San Mateo Medical Center in San Mateo, CA
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About San Mateo Medical Center
San Mateo Medical Center is an acute care hospital in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 69 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Sequoia Hospital, about 4.3 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.66
81% 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 recommend68%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1070%
- Completed surveys208
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.53003, -122.29974
Nearby hospitals
- Sequoia Hospital170 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City1100 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.0 mi
- Peninsula Medical Center1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.4 mi
- Menlo Park Surgical Hospital570 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CAHospital9.0 mi
- Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA · Level I traumaChildren's hospital9.4 mi
- Stanford Health Care300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.4 mi
- Seton Coastside Hospital600 Marine Boulevard, Moss Beach, CA · Emergency roomHospital11 mi
- Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA · Emergency roomHospital12 mi
- Palo Alto VA Medical Center3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA · Emergency roomVA medical center12 mi
- St Rose Hospital27200 Calaroga Ave, Hayward, CAAcute care hospital14 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is San Mateo Medical Center located?
San Mateo Medical Center is at 222 W 39th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403 in San Mateo County.
Does San Mateo Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. San Mateo Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 170 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of San Mateo Medical Center?
San Mateo Medical Center does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.
Is San Mateo Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for San Mateo 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 San Mateo Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (650) 573-2222.
Would patients recommend San Mateo Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (208 completed surveys), 68% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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