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Watsonville Community Hospital in Watsonville, CA

Directions (831) 724-4741 watsonvillehospital.com

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Overview

About Watsonville Community Hospital

Watsonville Community Hospital is an acute care hospital in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 106 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 Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz, about 11 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

2
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
5 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
2 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
4 no different · 2 worse
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

170 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
2.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
medium
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.35

56% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend66%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
  • Completed surveys264

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Watsonville Community Hospital located?

Watsonville Community Hospital is at 75 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076 in Santa Cruz County.

Does Watsonville Community Hospital have an emergency room?

Yes. Watsonville Community Hospital 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 Watsonville Community Hospital?

Watsonville Community Hospital 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 Watsonville Community Hospital a trauma center?

We have no trauma center designation on record for Watsonville Community Hospital. 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 Watsonville Community Hospital?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (831) 724-4741.

Would patients recommend Watsonville Community Hospital?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (264 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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