Barstow Community Hospital
820 E MOUNTAIN VIEW STREET, Barstow, CA 92311
Barstow Community Hospital in Barstow, CA has an average Medicare payment of $19,792 and a Value Score of F (34/100). Compare prices for 9 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow Community Hospital holds a CMS 1-star quality rating — the lowest tier of the federal Hospital Compare program. The rating reflects measurable underperformance on the composite of mortality, safety, and patient-experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measure bundle skews toward worse-than-benchmark performance, with the readmission and mortality measures driving most of the gap.
Average payment per documented procedure at Barstow Community Hospital is $19,792 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The cost-quality value composite for Barstow Community Hospital is 34/100 — below average, usually reflecting either high payments without commensurate quality or weak quality measures regardless of cost.
Barstow Community Hospital is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. 9 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Barstow Community Hospital. Top examples: Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $15,866 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $18,823 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $21,471 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $14,135 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $18,533 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $13,544 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $22,454 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $40,086 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $13,213 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Barstow Community Hospital Compares
Barstow Community Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $19,792, 8% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 25% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (36% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of F (34/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Barstow Community Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Barstow Community Hospital has an average payment of $19,792 across 9 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Barstow Community Hospital has a CMS star rating of 1 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Barstow Community Hospital has a Value Score of F (34/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Barstow Community Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 820 E MOUNTAIN VIEW STREET, Barstow, CA 92311. Phone: (760) 256-1761.
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