CMS certification 380103
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside
2875 NW Stucki Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. On all 11 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it is no different from the national rate.
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: 1,448 completed surveys, 25% 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 | OR | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 351 patients | 79% | 60% | 65% |
How Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside 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 WestsideThis hospital | 4/5 | 80% | — | No different |
| Hillsboro Medical CenterSame city | 3/5 | 62% | 3 h 20 min | 1 better |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterSame county · Tualatin | 2/5 | 74% | 2 h 57 min | 1 better 2 worse |
| Providence St Vincent Medical CenterSame county · Portland | 4/5 | 79% | 3 h 50 min | 5 better 2 worse |
| Willamette Valley Medical CenterSame ZIP area · McMinnville | 2/5 | 63% | 2 h 54 min | 1 better |
| Providence Newberg Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Newberg | 4/5 | 81% | 3 h 5 min | 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 Hillsboro.
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 674 cases | Too few cases | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Pneumonia 31 cases | Too few cases | 16.2% | 15.2% |
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 | 0.93 likely 0.46 – 1.41 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 530 cases | No different | 0.47 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.64 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 646 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 607 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 129 cases | No different | 2.28 per 1,000 likely 0.56 per 1,000 – 3.99 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 28 cases | No different | 1.64 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.36 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 30 cases | No different | 8.74 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 18.58 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 144 cases | No different | 3.64 per 1,000 likely 1.12 per 1,000 – 6.15 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 30 cases | No different | 4.96 per 1,000 likely 0.73 per 1,000 – 9.18 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 50 cases | No different | 1.72 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.23 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 144 cases | No different | 0.99 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.05 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.7 likely 0.04 – 3.46 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.79 likely 0.13 – 2.62 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.35 likely 0.06 – 1.15 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 1.02 likely 0.55 – 1.73 | 1 |
2 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 heart failure 75 cases | Too few cases | 19.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 77 cases | Too few cases | 17.3% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 26 cases | Too few cases | 19.7% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 32 cases | Too few cases | 71.2 days per 100 | — |
10 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
133 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 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist | 17 |
| Internal Medicine | 15 |
| Physical Therapist | 9 |
| Clinical | 8 |
| Emergency Medicine | 8 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 6 |
| Pharmacist | 5 |
| Occupational Therapist | 4 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 4 |
| Otolaryngology | 4 |
| Social Worker | 4 |
| Urology | 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 $253,055
- 2020 $251,015
- 2021 $363,481
- 2022 $777,062
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 Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside
Is Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside a good hospital?
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. On all 11 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it is no different from the national rate. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside?
80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,448 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside.
Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $777,062 in payments to Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside for 2022, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.