San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, CA
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About San Joaquin General Hospital
San Joaquin General Hospital is an acute care hospital in French Camp, San Joaquin County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 152 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Dameron Hospital, about 5.2 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.81
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.10
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.16
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.33
74% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys801
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.88660, -121.28456
Nearby hospitals
- Dameron Hospital525 West Acacia Street, Stockton, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.2 mi
- Stockton Regional Rehabilitation Hospital607 E Magnolia Street, Stockton, CARehabilitation hospital5.4 mi
- St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton1800 N California St, Stockton, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.7 mi
- St Joseph's Behavioral Health Center2510 N California St, Stockton, CAPsychiatric hospital6.2 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca1777 West Yosemite Ave, Manteca, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.5 mi
- Doctors Hospital of Manteca1205 E North Street, Manteca, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.6 mi
- Sutter Tracy Community Hospital1420 North Tracy Blvd, Tracy, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital13 mi
- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial975 S Fairmont Avenue, Lodi, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
- Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center and Medical Offices4601 Dale Road, Modesto, CA · Emergency roomHospital18 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Modest1303 Mable Avenue, Modesto, CARehabilitation hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is San Joaquin General Hospital located?
San Joaquin General Hospital is at 500 W Hospital Road, French Camp, CA 95231 in San Joaquin County.
Does San Joaquin General Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. San Joaquin General Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 213 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of San Joaquin General Hospital?
San Joaquin General Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 San Joaquin General Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 San Joaquin General Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (209) 468-6000.
Would patients recommend San Joaquin General Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (801 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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