CMS certification 050076
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco
2425 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 72% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 9 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none.
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: 2,553 completed surveys, 29% 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 · 106 patients | 62% | 70% | 65% |
How Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco 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 - San FranciscoThis hospital | 4/5 | 72% | — | 2 better |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSame city | 3/5 | 74% | 2 h 40 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSame city | 4/5 | 60% | 2 h 46 min | 3 better |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSame city | 4/5 | 76% | 3 h 24 min | 1 better 3 worse |
| Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSame city | 2/5 | 72% | 5 h | 2 better 3 worse |
| California Pacific Medical Center- van Ness CampusSame city | 3/5 | 78% | 3 h 18 min | 1 better 2 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 San Francisco.
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 2,575 cases | Too few cases | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| Stroke 175 cases | Too few cases | 12.9% | 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 | 1.17 likely 0.73 – 1.61 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 44 cases | Too few cases | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 562 cases | No different | 1.52 per 1,000 likely 0.38 per 1,000 – 2.65 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 624 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 702 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 205 cases | No different | 2.14 per 1,000 likely 0.48 per 1,000 – 3.8 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 122 cases | No different | 1.5 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.14 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 130 cases | No different | 7.91 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 16.05 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 228 cases | No different | 3.21 per 1,000 likely 0.68 per 1,000 – 5.75 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 123 cases | No different | 4.72 per 1,000 likely 0.6 per 1,000 – 8.85 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 56 cases | No different | 1.73 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.25 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 140 cases | No different | 1 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.07 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure 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 | 0.45 likely 0.14 – 1.1 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.37 likely 0.09 – 1.01 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Worse | 2.46 likely 1.2 – 4.51 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 1.82 likely 0.31 – 6.02 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.44 likely 0.07 – 1.44 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.25 likely 0.12 – 0.45 | 1 |
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 467 cases | Too few cases | 12.9% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 497 cases | Too few cases | 21.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 317 cases | Too few cases | 17% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 111 cases | Too few cases | 19.1% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 266 cases | Too few cases | 10% | 11% |
9 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
256 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 165 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 | 53 |
| Internal Medicine | 41 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 20 |
| Physical Therapist | 18 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 16 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 16 |
| Hospitalist | 7 |
| Anesthesiology | 6 |
| Family | 6 |
| Surgical | 6 |
| Critical Care Medicine | 5 |
| Pediatrics | 4 |
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 $5,487
- 2020 $149,110
- 2021 $595,834
- 2022 $109,649
- 2023 $332,031
- 2024 $717,242
- 2025 $534,750
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | $5,050 | 2 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $2,879 | 6 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $338,847 | 5 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $136,537 | 2 |
| Pi-Cardia, Inc. | $42,564 | 1 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $6,474 | 5 |
| Biogen, Inc. | $5,050 | 2 |
| Endotronix, INC. | $2,400 | 1 |
| Masimo Corporation | $2,237 | 5 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $641 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Phase 3, Multicenter, Double-blind Maintenance Study to Assess Long-term Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Rocatinlimab in Adult and Adolescent… Amgen Inc. | $227,122 |
| A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label, Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant MK-2870 in Combination with Pembrolizumab MK-3475 Versus Trea… Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $134,483 |
| A Phase 3, Open Label, Multicenter, Randomized Study of First Line Tarlatamab in Combination With Durvalumab, Carboplatin and Etoposide Versus Durval… Amgen Inc. | $95,737 |
| Shortcut Pivotal Study Pi-Cardia, Inc. | $42,564 |
| A Phase 3, Randomized, 24-week, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Rocatinlimab (AMG 451) Mono… Amgen Inc. | $15,988 |
| Evaluation of the GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Thoracoabdominal and Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · NCT03728985 | $6,474 |
| PROACTIVE-HF ENDOTRONIX, INC. | $2,400 |
| A Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Study of MK-2870 vs. Platinum Doublets in Participants with EGFR-mutated, Advanced Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung… Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $2,054 |
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 - San Francisco
Is Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco a good hospital?
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 9 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco?
72% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 2,553 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco.
Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $534,750 in payments to Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco 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.