Novato Community Hospital in Novato, CA
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About Novato Community Hospital
Novato Community Hospital is an acute care hospital in Novato, Marin County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 47 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Kaiser Foundation Hospital, about 6.5 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
71% 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 recommend84%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1082%
- Completed surveys334
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
38.09788, -122.55931
Nearby hospitals
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital99 Montecillo Rd, San Rafael, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.5 mi
- Kentfield Hospital1125 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Kentfield, CALong-term care hospital9.6 mi
- Marinhealth Medical Center250 Bon Air Road, Greenbrae, CA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital10 mi
- Petaluma Valley Hospital400 N Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CAAcute care hospital11 mi
- Sonoma Valley Hospital347 Andrieux St, Sonoma, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital14 mi
- Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center901 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, CA · Emergency roomHospital15 mi
- Adventist Health Vallejo525 Oregon St, Vallejo, CAPsychiatric hospital17 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center975 Sereno Dr, Vallejo, CAAcute care hospital17 mi
- Sutter Solano Medical Center300 Hospital Dr, Vallejo, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Dept of State Hospitals - Napa2100 Napa Vallejo Highway, Napa, CAPsychiatric hospital20 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Novato Community Hospital located?
Novato Community Hospital is at 180 Rowland Way, Novato, CA 94945 in Marin County.
Does Novato Community Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Novato Community Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 156 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Novato Community Hospital?
Novato Community Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 Novato Community Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Novato Community Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the California trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Novato Community Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (415) 209-1300.
Would patients recommend Novato Community Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (334 completed surveys), 84% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 82% 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 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.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.