal medicine398
- Emergency medicine390
- Diagnostic radiology265
- Hospitalist166
- Cardiovascular disease155
- Surgery122
- Orthopaedic surgery120
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Alturas has the most critical access hospitals in California, with 1
38 California cities have at least one critical access hospital. City pages list every hospital type.
Source: Provider of Services File (CMS)
Each California critical access hospital profile shows beds, the org hierarchy, HCPs and leaders
- Beds, discharges and revenueStaffed beds, inpatient discharges and net patient revenue from CMS cost reportsOn every profile
- Health system and sister hospitalsThe parent system and a sample of its other hospitalsOn every profile
- Affiliated HCPsA count by specialty and a sample of the physicians who practice thereOn every profile
- Size ranksRank by beds, discharges and revenue in the state and the USOn every profile
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Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS), Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Sources for the California critical access hospital directory
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| Hospitals, types and services | Provider of Services File (CMS) |
| Beds, discharges and revenue | Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) |
| Health systems and outpatient sites | Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Affiliated HCPs | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Executives and department leaders | Dmand AI Executive Data |
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The directory counts hospitals with a CMS certification number (CCN) that CMS classifies as critical access hospitals. Beds come from each hospital's latest cost report.
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Frequently asked questions about critical access hospitals in California
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How many critical access hospitals are in California?
There are 38 critical access hospitals in California, in 38 cities, with 618 staffed beds between them.
What is a critical access hospital?
A small rural hospital that CMS certifies to keep care close to home. It has 25 or fewer inpatient beds, keeps an average stay of 96 hours or less, and is usually more than 35 miles from another hospital.
What is the largest critical access hospital in California?
Adventist Health Clear Lake in Clearlake, with 25 staffed beds in its latest CMS cost report. Adventist Health Howard Memorial is second with 25, and Adventist Health Mendocino Coast is third with 25.
Which health system has the most critical access hospitals in California?
Adventist Health, with 4 critical access hospitals, followed by American Advanced Management Group with 2 and Providence with 2.
How many California critical access hospitals are nonprofit?
18 of 38, according to CMS ownership records. 20 are government hospitals.
How do I find a hospital's CCN or NPI?
Each California hospital profile lists its CMS certification number (CCN) and NPI at the top, next to the address and main phone number.
How do I find decision makers at California hospitals?
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