CMS certification 050082
St Johns Regional Medical Center
1600 N Rose Ave, Oxnard, CA 93030
St Johns Regional Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 68% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 5 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 45 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 1,151 completed surveys, 18% 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. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | CA | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 745 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 2 h 45 min | 2 h 54 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 39 visits sampled | 3 h 41 min | 4 h 20 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 60,602 patients | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 20 patients | 75% | 74% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 216 patients | 79% | 70% | 65% |
How St Johns Regional Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns Regional Medical CenterThis hospital | 4/5 | 68% | 2 h 45 min | 5 better 1 worse |
| Community Memorial Hospital - OjaiSame county · Ojai | Not rated | 82% | 1 h 54 min | No different |
| Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaSame county · Ventura | 4/5 | 81% | 3 h 10 min | 1 better |
| Ventura County Medical CenterSame county · Ventura | 2/5 | 73% | 2 h 58 min | 2 worse |
| Adventist Health Simi ValleySame county · Simi Valley | 2/5 | 66% | 2 h 36 min | 1 better 3 worse |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterSame county · Thousand Oaks | 4/5 | 66% | 2 h 39 min | 4 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.
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 3,404 cases | Too few cases | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 279 cases | Too few cases | 8.7% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 580 cases | Too few cases | 10.1% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 654 cases | Too few cases | 14.6% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 380 cases | Too few cases | 10.6% | 11.9% |
| COPD 159 cases | Too few cases | 8.8% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 40 cases | Too few cases | 2% | 2.4% |
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 | 0.85 likely 0.56 – 1.14 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 88 cases | Too few cases | 4% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 120 cases | Better | 130.06 per 1,000 likely 90.32 per 1,000 – 169.81 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 7,172 cases | No different | 0.11 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.67 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 8,124 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.37 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 8,331 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0.01 per 1,000 – 0.39 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,361 cases | No different | 1.94 per 1,000 likely 0.46 per 1,000 – 3.43 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 412 cases | No different | 2.17 per 1,000 likely 0.6 per 1,000 – 3.75 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 439 cases | No different | 6.75 per 1,000 likely 0.73 per 1,000 – 12.78 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,414 cases | No different | 3.92 per 1,000 likely 1.89 per 1,000 – 5.95 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 383 cases | No different | 6.94 per 1,000 likely 3.39 per 1,000 – 10.49 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 325 cases | No different | 1.94 per 1,000 likely 0.47 per 1,000 – 3.41 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,494 cases | No different | 0.8 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.75 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
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 | 0.33 likely 0.02 – 1.63 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.24 likely 0.01 – 1.16 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.74 likely 0.19 – 2.01 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 1.57 likely 0.64 – 3.27 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.4 likely 0.23 – 0.67 | 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 336 cases | Too few cases | 14.7% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 715 cases | Too few cases | 21.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 670 cases | Too few cases | 15.9% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 196 cases | Too few cases | 20.1% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 49 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 98 cases | Too few cases | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 284 cases | Too few cases | -8.1 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 648 cases | Too few cases | 6.6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 674 cases | Too few cases | -9.1 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 247 cases | No different | 14 per 1,000 likely 10.5 per 1,000 – 18.8 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 428 cases | No different | 10.8 per 100 likely 8.6 per 100 – 13.5 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 428 cases | No different | 6.8 per 100 likely 5.2 per 100 – 8.9 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 486 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.2 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
109 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. 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 |
|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | 18 |
| Emergency Medicine | 16 |
| Internal Medicine | 14 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 9 |
| Family | 8 |
| Physician Assistant | 7 |
| Critical Care Medicine | 5 |
| Acute Care | 4 |
| Hospitalist | 4 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 4 |
| Family Medicine | 3 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 3 |
First 12 alphabetically
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 St Johns Regional Medical Center
Is St Johns Regional Medical Center a good hospital?
St Johns Regional Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 5 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend St Johns Regional Medical Center?
68% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,151 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the St Johns Regional Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 45 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.