Desert Regional Medical Center
1150 NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA has an average Medicare payment of $26,875 and a Value Score of D (35/100). Compare prices for 8 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Desert Regional Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Desert Regional Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 2 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 2 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 56/100.
Average payment per documented procedure at Desert Regional Medical Center is $26,875 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 35/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Ownership is for-profit, which puts Desert Regional Medical Center in the investor-owned segment of U.S. hospitals. The category is overrepresented in some markets and absent in others, and the CMS measure set treats it identically to non-profits for reporting. 8 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Desert Regional Medical Center. Top examples: Cellulitis with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, GI Hemorrhage 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 |
|---|---|
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $12,955 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $20,694 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $19,229 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $11,117 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $96,763 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $12,586 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $22,192 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $19,466 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Desert Regional Medical Center Compares
Desert Regional Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $26,875, 25% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 69% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (85% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (35/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Desert Regional Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Desert Regional Medical Center has an average payment of $26,875 across 8 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Desert Regional Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Desert Regional Medical Center has a Value Score of D (35/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Desert Regional Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1150 NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Phone: (760) 323-6511.
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