CMS certification 050763
L a Downtown Medical Center
1711 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
L a Downtown Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 11 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 2.
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How L a Downtown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L a Downtown Medical CenterThis hospital | 3/5 | — | — | 1 better 2 worse |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterSame city | 3/5 | 60% | 4 h 1 min | 5 better 2 worse |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesSame city | 5/5 | 74% | — | 4 better 1 worse |
| East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalSame city | 1/5 | 50% | 2 h 52 min | 1 better |
| Los Angeles Community HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 43% | 2 h 31 min | 6 better |
| Adventist Health White MemorialSame city | 3/5 | 64% | 3 h 19 min | 2 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 Los Angeles.
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 158 cases | Too few cases | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Pneumonia 83 cases | Too few cases | 10.3% | 15.2% |
| COPD 41 cases | Too few cases | 7.2% | 8.6% |
4 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 | 0.84 likely 0.43 – 1.24 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 40 cases | Too few cases | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 5,810 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.98 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 6,033 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 6,001 cases | No different | 0.23 per 1,000 likely 0.03 per 1,000 – 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 125 cases | No different | 2.55 per 1,000 likely 0.85 per 1,000 – 4.24 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 66 cases | No different | 1.66 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.39 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 66 cases | No different | 8.7 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 18.5 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 123 cases | No different | 3.28 per 1,000 likely 0.72 per 1,000 – 5.84 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 62 cases | No different | 5.15 per 1,000 likely 0.84 per 1,000 – 9.45 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 34 cases | No different | 1.75 per 1,000 likely 0.23 per 1,000 – 3.28 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 141 cases | No different | 1.04 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 0 | 1 |
5 more measures 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 pneumonia 28 cases | Too few cases | 19.9% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 38 cases | Too few cases | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 87 cases | Too few cases | 181.6 days per 100 | — |
11 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
104 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 |
|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 16 |
| Licensed Vocational Nurse | 15 |
| Internal Medicine | 8 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health | 8 |
| Physician Assistant | 5 |
| Podiatrist | 5 |
| Specialist | 5 |
| Anesthesiology | 4 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 4 |
| Clinical | 3 |
| Family | 3 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 3 |
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 $22,258
- 2020 $36,540
- 2021 $0
- 2022 $0
- 2023 $25,763
- 2024 $666
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.
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Common questions about L a Downtown Medical Center
Is L a Downtown Medical Center a good hospital?
L a Downtown Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 11 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Does L a Downtown Medical Center have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at L a Downtown Medical Center.
Does L a Downtown Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $666 in payments to L a Downtown Medical Center for 2024, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.