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  • Medicare IPPS claims data are for federal fiscal year ending 09/30/2024 (Final rule MedPAR).
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Kern Medical Center

Bakersfield, CA  93306
CMS Certification Number: 050315

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: Kern Medical Center
1700 Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA  93306
Telephone Number: (661) 326-2000
Hospital Website:
CMS Certification Number: 050315
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Governmental, County
Total Staffed Beds: 222
   
Total Patient Revenue: $1,274,776,045
Total Discharges: 11,923
Total Patient Days: 59,004
TPS Quality Score: 0.00
Patient Experience Rating: **...
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Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Oncology Services
Chemotherapy
Orthopedic Services
Joint Replacement
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Obstetrics
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography-Angiography (CTA)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Neonatal Intensive Care
Surgery
Inpatient Surgery
Robotic Surgery
Wound Care
Wound Care

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 12/03/2024 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

Verified Trauma Program

  • 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
  • CAHSE data are from the Association of American Medical Colleges / Division of Health Care Affairs / Council of Academic Health System Executives (CAHSE)
  • See CAHSE website for more / Last Updated 02/03/2025
  • Teaching status = Yes / Number of interns and Residents = 107 FTEs
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Inpatient Utilization Statistics by Medical Service

  Number Medicare Inpatients Average Length of Stay Average Charges Medicare Case Mix Index (CMI)
Cardiology 86 3.92 $43,459 1.1997
Medicine 295 4.77 $54,593 1.4435
Neurology 97 3.85 $47,778 1.3141
Oncology 11 3.36 $48,545 1.3005
Orthopedic Surgery 100 5.07 $104,264 2.4835
Orthopedics 30 3.83 $46,980 1.2086
Psychiatry 102 15.25 $67,142 1.3510
Pulmonology 71 4.75 $65,076 1.3942
Surgery 83 8.46 $165,974 4.0646
Surgery for Malignancy 20 2.70 $108,251 1.5770
Urology 87 4.17 $47,172 1.2567
Vascular Surgery 16 3.50 $108,386 2.8934
Total 1,031 5.81 $71,217 1.7521
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Inpatient Origin for Top 3 Zip Codes

  • Medicare Hospital Market Service Area File for calendar year ending 12/31/2024 / Definitions
ZIP Code of Residence Discharges Days of Care Charges Discharges Inc/(Dec) Market Share
93307 198 956 $13,303,195 4.8% 11.6%
93306 194 1,062 $13,254,978 -9.3% 9.2%
93309 108 873 $7,123,260 -10.7% 5.3%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number		 APC Description Number
Patient
Claims		 Average
Charge		 Average
Cost
5012 Clinic Visits and Related Services 7,679 $446 $275
5024 Level 4 Type A ED Visits 994 $2,715 $497
5025 Level 5 Type A ED Visits 560 $3,950 $722
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 24 $31,199 $8,502
5693 Level 3 Drug Administration 843 $734 $156
5023 Level 3 Type A ED Visits 700 $1,811 $331
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 22 $15,073 $4,107
5691 Level 1 Drug Administration 1,252 $173 $53
5183 Level 3 Vascular Procedures 43 $12,164 $3,511
5375 Level 5 Urology and Related Services 25 $25,208 $6,869
5374 Level 4 Urology and Related Services 36 $10,323 $2,913
5524 Level 4 Imaging without Contrast 206 $1,779 $488
8011 Comprehensive Observation Services 41 $3,715 $684
5572 Level 2 Imaging with Contrast 272 $4,489 $436
5184 Level 4 Vascular Procedures 19 $20,211 $5,507
5165 Level 5 ENT Procedures 16 $17,581 $4,791
5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services 16 $23,598 $6,431
5312 Level 2 Lower GI Procedures 59 $2,346 $644
5521 Level 1 Imaging without Contrast 914 $314 $111
5301 Level 1 Upper GI Procedures 85 $3,004 $906

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)		    
Routine Services 182 45,922
Special Care 40 9,745
Nursery 3,337
Total Hospital 222 59,004
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Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $1,274,776,045 82.9
Non-Patient Revenue $263,247,252 17.1
Total Revenue $1,538,023,297  
Net Income (or Loss) $1,286,345 0.1
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