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4
CMS overall
of 5 stars

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento

Acute-care hospitals Emergency services
Location
Sacramento, CA 95825
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
CMS Facility ID
050425
Phone
(916) 973-5000

The CMS overall star (1 = lowest, 5 = highest) summarizes up to 5 quality groups — see what drives it below.

What's behind this 4-star rating

CMS builds the overall star from up to five measure groups, weighted as shown. This is how Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento compares to national on the measures in each group — it explains the rating without reproducing CMS's exact internal model. More on the data →

Average
Patient experience · 22% of the score
HCAHPS patient-survey summary 3/5
As expected
Mortality · 22% of the score
4 measures, all about the national rate
Above average
Safety of care · 22% of the score
1 of 7 measures better than national
As expected
Readmission · 22% of the score
3 measures, all about the national rate
Mixed
Timely & effective care · 12% of the score
2 measures, near the national rate

Patient experience

From the CMS HCAHPS patient survey (Medicare). Star ratings are 1–5; higher is better. Reporting period: Jul 2024 – Jun 2025

3/5★★★★★Overall patient summary rating
61%rated the hospital 9–10
62%would definitely recommend
Cleanliness★★★★★
Communication about medicines★★★★★
Discharge information★★★★★
Doctor communication★★★★★
Nurse communication★★★★★
Overall hospital rating★★★★★
Quietness★★★★
Would recommend★★★★★

Mortality & safety

Reporting period: Jul 2021 – Jun 2024

MeasureThis hospitalNationalvs. national
Death rate — heart failure (30-day) 10.2% 11.6% No different
Death rate — pneumonia (30-day) 15.4% 16.2% No different
Death rate — stroke (30-day) 15.5% 13.3% No different
Serious complications (PSI-90 composite) 0.97 1.00 No different

Readmissions

Reporting period: Jul 2021 – Jun 2024

MeasureThis hospitalNationalvs. national
Hospital-wide readmission (30-day) 15.8% 15.0% No different
Readmission — heart failure 19.1% 19.7% No different
Readmission — pneumonia 15.8% 16.0% No different

Infections

Reporting period: Jul 2024 – Jun 2025

MeasureThis hospitalNationalvs. national
C. difficile (C. diff) infection 0.40 1.00 Better than avg
Catheter urinary-tract infection (CAUTI) 0.49 1.00 No different
Central-line bloodstream infection (CLABSI) 0.46 1.00 No different
MRSA bloodstream infection 2.04 1.00 No different
Surgical-site infection — colon surgery 0.54 1.00 No different

Timely & effective care

Reporting period: Jan 2024 – Jun 2025

MeasureThis hospitalNationalvs. national
Healthcare workers vaccinated for flu 60.0% 78.0%
Sepsis bundle compliance 88.0% 64.0%
Severe hyperglycemia (hospital harm) 8.00
Severe hypoglycemia (hospital harm) 1.00

CMS Care Compare measures (largely a Medicare population). Rates are this hospital's reported value vs the national figure for the same measure; “better / worse than average” is CMS's own statistical comparison. Mortality, readmission, and infection measures are risk-adjusted; lower is better for those, higher is better for screening, sepsis care, and patient experience. How to read these →

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Source: CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information + HCAHPS, Complications & Deaths, Unplanned Visits, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Timely & Effective Care datasets. US-government public domain, republished with provenance. Spot an error? Tell us — corrections are published, not buried.