CMS certification 050543
College Hospital Costa Mesa
301 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for College Hospital Costa Mesa. Of the 1 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.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How College Hospital Costa Mesa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Hospital Costa MesaThis hospital | Not rated | — | — | 1 better |
| Hoag Orthopedic InstituteSame county · Irvine | Not rated | 86% | — | 1 worse |
| Huntington Beach HospitalSame county · Huntington Beach | 1/5 | 52% | 2 h 38 min | 2 worse |
| Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterSame county · Laguna Hills | 4/5 | 74% | 3 h 26 min | 2 better |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianSame county · Newport Beach | 5/5 | 84% | 3 h 14 min | 6 better |
| Providence Mission HospitalSame county · Mission Viejo | 5/5 | 76% | 3 h 54 min | 5 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.
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 26 cases | Too few cases | 3.6% | 3.9% |
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 151 cases | No different | 0.61 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.94 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 168 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 168 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.49 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0 | 1 |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for readmissions and return visits. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
Clinicians registered at this address
94 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 31 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health | 17 |
| Clinical | 10 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health, Adult | 8 |
| Social Worker | 7 |
| Licensed Vocational Nurse | 6 |
| Psychiatry | 5 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 3 |
| College Health | 1 |
| Counselor | 1 |
| Family Medicine | 1 |
| Internal Medicine | 1 |
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 College Hospital Costa Mesa
Is College Hospital Costa Mesa a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for College Hospital Costa Mesa. Of the 1 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.
Does College Hospital Costa Mesa have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at College Hospital Costa Mesa.