College Medical Center in Long Beach, CA
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About College Medical Center
College Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 221 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center, about 0.4 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 1.12
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.53
82% 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
- Would definitely recommend57%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys86
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.80757, -118.19363
Nearby hospitals
- Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center2801 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital0.4 mi
- Memorial Care Miller Children's & Women's Hosp Lb2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CAChildren's hospital0.4 mi
- College Medical Center South Campus1725 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CAHospital1.3 mi
- St Mary Medical Center1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility2600 Redondo Avenue, Suite 500, Long Beach, CAPsychiatric hospital2.4 mi
- Community Medical Center Long Beach1720 Termino Avenue, Long Beach, CA · Emergency roomHospital3.1 mi
- Uci Health-Lakewood3700 South St, Lakewood, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.4 mi
- VA Long Beach Healthcare System5901 E. Seventh Street, Long Beach, CA · Emergency roomVA medical center4.8 mi
- Kindred Hospital Paramount16453 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CALong-term care hospital5.7 mi
- Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med Center1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is College Medical Center located?
College Medical Center is at 2776 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806 in Los Angeles County.
Does College Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. College Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 322 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of College Medical Center?
College Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 College Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for College Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the California trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of College Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (562) 595-1911.
Would patients recommend College Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (86 completed surveys), 57% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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