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Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles, CA

Also known as White Memorial Medical Center, WMMC

In a medical emergency, call 911. This page is for information only.

Overview

About Adventist Health White Memorial

Adventist Health White Memorial is an acute care hospital in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 293 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Los Angeles General Medical Center, about 0.7 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

3
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
7 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
1 better · 6 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
1 better · 5 no different · 1 worse
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

199 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
2.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
very high
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.67
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.40
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.03
  • Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.80
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.39

77% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend64%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1062%
  • Completed surveys1,008

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Emergency care

Nearest hospitals with an emergency room

Within 25 miles

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Adventist Health White Memorial located?

Adventist Health White Memorial is at 1720 Cesar E Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033 in Los Angeles County.

Does Adventist Health White Memorial have an emergency room?

Adventist Health White Memorial does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Los Angeles General Medical Center, about 0.7 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Adventist Health White Memorial?

Adventist Health White Memorial 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.

What is the phone number of Adventist Health White Memorial?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (323) 268-5000.

Would patients recommend Adventist Health White Memorial?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,008 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 62% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.