Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City in Redwood City, CA
Also known as Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center
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About Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City is an acute care hospital in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 153 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 Sequoia Hospital, about 1.8 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.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.72
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.06
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryWorse than national · SIR 3.08
93% 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 recommend80%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1079%
- Completed surveys1,673
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.48970, -122.22463
Nearby hospitals
- Sequoia Hospital170 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.8 mi
- Menlo Park Surgical Hospital570 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CAHospital4.1 mi
- Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA · Level I traumaChildren's hospital4.6 mi
- Stanford Health Care300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.6 mi
- San Mateo Medical Center222 W 39th Ave, San Mateo, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.0 mi
- Palo Alto VA Medical Center3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA · Emergency roomVA medical center7.5 mi
- Peninsula Medical Center1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- El Camino Health2500 Grant Road, Mountain View, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- St Rose Hospital27200 Calaroga Ave, Hayward, CAAcute care hospital12 mi
- Bhc Fremont Hospital Inc39001 Sundale Drive, Fremont, CAPsychiatric hospital14 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City located?
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City is at 1100 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA 94063 in San Mateo County.
Does Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City have an emergency room?
Yes. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City reports emergency services to Medicare. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City?
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City 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 Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City. 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 Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (650) 299-2000.
Would patients recommend Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,673 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 79% 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.