Uci Health - Los Alamitos in Los Alamitos, CA
Also known as Los Alamitos Medical Center
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About Uci Health - Los Alamitos
Uci Health - Los Alamitos is an acute care hospital in Los Alamitos, Orange County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 172 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is La Palma Intercommunity Hospital, about 3.5 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 1.73
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.87
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.35
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.75
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.85
59% 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.
Map
33.80324, -118.06724
Nearby hospitals
- La Palma Intercommunity Hospital7901 Walker Street, La Palma, CAAcute care hospital3.5 mi
- VA Long Beach Healthcare System5901 E. Seventh Street, Long Beach, CA · Emergency roomVA medical center3.5 mi
- Anaheim Community Hospital, LLC3350 W Ball Rd, Anaheim, CAAcute care hospital3.6 mi
- West Anaheim Medical Center3033 W Orange Avenue, Anaheim, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Community Medical Center Long Beach1720 Termino Avenue, Long Beach, CA · Emergency roomHospital4.6 mi
- Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility2600 Redondo Avenue, Suite 500, Long Beach, CAPsychiatric hospital4.8 mi
- Kindred Hospital Westminster200 Hospital Circle, Westminster, CALong-term care hospital5.0 mi
- College Hospital10802 College Pl, Cerritos, CAPsychiatric hospital6.0 mi
- Bellflower Behavioral Health HospitalBellflower, CAPsychiatric hospital6.1 mi
- Uci Health-Lakewood3700 South St, Lakewood, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Uci Health - Los Alamitos located?
Uci Health - Los Alamitos is at 3751 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 in Orange County.
Does Uci Health - Los Alamitos have an emergency room?
Yes. Uci Health - Los Alamitos reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 238 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Uci Health - Los Alamitos?
Uci Health - Los Alamitos 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 Uci Health - Los Alamitos a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Uci Health - Los Alamitos. 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 Uci Health - Los Alamitos?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (562) 799-3220.
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