Saint Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, CA
Also known as SFMC
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About Saint Francis Medical Center
Saint Francis Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 314 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, about 2.4 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.18
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.44
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.06
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.23
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.00
60% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1065%
- Completed surveys575
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.92998, -118.20319
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- Pih Health Downey Hospital11500 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.1 mi
- Community Hospital of Huntington Park2623 E Slauson Ave, Huntington Park, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.3 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr7601 East Imperial Highway, Downey, CAAcute care hospital2.7 mi
- Kindred Hospital Paramount16453 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CALong-term care hospital3.9 mi
- Pih Health Downey Hospital11500 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.1 mi
- Community Hospital of Huntington Park2623 E Slauson Ave, Huntington Park, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey9333 Imperial Highway, Downey, CAAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Bellflower Behavioral Health HospitalBellflower, CAPsychiatric hospital5.7 mi
- Uci Health-Lakewood3700 South St, Lakewood, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.7 mi
- Memorial Hospital of Gardena1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.9 mi
- Kindred Hospital South Bay1246 West 155th Street, Gardena, CALong-term care hospital6.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint Francis Medical Center located?
Saint Francis Medical Center is at 3630 East Imperial Highway, Lynwood, CA 90262 in Los Angeles County.
Does Saint Francis Medical Center have an emergency room?
Saint Francis Medical Center does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, about 2.4 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Saint Francis Medical Center?
Saint Francis 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 Saint Francis Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the California EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Saint Francis Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (310) 900-8900.
Would patients recommend Saint Francis Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (575 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 65% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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