Acute Care Hospital

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La

6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Part of Kaiser Permanentesee all 74 affiliated facilities

Nonprofit
3 out of 5 Stars Why 3 stars? Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La's 3-star rating reflects roughly average performance across all CMS quality domains.

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating · Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La

How was Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La's 3-star rating calculated?

The CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating applies to acute care hospitals like Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La. CMS standardizes every underlying measure against the national rate, computes a weighted score for each of five domains, sums them by the fixed weights below, and assigns 1–5 stars using k-means clustering across all reporting hospitals.

Domains that fed Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La's rating
Domain Weight Measures reported Hospital performance vs. national
Mortality 22% 3 of 7 0 better 3 same 0 worse
Safety of Care 22% 16 of 19 1 better 15 same 0 worse
Readmissions 22% 2 of 6 0 better 2 same 0 worse
Timely & Effective Care 12% 10 of 22 3 better 5 same 2 worse
Patient Experience 22% HCAHPS See HCAHPS detail below

How star meaning varies by hospital type. This CMS Overall Star Rating only applies to acute care hospitals. Children's hospitals (Pediatric Quality), psychiatric hospitals (IPFQR), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF QRP), long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH QRP), and VA medical centers each use separate quality programs designed for their patient populations. Comparing star ratings across these facility types isn't meaningful — see the methodology page for the full mapping of which program applies to which facility.

How CareRanks computes ratings → · CMS official methodology ↗

Emergency & urgent care

How this emergency department performs on the measures that matter most when you need care fast.

73% Recommended sepsis care given Near the national median of 64%

From CMS Timely & Effective Care reporting.

Quality measures

Mortality

Same as National Average

Measures the rate at which patients die within 30 days of hospital admission for specific conditions. A lower mortality rate indicates better outcomes.

Underlying measures: Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 4.20 95% interval: 3.40 – 5.10 Sample size: 170 Reporting period: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: Hybrid_HWM Death rate for heart failure patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 9.90 95% interval: 6.30 – 15.50 Sample size: 25 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_HF Death rate for pneumonia patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 17.10 95% interval: 12.70 – 22.60 Sample size: 35 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_PN Death rate for CABG surgery patients Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_CABG Death rate for COPD patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_COPD Death rate for heart attack patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_AMI Death rate for stroke patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_STK

Safety of Care

Same as National Average

Tracks hospital-acquired infections, surgical complications, and other patient safety indicators. Lower rates indicate better safety practices.

Underlying measures: Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better than the National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.31 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_6_SIR Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 1.31 95% interval: 0.23 – 2.38 Sample size: 180 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_15 Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.46 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_2_SIR Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.29 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_1_SIR Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.20 95% interval: 0.00 – 0.43 Sample size: 945 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_06 In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.26 95% interval: 0.05 – 0.48 Sample size: 992 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_08 MRSA Bacteremia No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.34 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_5_SIR Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 2.90 95% interval: 1.20 – 4.61 Sample size: 132 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_09 Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 3.73 95% interval: 1.19 – 6.28 Sample size: 133 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_12 Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 1.66 95% interval: 0.00 – 3.39 Sample size: 26 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_10 Postoperative respiratory failure rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 8.50 95% interval: 0.00 – 18.20 Sample size: 30 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_11 Postoperative sepsis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 5.12 95% interval: 0.82 – 9.41 Sample size: 28 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_13 Pressure ulcer rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.33 95% interval: 0.00 – 1.30 Sample size: 804 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_03 CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite No Different Than the National Value Hospital score: 0.91 95% interval: 0.47 – 1.34 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_90 SSI - Colon Surgery No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.71 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_3_SIR Postoperative wound dehiscence rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 2.09 95% interval: 0.57 – 3.62 Sample size: 36 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_14 Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 04/01/2021 – 03/31/2024 CMS measure id: COMP_HIP_KNEE SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_4_SIR Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_04

Readmissions

Same as National Average

Measures how often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower readmission rates suggest effective treatment and discharge planning.

Underlying measures: 30-day Readmission, Heart Failure As expected Hospital score: 1.01 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-HF-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Pneumonia As expected Hospital score: 1.00 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-PN-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Bypass Surgery Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-CABG-HRRP 30-day Readmission, COPD Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-COPD-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Heart Attack Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-AMI-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Hip/Knee Replacement Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP

Patient Experience

Same as National Average

Based on the HCAHPS survey — patient satisfaction with communication, cleanliness, pain management, and discharge information.

Patient survey detail — the questions feeding the Patient Experience domain above expand ↓

CMS computes the Patient Experience domain from the federal HCAHPS survey. Each bar below is one survey question; the percentage is the share of Kaiser's recent patients who gave the most positive response. HCAHPS percentages aren't directly comparable across all measures — see the methodology page for how CMS weights them.

  • Communication with Nurses 77%
  • Communication with Doctors 82%
  • Hospital Cleanliness 72%
  • Hospital Quietness 52%
  • Staff Responsiveness N/A
  • Discharge Information 87%
  • Overall Hospital Rating (9 or 10) 72%
  • Would Recommend Hospital 71%

Percentages represent patients who gave the most positive response. Survey conducted by CMS through the HCAHPS program.

Timely & Effective Care

Same as National Average

Measures how quickly the hospital provides important treatments such as antibiotics for pneumonia or interventions for heart attacks.

Underlying measures: Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing Better than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 10.00 % National median: 15.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 2,313 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia Better than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 0.00 % National median: 1.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 2,818 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: HH_HYPO Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle Better than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 87.00 % National median: 81.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 215 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEV_SEP_3HR Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Near the national median Hospital score: 80.00 % National median: 75.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 30 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: STK_03 Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock Near the national median Hospital score: 73.00 % National median: 64.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 215 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_1 Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle Near the national median Hospital score: 74.00 % National median: 72.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 69 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_SH_3HR Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle Near the national median Hospital score: 91.00 % National median: 89.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 44 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_SH_6HR Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle Near the national median Hospital score: 94.00 % National median: 94.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 122 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEV_SEP_6HR Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 88.00 % National median: 98.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 168 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: STK_02 Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 54.00 % National median: 79.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 3,414 Reporting period: 10/01/2024 – 03/31/2025 CMS measure id: IMM_3

Clinical Staff

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La has 393 CMS-affiliated clinicians on its roster — physicians, advanced practice providers, and other Medicare-enrolled professionals who list this hospital as an affiliated facility.

Top specialties

  • Internal Medicine 96
  • Emergency Medicine 50
  • Family Practice 39
  • Diagnostic Radiology 28
  • Hospitalist 20
  • Interventional Radiology 18
  • Physician Assistant 12
  • Anesthesiology 12

Self-reported primary specialty in the CMS Doctors & Clinicians dataset. Many clinicians serve multiple facilities.

Practice characteristics

Accept Medicare assignment
386 (98%)

Bill Medicare directly at the approved rate — patients only owe co-insurance/deductible.

Offer telehealth
101 (26%)

Indicated by the clinician in their CMS profile as routinely providing virtual visits.

Medicare quality scoring (MIPS)

41 of these clinicians have a published Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score. Of those, 23 (56%) score above the national median of 85.5.

MIPS scoring is heavily compressed at the top of the 0–100 range, so individual scores are not a reliable consumer signal. We surface roster-level coverage and the share above the national median instead.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare) national downloadable file and MIPS Performance Year final scores, as of 2026-07-18. Affiliations from the CMS Facility Affiliations dataset. About 16% of small facilities (critical access, rural emergency, freestanding psych, IRF/LTCH) do not appear in the affiliations file and therefore have no panel.

Find a Doctor

Search the 393 clinicians affiliated with Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La. Each name links to that clinician's official Medicare Care Compare profile, where you can see their credentials, secondary specialties, group affiliations, and (when applicable) MIPS quality scores.

Showing 30 of 393 clinicians (alphabetical)

Roster from CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare), updated 2026-07-18. A clinician may also practice at other facilities; "affiliated" means this hospital is on their CMS profile, not that they exclusively work here. Procedure volumes are Medicare fee-for-service counts from the CMS clinician utilization file (all practice locations, not just this hospital). Industry payment totals are from CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, and include meals, travel, consulting, and speaking fees; payments are legal and common — we show them for transparency, not as a quality judgment.

Pricing & Costs

Facility Information

Licensed beds
293
Facility type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency services
No

Ownership & Finances

Ownership
Nonprofit
Charity care spend (FY2023)
$1.3M
List prices vs. actual cost
≈ 4.2× actual cost

From the hospital's FY2023 Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

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How Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La compares nearby

Compared with the 8 other acute-care hospitals within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.

Among the 9 acute-care hospitals within 25 miles, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La's overall star rating is 3★; the median among the 7 peers reporting it is 4★.

Measure This facility Nearby median Best nearby
Overall star rating reported by 7 of 8 nearby peers 3★ 4★ 5★
Patient experience (HCAHPS) star reported by 7 of 8 nearby peers 3★ 3★ 3★
Mortality reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers Same as National Average Better than National Average Better than National Average
Safety of Care reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers Same as National Average Better than National Average Better than National Average
Readmissions reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers Same as National Average Same as National Average Better than National Average

The comparison group

Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-06 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work

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About this data

Quality and ratings data are sourced from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Star ratings are CMS's own calculation; CareRanks does not modify or re-weight them. Facility-level details (address, beds, ownership, teaching status) come from CMS provider files and the CMS Provider of Services file.

Pricing data, where shown, is drawn from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File (MRF) published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. See our methodology for the full update cadence and limitations.

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