Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, CA
Also known as Providence Saint John's Health Center
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About Saint John's Health Center
Saint John's Health Center is an acute care hospital in Santa Monica, Los Angeles 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 266 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 Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital, about 0.4 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 1.27
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.63
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 1.07
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.60
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.00
77% 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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1070%
- Completed surveys450
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.03054, -118.47953
Nearby hospitals
- Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.4 mi
- West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center11310 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomVA medical center2.2 mi
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA150 Medical Plaza-Rm-4230c, Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital3.1 mi
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.1 mi
- Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital4650 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
- California Rehabilitation Institute, LLC2070 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CARehabilitation hospital4.3 mi
- Southern California Hospital Culver City3828 Delmas Terrace, Culver City, CA · Emergency roomHospital4.7 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CAAcute care hospital6.0 mi
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.4 mi
- Kindred Hospital - Los Angeles5525 W Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CALong-term care hospital6.5 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint John's Health Center located?
Saint John's Health Center is at 2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County.
Does Saint John's Health Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Saint John's Health Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 185 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Saint John's Health Center?
Saint John's Health 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 Saint John's Health Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Saint John's Health 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 Saint John's Health Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (310) 829-5511.
Would patients recommend Saint John's Health Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (450 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% 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.