El Centro Regional Medical Center in El Centro, CA
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About El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in El Centro, Imperial County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 161 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District, about 12 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 2.30
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsWorse than national · SIR 2.46
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 2.85
57% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend54%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1055%
- Completed surveys273
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.78144, -115.56865
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Frequently asked questions
Where is El Centro Regional Medical Center located?
El Centro Regional Medical Center is at 1415 Ross Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243 in Imperial County.
Does El Centro Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. El Centro Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 279 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of El Centro Regional Medical Center?
El Centro Regional Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is El Centro Regional Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the California EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of El Centro Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (760) 339-7100.
Would patients recommend El Centro Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (273 completed surveys), 54% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 55% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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