Watsonville Community Hospital
75 NIELSON STREET, Watsonville, CA 95076
Watsonville Community Hospital in Watsonville, CA has an average Medicare payment of $19,018 and a Value Score of D (37/100). Compare prices for 10 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville 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. Outcome measures lean negative: more measures rate worse than the federal benchmark than better. The composite outcome score is 40/100.
Average payment per documented procedure at Watsonville Community Hospital is $19,018 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 37/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Watsonville 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. 10 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Watsonville Community Hospital. Top examples: Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without 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 |
|---|---|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $25,438 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $17,170 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $11,959 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $18,434 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $15,171 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $45,457 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $16,127 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,401 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $18,070 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $12,955 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Watsonville Community Hospital Compares
Watsonville Community Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $19,018, 12% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 20% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (29% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (37/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Watsonville Community Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Watsonville Community Hospital has an average payment of $19,018 across 10 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Watsonville 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.
Watsonville Community Hospital has a Value Score of D (37/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Watsonville Community Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 75 NIELSON STREET, Watsonville, CA 95076. Phone: (831) 724-4741.
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