Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos

On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 45/100.

On payment metrics, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $19,778, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 61/100, an above-average showing.

Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos lists 13 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Heart Failure and Shock with CC, GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) 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.