• Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 12/31/2010 (HCRIS 267798).
  • 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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Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
San Diego, CA  92120
Medicare Provider Number: 050757

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
6655 Alvarado Road
San Diego, CA  92120
Telephone Number: (619) 287-3270
Hospital Website: www.alvaradohospital.com/ws_display...
Medicare Provider ID: 050757
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Proprietary, Corporation
Total Staffed Beds: 304
   
Total Patient Revenue: $724,785,385
Total Discharges: 9,087
Total Patient Days: 41,623
     
 
N O T E S
This facility formerly reported under Provider ID 050583.

This facility was purchased by Prime Healthcare Servces on 11/17/2010.
 
     

Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Cardiac Surgery
Coronary Interventions
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Sleep Studies
Orthopedic Services
Joint Replacement
Spine Surgery
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
Lithotripsy (ESWL)
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Subprovider Units
Rehabilitation

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 06/10/2011 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

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
  • 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 385 3.25 $41,602 1.0239
Cardiovascular Surgery 379 3.46 $116,960 2.9750
Medicine 1,038 5.11 $44,818 1.2298
Neurology 213 3.08 $36,802 1.1140
Neurosurgery 19 5.42 $127,100 2.8731
Oncology 44 5.36 $54,055 1.5115
Orthopedic Surgery 412 4.91 $134,897 2.4015
Orthopedics 81 2.94 $29,556 0.8611
Psychiatry 17 4.47 $38,201 0.8645
Pulmonology 474 4.13 $47,553 1.3261
Surgery 324 7.74 $125,053 4.1073
Surgery for Malignancy 17 3.24 $51,202 1.3998
Urology 265 3.48 $39,763 1.2217
Vascular Surgery 70 4.81 $92,159 2.0341
Total 3,743 4.54 $69,255 1.7862

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
92115 353 1,620 $22,353,076 7.6% 21.7%
92021 264 1,081 $15,700,648 15.3% 9.9%
91942 257 1,049 $14,671,174 12.7% 13.3%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
0616 Level 5 Type A Emergency Visits 1,092 $2,068 $408
0080 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization 188 $5,390 $871
0207 Level III Nerve Injections 953 $525 $82
0656 Transcatheter Placement of Intracoronary Drug-Eluting Stents 45 $11,607 $1,876
0108 Insertion/Replacement/Repair of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Leads 11 $12,002 $1,791
0332 Computed Tomography without Contrast 1,343 $2,791 $309
0615 Level 4 Type A Emergency Visits 909 $1,172 $231
0209 Level II Extended EEG, Sleep, and Cardiovascular Studies 274 $3,191 $449
0655 Insertion/Replacement/Conversion of a permanent dual chamber pacemaker 20 $9,316 $1,390
0260 Level I Plain Film Except Teeth 3,689 $392 $43
0654 Insertion/Replacement of a permanent dual chamber pacemaker 26 $4,682 $699
0377 Level II Cardiac Imaging 225 $3,441 $381
0269 Level II Echocardiogram Without Contrast 314 $1,685 $272
0614 Level 3 Type A Emergency Visits 982 $779 $154
0143 Lower GI Endoscopy 219 $2,553 $413
0283 Computed Tomography with Contrast 429 $3,094 $342
0254 Level V ENT Procedures 86 $3,861 $576
0141 Level I Upper GI Procedures 211 $2,497 $402
0170 Dialysis 92 $2,033 $1,585
0052 Level IV Musculoskeletal Procedures Except Hand and Foot 17 $7,558 $1,128

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 226 32,461
Special Care 28 4,340
Nursery 0 0
Total Hospital 304 41,623

Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $724,785,385 98.0
Non-Patient Revenue $14,461,593 2.0
Total Revenue $739,246,978  
Net Income (or Loss) $6,212 0.0