Adventist Health Sierra Vista in San Luis Obispo, CA
Also known as Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
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About Adventist Health Sierra Vista
Adventist Health Sierra Vista is an acute care hospital in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 162 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 French Hospital Medical Center, about 1.3 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 1.63
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.73
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.27
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.92
62% 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 recommend57%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1053%
- Completed surveys559
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
35.29099, -120.66619
Nearby hospitals
- French Hospital Medical Center1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.3 mi
- Atascadero State Hospital10333 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CAPsychiatric hospital12 mi
- Arroyo Grande Community Hospital345 South Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA · Emergency roomHospital13 mi
- Adventist Health Twin Cities1100 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Adventist Health Sierra Vista located?
Adventist Health Sierra Vista is at 1010 Murray St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 in San Luis Obispo County.
Does Adventist Health Sierra Vista have an emergency room?
Yes. Adventist Health Sierra Vista reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 140 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Adventist Health Sierra Vista?
Adventist Health Sierra Vista has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Adventist Health Sierra Vista a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 Adventist Health Sierra Vista?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (850) 546-7600.
Would patients recommend Adventist Health Sierra Vista?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (559 completed surveys), 57% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 53% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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