CMS certification 050071
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
700 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. 75% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 11 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1.
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 572 completed surveys, 25% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | CA | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 165 patients | 77% | 70% | 65% |
How Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraThis hospital | 2/5 | 75% | — | 2 better 1 worse |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSame county · San Jose | 3/5 | 66% | — | 1 better |
| Good Samaritan HospitalSame county · San Jose | 2/5 | 67% | 2 h 19 min | 1 better 5 worse |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSame county · San Jose | 2/5 | 70% | 2 h 29 min | 4 better 2 worse |
| Stanford Health CareSame county · Stanford | 5/5 | 83% | 4 h 36 min | 10 better 4 worse |
| Palo Alto VA Medical CenterSame county · Palo Alto | 5/5 | 84% | — | 1 better 1 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Santa Clara.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 3,736 cases | Too few cases | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| Stroke 312 cases | Too few cases | 10.5% | 11.9% |
5 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 1.02 likely 0.61 – 1.42 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 819 cases | No different | 0.34 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.34 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 910 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 1,036 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 178 cases | No different | 2.5 per 1,000 likely 0.82 per 1,000 – 4.18 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 83 cases | No different | 1.57 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.25 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 74 cases | No different | 11.73 per 1,000 likely 3.81 per 1,000 – 19.64 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 235 cases | No different | 4.53 per 1,000 likely 2.03 per 1,000 – 7.03 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 94 cases | No different | 5.31 per 1,000 likely 1.3 per 1,000 – 9.32 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 37 cases | No different | 1.75 per 1,000 likely 0.22 per 1,000 – 3.28 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 181 cases | No different | 1.01 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.09 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 1.05 likely 0.65 – 1.61 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.72 likely 0.35 – 1.32 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.93 likely 0.29 – 2.23 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.6 likely 0.19 – 1.44 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.38 likely 0.25 – 0.56 | 1 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 589 cases | Too few cases | 13% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 828 cases | Too few cases | 20.7% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 642 cases | Too few cases | 17.9% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 181 cases | Too few cases | 20.6% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 249 cases | Too few cases | 7.8% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 27 cases | Too few cases | 107.6 days per 100 | — |
8 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
384 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 90 residents and trainees. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 59 |
| Respiratory Therapist, Registered | 43 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 32 |
| Emergency Medicine | 28 |
| Physical Therapist | 27 |
| Internal Medicine | 23 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 17 |
| Anesthesiology | 15 |
| Pediatrics | 13 |
| Physician Assistant | 10 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 7 |
| Respiratory Therapist, Certified | 7 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $19,584
- 2020 $374,783
- 2021 $745,611
- 2022 $134,039
- 2023 $1.2M
- 2024 $2.1M
- 2025 $15.9M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $437,255 | 140 |
| Debt forgiveness | $38,175 | 12 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $11,700 | 3 |
| Gifts | $910 | 11 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $6.8M | 5 |
| ModernaTX, Inc. | $6.6M | 13 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $391,640 | 8 |
| Sanofi Pasteur INC. | $319,556 | 39 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $315,131 | 4 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | $310,048 | 17 |
| BeiGene USA, Inc. | $283,088 | 1 |
| Stryker Corporation | $199,881 | 77 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Epidemiology and burden of acute respiratory infection ARI due to human metapneumovirus hMPV and respiratory syncytial virus RSV among adults in the … AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $6.6M |
| Observational Research on the Impacts and Outcomes of Norovirus (ORION): a Prospective Cohort Study of Adults at Increased Risk of Norovirus Disease … ModernaTX, Inc. | $3M |
| Effectiveness of Modernas mRNA-1345 RSV vaccine (mRESVIA) in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among adults ModernaTX, Inc. | $1.3M |
| Moderna Cytomegalovirus Child Hearing and Autism Study (MOCCHA) ModernaTX, Inc. | $1M |
| Post-Pandemic Incidence of Medically Attended Norovirus Infection ModernaTX, Inc. | $934,804 |
| Characterizing RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 testing, burden, and population characteristics in pediatric and older adult populations ModernaTX, Inc. | $366,830 |
| The Use of Risk Prediction to Identify Patients at Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $315,131 |
| Phase III, Randomized, Single-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multi-center Study to Evaluate Non-interference of Concomitant Administration of Routine Ped… SANOFI PASTEUR INC. · NCT06397768 | $288,447 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
Is Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara a good hospital?
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Of the 11 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara?
75% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 572 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara.
Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $15.9M in payments to Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.