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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City

13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402

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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 74% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 8 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none.

Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.

CMS overall rating 4/5 CMS summary of quality measures
Would definitely recommend 74% US average 71%
Patient survey rating 3/5 555 completed surveys
Compared with the nation 0 worse 1 better of 8 measures CMS could compare

What patients said

Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 555 completed surveys, 19% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.

Would definitely recommend the hospital
74%
CA 69% · US 71% · 4 of 5 stars
Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
72%
CA 68% · US 72% · 3 of 5 stars
Nurses always communicated well
76%
CA 76% · US 80% · 3 of 5 stars
Doctors always communicated well
77%
CA 76% · US 80% · 3 of 5 stars
Staff always explained new medicines
60%
CA 59% · US 62% · 3 of 5 stars
Given information about recovering at home
88%
CA 85% · US 86% · 4 of 5 stars
Room was always clean
76%
CA 72% · US 74% · 4 of 5 stars
Always quiet at night
51%
CA 48% · US 60% · 3 of 5 stars

This hospital California average US average

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 · 203 patients 77% 70% 65%

How Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City 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 - Panorama CityThis hospital4/574%—1 better
Mission Community HospitalSame city3/545%3 h 53 min1 worse
Sherman Oaks HospitalSame county · Sherman Oaks2/554%2 h 20 min2 better 2 worse
Valley Presbyterian HospitalSame county · Van Nuys1/560%3 h 28 min2 better 2 worse
Encino Hospital Medical CenterSame county · Encino3/555%2 h 14 min2 better
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsSame county · Woodland Hills4/569%—1 better

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 Panorama City.

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 2,637 cases Too few cases 4.1% 3.9%
Stroke 203 cases Too few cases 13.2% 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.

8 no different
Measure CMS comparison This hospital National
Serious complications, combined measure No different 0.92 likely 0.46 – 1.39 1
After hip or knee replacement 37 cases Too few cases 4.3% 4.1%
Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 445 cases No different 0.41 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.5 per 1,000 0.63 per 1,000
Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 622 cases No different 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 0.51 per 1,000 0.21 per 1,000
Broken bones from falls in the hospital 625 cases No different 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 0.27 per 1,000
Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 90 cases No different 2.28 per 1,000 likely 0.56 per 1,000 – 3.99 per 1,000 2.34 per 1,000
Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 90 cases No different 3.32 per 1,000 likely 0.74 per 1,000 – 5.89 per 1,000 3.52 per 1,000
Surgical wound splitting open 28 cases No different 1.75 per 1,000 likely 0.22 per 1,000 – 3.27 per 1,000 1.77 per 1,000
Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 122 cases No different 1.03 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.11 per 1,000 1.06 per 1,000

4 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.

1 better than the nation 4 no different
Measure CMS comparison This hospital National
Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) No different 0.45 likely 0.08 – 1.49 1
Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) No different 0.98 likely 0.36 – 2.17 1
Surgical site infections after colon surgery No different 0.91 likely 0.29 – 2.2 1
MRSA bloodstream infections No different 0.61 likely 0.1 – 2.01 1
C. diff intestinal infections Better 0.37 likely 0.2 – 0.61 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 101 cases Too few cases 14.5% 14.4%
Readmitted after heart failure 488 cases Too few cases 20.8% 21.3%
Readmitted after pneumonia 551 cases Too few cases 18.4% 17.3%
Readmitted after COPD 164 cases Too few cases 20.6% 20%
Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 40 cases Too few cases 6% 5.8%

9 more measures had too few cases here to report.

Clinicians registered at this address

722 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
Internal Medicine 100
Pharmacist 82
Family Medicine 47
Pediatrics 34
Obstetrics & Gynecology 27
Clinical 26
Nurse Practitioner 25
Emergency Medicine 22
Optometrist 22
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered 21
Anesthesiology 14
Physical Therapist 13

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.

2024 total $21,348 general $1,223 · research $20,125
All years, 2019–2024 $108,759 142 reported payments
  • 2019 $45,524
  • 2020 $10,761
  • 2021 $28,655
  • 2022 $308
  • 2023 $2,162
  • 2024 $21,348

General payments Research payments

Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026.

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.

CMS Care Compare data retrieved 4 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly. Where this data comes from and how we handle it · Report an error

Common questions about Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City

Is Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City a good hospital?

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 8 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 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 - Panorama City?

74% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 555 completed HCAHPS surveys.

Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City have an emergency room?

No. CMS does not list emergency services at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City.

Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City receive money from drug and device companies?

Drug and device makers reported $21,348 in payments to Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City for 2024, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.