Petaluma Valley Hospital in Petaluma, CA
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About Petaluma Valley Hospital
Petaluma Valley Hospital is an acute care hospital in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 80 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 Sonoma Valley Hospital, about 9.4 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.31
67% 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 recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys246
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
38.25317, -122.63277
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
Nearby hospitals
- Sonoma Valley Hospital347 Andrieux St, Sonoma, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.4 mi
- Novato Community Hospital180 Rowland Way, Novato, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital1165 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
- Sonoma Specialty Hospital501 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, CALong-term care hospital14 mi
- Aurora Behavioral Healthcare-Santa Rosa, LLC1287 Fulton Road, Santa Rosa, CAPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center401 Bicentennial Way, Santa Rosa, CA · Emergency roomHospital16 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa401 Bicentennial Way, Santa Rosa, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital99 Montecillo Rd, San Rafael, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital30 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center1000 Trancas St, Napa, CA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Petaluma Valley Hospital located?
Petaluma Valley Hospital is at 400 N Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954 in Sonoma County.
Does Petaluma Valley Hospital have an emergency room?
Petaluma Valley Hospital does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Sonoma Valley Hospital, about 9.4 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Petaluma Valley Hospital?
Petaluma Valley Hospital 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.
What is the phone number of Petaluma Valley Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (707) 778-1111.
Would patients recommend Petaluma Valley Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (246 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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