Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA
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About Desert Regional Medical Center
Desert Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Palm Springs, Riverside 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 2 out of 5. It has 353 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 Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern California, about 6.3 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 1.14
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.90
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.40
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.29
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.02
50% 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 1063%
- Completed surveys1,035
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.83844, -116.54552
Nearby hospitals
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern California70077 Ramon Rd, Rancho Mirage, CARehabilitation hospital6.3 mi
- Eisenhower Medical Center39-000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.7 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital47111 Monroe Street, Indio, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
- San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital600 North Highland Springs Avenue, Banning, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital24 mi
- Hemet Global Medical Center1117 East Devonshire, Hemet, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Desert Regional Medical Center located?
Desert Regional Medical Center is at 1150 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262 in Riverside County.
Does Desert Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Desert Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 178 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Desert Regional Medical Center?
Desert Regional Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Desert Regional 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 Desert Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (760) 323-6511.
Would patients recommend Desert Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,035 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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