Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, CA
Also known as CHMC
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About Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Centinela Hospital Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It does not report emergency services to Medicare. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 362 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is College Medical Center Hawthorne Campus, about 2.6 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 0.43
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.16
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.13
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
52% 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 recommend50%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1050%
- Completed surveys657
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.94915, -118.34818
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Memorial Hospital of Gardena1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.0 mi
- Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital4650 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.8 mi
- Southern California Hospital Culver City3828 Delmas Terrace, Culver City, CA · Emergency roomHospital5.8 mi
Nearby hospitals
- College Medical Center Hawthorne Campus13300 Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne, CAPsychiatric hospital2.6 mi
- Kindred Hospital - Los Angeles5525 W Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CALong-term care hospital3.3 mi
- Memorial Hospital of Gardena1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.0 mi
- Kindred Hospital South Bay1246 West 155th Street, Gardena, CALong-term care hospital5.0 mi
- Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital4650 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.8 mi
- Southern California Hospital Culver City3828 Delmas Terrace, Culver City, CA · Emergency roomHospital5.8 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.2 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CAAcute care hospital6.3 mi
- Docs Surgical Hospital6000 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CAAcute care hospital7.5 mi
- Community Hospital of Huntington Park2623 E Slauson Ave, Huntington Park, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Centinela Hospital Medical Center located?
Centinela Hospital Medical Center is at 555 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, CA 90301 in Los Angeles County.
Does Centinela Hospital Medical Center have an emergency room?
Centinela Hospital Medical Center does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Memorial Hospital of Gardena, about 5.0 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Centinela Hospital Medical Center?
Centinela Hospital Medical Center 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.
What is the phone number of Centinela Hospital Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (310) 673-4660.
Would patients recommend Centinela Hospital Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (657 completed surveys), 50% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 50% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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