Salinas Valley Health Medical Center in Salinas, CA
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About Salinas Valley Health Medical Center
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Salinas, Monterey County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 263 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 Natividad Medical Center, about 2.6 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 0.43
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.49
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.25
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.08
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.37
60% 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 recommend74%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
- Completed surveys1,383
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.66014, -121.64716
Nearby hospitals
- Natividad Medical Center1441 Constitution Boulevard, Salinas, CA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital2.6 mi
- Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula23625 W R Holman Highway, Monterey, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital911 Sunset Drive, Hollister, CA · Emergency roomCritical access hospital19 mi
- Watsonville Community Hospital75 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Salinas Valley Health Medical Center located?
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center is at 450 East Romie Lane, Salinas, CA 93901 in Monterey County.
Does Salinas Valley Health Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Salinas Valley Health Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 197 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Salinas Valley Health Medical Center?
Salinas Valley Health 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 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Salinas Valley Health Medical Center. 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 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (831) 757-4333.
Would patients recommend Salinas Valley Health Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,383 completed surveys), 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% 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.