• Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 06/30/2010 (HCRIS 257219).
  • Medicare IPPS claims data are for federal fiscal year ending 09/30/2010 (Final rule MedPAR).
  • Medicare OPPS claims data are for calendar year ending 12/31/2010.
  • Data from other sources and their effective periods are identified within report headers.
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Palomar Medical Center
Escondido, CA  92025
Medicare Provider Number: 050115

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: Palomar Medical Center
555 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA  92025
Telephone Number: (760) 739-3000
Hospital Website: www.pph.org/PPHContentPage.aspx?nd=...
Medicare Provider ID: 050115
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Governmental Hospital District
Total Staffed Beds: 426
   
Total Patient Revenue: $1,239,684,900
Total Discharges: 20,303
Total Patient Days: 115,053
     
 
N O T E S
 
     

Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Cardiac Rehab
Cardiac Surgery
Coronary Interventions
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Trauma Center - ACS/COT Verified
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Sleep Studies
Oncology Services
Chemotherapy
Radiation Therapy
Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopy
Joint Replacement
Spine Surgery
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Home Health
Inpatient Surgery
Lithotripsy (ESWL)
Obstetrics
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography-Angiography (CTA)
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy
Special Care
Burn Intensive Care (BICU)
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Subprovider Units
Rehabilitation
Skilled Nursing (SNF)
Wound Care
Hyperbaric Oxygen
Wound Care

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 04/30/2011 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

Verified Trauma Program

  • Verification status provided by The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) Verification Program.
  • See ACS/COT website for more / Last updated 05/17/2011 / Definitions
  • Type: Level II Trauma Center

Teaching Status

  • Data are from multiple sources / Definitions
  • ACGME data are from the Graduate Medical Education Database, Copyright 2005, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois.
  • See FREIDA OnLine for more / Last Update 05/12/2011
  • COTH data are from the Association of American Medical Colleges / Division of Health Care Affairs / Council of Teaching Hospitals
  • See COTH website for more / Last Updated 05/13/2011
  • Teaching status = Yes / Number of interns and Residents = 2 FTEs
  • Actively involved as major participant in ACGME-accredited specialty and subspecialty programs

Inpatient Utilization Statistics by Medical Service

  Number
Medicare
Inpatients
Average
Length
of Stay
Average
Charges
Medicare
Case Mix
Index (CMI)
Cardiology 543 3.08 $32,680 1.0299
Cardiovascular Surgery 239 5.46 $118,853 3.5151
Gynecology 41 1.85 $30,998 0.9593
Medicine 1,290 5.33 $41,577 1.2474
Neurology 380 3.44 $41,311 1.1518
Neurosurgery 41 6.44 $96,137 2.9208
Oncology 72 5.28 $53,405 1.4668
Orthopedic Surgery 468 3.68 $57,411 2.2254
Orthopedics 143 3.83 $36,122 0.9500
Psychiatry 270 5.32 $18,702 0.8649
Pulmonology 508 5.33 $55,935 1.4747
Surgery 252 9.42 $119,877 3.8306
Surgery for Malignancy 35 2.97 $41,666 1.4145
Urology 256 3.80 $37,080 1.2119
Vascular Surgery 87 4.14 $66,743 2.3149
Total 4,630 4.78 $51,209 1.5989

Inpatient Origin for Top 3 Zip Codes

  • Medicare Hospital Market Service Area File for calendar year ending 12/31/2010 / Definitions
ZIP Code of Residence Discharges Days of Care Charges Discharges Inc/(Dec) Market Share
92026 615 2,729 $29,700,222 2.3% 49.5%
92025 563 2,646 $28,253,566 0.5% 54.4%
92027 524 2,510 $27,771,986 -9.7% 54.8%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
0325 Group Psychotherapy 854 $295 $86
0616 Level 5 Type A Emergency Visits 1,756 $1,569 $303
0246 Cataract Procedures with IOL Insert 375 $2,689 $503
0615 Level 4 Type A Emergency Visits 1,854 $1,015 $196
0332 Computed Tomography without Contrast 2,002 $2,675 $254
0107 Insertion of Cardioverter-Defibrillator 14 $5,931 $1,112
0412 IMRT Treatment Delivery 65 $1,357 $374
0083 Coronary or Non-Coronary Angioplasty and Percutaneous Valvuloplasty 78 $4,168 $724
0080 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization 89 $4,810 $905
0377 Level II Cardiac Imaging 235 $3,235 $307
0260 Level I Plain Film Except Teeth 3,750 $370 $35
0283 Computed Tomography with Contrast 671 $2,954 $280
0301 Level II Radiation Therapy 126 $683 $188
0104 Transcatheter Placement of Intracoronary Stents 32 $15,334 $2,886
0614 Level 3 Type A Emergency Visits 1,130 $703 $136
0655 Insertion/Replacement/Conversion of a permanent dual chamber pacemaker 16 $8,399 $1,572
7043 Infliximab injection 59 $302 $45
0154 Hernia/Hydrocele Procedures 64 $5,564 $1,042
0269 Level II Echocardiogram Without Contrast 269 $1,449 $273
0131 Level II Laparoscopy 37 $7,695 $1,441

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 265 62,982
Special Care 47 13,980
Nursery 0 5,663
Total Hospital 426 115,053

Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $1,239,684,900 98.8
Non-Patient Revenue $14,712,266 1.2
Total Revenue $1,254,397,166  
Net Income (or Loss) $19,505,671 1.6