Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Northridge, CA
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About Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Northridge Hospital Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Northridge, Los Angeles County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II adult, Level II pediatric trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 354 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 Joyce Eisenberg Keefer Medical Center, about 1.9 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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.11
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.15
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.04
98% 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 recommend66%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys621
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.22073, -118.53178
Nearby hospitals
- Joyce Eisenberg Keefer Medical Center7150 Tampa Avenue, Reseda, CAPsychiatric hospital1.9 mi
- Tarzana Treatment Center18646 Oxnard Street, Tarzana, CAPsychiatric hospital2.8 mi
- Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center18321 Clark Street, Tarzana, CA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.5 mi
- Mission Community Hospital14850 Roscoe Blvd, Panorama City, CAAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Valley Presbyterian Hospital15107 Vanowen St, Van Nuys, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.4 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills5601 De Soto Avenue, Woodland Hills, CAAcute care hospital4.7 mi
- Encino Hospital Medical Center16237 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CAAcute care hospital5.1 mi
- Van Nuys Behavioral Health Hospital14433 Emelita Street, Van Nuys, CAPsychiatric hospital5.7 mi
- UCLA West Valley Medical Center7300 Medical Center Dr, West Hills, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.7 mi
- Providence Holy Cross Medical Center15031 Rinaldi St, Mission Hills, CA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital5.8 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Northridge Hospital Medical Center located?
Northridge Hospital Medical Center is at 18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325 in Los Angeles County.
Does Northridge Hospital Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Northridge Hospital Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 215 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Northridge Hospital Medical Center?
Northridge Hospital Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 Northridge Hospital Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II adult, Level II pediatric 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 Northridge Hospital Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (818) 885-8500.
Would patients recommend Northridge Hospital Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (621 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.