Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr in San Francisco, CA
Also known as San Francisco General Hospital, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
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About Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr is an acute care hospital in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 284 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 California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal, about 1.0 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 0.71
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.45
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.54
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.37
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.77
44% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys1,644
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.75611, -122.40656
Nearby hospitals
- California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal3555 Cesar Chavez, San Francisco, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.0 mi
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco1975 4th Street, San Francisco, CA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital1.1 mi
- California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp601 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CAAcute care hospital1.7 mi
- California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus1101 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.2 mi
- UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital900 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics1600 Divisadero Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CAPsychiatric hospital2.7 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco2425 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.7 mi
- Chinese Hospital845 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.7 mi
- UC Medical Center Moffett & Long HospitalsSan Francisco, CAHospital2.8 mi
- UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital450 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr located?
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr is at 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110 in San Francisco County.
Does Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr have an emergency room?
Yes. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 300 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr?
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr 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 Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (415) 206-8000.
Would patients recommend Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,644 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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