Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
450 EAST ROMIE LANE, Salinas, CA 93901
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital in Salinas, CA has an average Medicare payment of $23,638 and a Value Score of C (59/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. The underlying CMS measures are uniformly positive — 1 mortality measures, 1 safety measures, and 1 readmission measures all rate above the federal benchmarks, with nothing rating below.
On payment metrics, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $23,638, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 59/100, an above-average showing.
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 10 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Top examples: Renal Failure with CC, GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with CC. 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 |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $15,699 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $16,067 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,651 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $69,966 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $34,661 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $41,663 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $11,654 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $10,046 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $9,711 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $17,257 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Compares
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $23,638, 10% above the California state average of $21,491. That is 49% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Digestive, where the typical payment is $13,376 (77% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (59/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital has an average payment of $23,638 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital has a Value Score of C (59/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Other facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 450 EAST ROMIE LANE, Salinas, CA 93901. Phone: (831) 757-4333.
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