Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, CA
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About Doctors Medical Center
Doctors Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 394 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 Memorial Medical Center, about 1.2 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 0.58
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.28
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.33
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.48
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.18
48% 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 recommend59%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1057%
- Completed surveys1,045
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.66499, -120.99628
Nearby hospitals
- Memorial Medical Center1700 Coffee Rd, Modesto, CA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- Central Valley Specialty Hospital730 17th Street, Modesto, CALong-term care hospital1.5 mi
- Stanislaus Surgical Hospital1421 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CAAcute care hospital2.1 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Modest1303 Mable Avenue, Modesto, CARehabilitation hospital2.4 mi
- Doctors Medical Center - Behavioral Health Department1501 Claus Road, Modesto, CAPsychiatric hospital4.1 mi
- Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center and Medical Offices4601 Dale Road, Modesto, CA · Emergency roomHospital4.2 mi
- Oak Valley Hospital District350 S Oak Ave, Oakdale, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.8 mi
- Emanuel Medical Center825 Delbon Ave, Turlock, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital14 mi
- Doctors Hospital of Manteca1205 E North Street, Manteca, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital14 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca1777 West Yosemite Ave, Manteca, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Doctors Medical Center located?
Doctors Medical Center is at 1441 Florida Avenue, Modesto, CA 95350 in Stanislaus County.
Does Doctors Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Doctors Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 221 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Doctors Medical Center?
Doctors Medical Center 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 Doctors 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 Doctors Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (209) 578-1211.
Would patients recommend Doctors Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,045 completed surveys), 59% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 57% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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