Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles, CA
Also known as White Memorial Medical Center, WMMC
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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.
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 1.67
- 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.
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.
Map
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Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Los Angeles General Medical Center2051 Marengo St, Room C2k100, Los Angeles, CA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.7 mi
- East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital4060 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.7 mi
- Los Angeles Community Hospital4081 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.8 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Los Angeles General Medical Center2051 Marengo St, Room C2k100, Los Angeles, CA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.7 mi
- USC Norris Cancer Hospital1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CAHospital1.0 mi
- Keck Hospital of USC1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CAAcute care hospital1.1 mi
- Barlow Respiratory Hospital2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, CALong-term care hospital2.4 mi
- East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital4060 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.7 mi
- Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital1225 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CAAcute care hospital2.7 mi
- Los Angeles Community Hospital4081 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.8 mi
- L A Downtown Medical Center1711 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CAAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- California Hospital Medical Center La1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- Gateways Hosp Mental Health Ctr1891 Effie St, Los Angeles, CAPsychiatric hospital3.2 mi
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.
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