• Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 12/31/2010 (HCRIS 267472).
  • 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.
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Palmdale Regional Medical Center
Palmdale, CA  93551
Medicare Provider Number: 050204

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: Palmdale Regional Medical Center
38600 Medical Center Drive
Palmdale, CA  93551
Telephone Number: (661) 948-4781
Hospital Website: www.palmdaleregional.com/
Medicare Provider ID: 050204
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Proprietary, Corporation
Total Staffed Beds: 111
   
Total Patient Revenue: $458,279,597
Total Discharges: 5,724
Total Patient Days: 24,306
     
 
N O T E S
This facility was formerly known as "Lancaster Community Hospital".
 
     

Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Coronary Interventions
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopy
Joint Replacement
Spine Surgery
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography-Angiography (CTA)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Subprovider Units
Rehabilitation
Wound Care
Hyperbaric Oxygen
Wound Care

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 02/26/2011 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

Inpatient Utilization Statistics by Medical Service

  Number
Medicare
Inpatients
Average
Length
of Stay
Average
Charges
Medicare
Case Mix
Index (CMI)
Cardiology 344 4.25 $36,734 0.9903
Cardiovascular Surgery 100 2.64 $100,444 2.6298
Medicine 517 5.70 $44,173 1.1901
Neurology 131 4.46 $38,286 1.0959
Neurosurgery 16 9.81 $191,004 3.6509
Oncology 21 7.57 $67,816 1.5740
Orthopedic Surgery 199 4.79 $97,052 2.0719
Orthopedics 54 4.54 $33,888 0.9856
Pulmonology 317 6.15 $51,615 1.3241
Surgery 108 10.96 $136,485 3.7715
Surgery for Malignancy 15 3.13 $57,255 1.3886
Urology 150 5.44 $48,829 1.2298
Vascular Surgery 67 3.79 $72,472 2.2263
Total 2,055 5.38 $58,772 1.5155

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
93535 379 2,103 $22,507,398 1.9% 18.2%
93534 325 1,672 $16,965,949 -6.1% 16.4%
93536 259 1,318 $15,319,256 2.8% 14.0%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
0659 Hyperbaric Oxygen 937 $520 $90
0615 Level 4 Type A Emergency Visits 1,515 $1,496 $186
0042 Level II Arthroscopy 109 $12,172 $1,388
0016 Level IV Debridement & Destruction 1,011 $865 $102
0229 Transcatherter Placement of Intravascular Shunts 35 $9,421 $1,074
0332 Computed Tomography without Contrast 720 $2,363 $192
0080 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization 55 $7,628 $902
0041 Level I Arthroscopy 71 $13,934 $1,589
0083 Coronary or Non-Coronary Angioplasty and Percutaneous Valvuloplasty 54 $8,748 $939
0260 Level I Plain Film Except Teeth 2,132 $349 $28
0672 Level III Posterior Segment Eye Procedures 38 $22,412 $2,555
0616 Level 5 Type A Emergency Visits 244 $2,994 $372
1245 Dermagraft skin sub 60 $77 $13
0283 Computed Tomography with Contrast 272 $2,736 $222
0437 Level II Drug Administration 1,207 $181 $22
0614 Level 3 Type A Emergency Visits 361 $870 $108
0099 Electrocardiograms 1,259 $279 $45
0605 Level 2 Hospital Clinic Visits 482 $456 $54
0162 Level III Cystourethroscopy and other Genitourinary Procedures 18 $18,113 $2,065
0220 Level I Nerve Procedures 24 $16,118 $1,837

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 89 19,969
Special Care 13 3,713
Nursery 0 0
Total Hospital 111 24,306

Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $458,279,597 99.9
Non-Patient Revenue $403,466 0.1
Total Revenue $458,683,063  
Net Income (or Loss) $-7,086,085 -1.5