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Acute Care Hospital

Adventist Health Sierra Vista

San Luis Obispo, California · San Luis Obispo County · Emergency services listed

Summary

Adventist Health Sierra Vista is an acute care hospital in San Luis Obispo, California. Medicare data lists emergency services. CMS overall star rating: 3 of 5 stars. Its official website lists 35 services, specialties and programs. Medicare lists 302 affiliated clinicians. Source: CMS Hospital General Information, data updated 2026-07-22.

What is an acute care hospital?

A general hospital for short-term care: emergencies, surgery, illness and injury. Most patients stay a few days. More about hospital types

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Profile from official sources

Built from official Medicare (CMS) data and the hospital’s own website (checked 2026-10-30). Every service links to the page that lists it. Services change: call the hospital to confirm before you go.

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At a glance

YesEmergency services
3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars · Medicare rating
YesBirthing-friendly (CMS)
162Beds (hospital website)
35Services listed

Quick answers

Does Adventist Health Sierra Vista have an emergency room?
Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Adventist Health Sierra Vista. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Where is Adventist Health Sierra Vista?
1010 Murray St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405, in San Luis Obispo County, California.
What is the phone number of Adventist Health Sierra Vista?
(850) 546-7600, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
What is the Medicare star rating of Adventist Health Sierra Vista?
3 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-07-22).

Specialties and care areas[4]

Procedures[11]

  • Breast cancer surgery
  • Colorectal cancer surgery
  • Complex pancreatic surgery
  • Cranial base surgery
  • Esophageal cancer surgery
  • Esophageal reconstruction surgery
  • Head and neck reconstruction surgery
  • Laparoscopic gynecological surgery
  • Laparoscopic kidney surgery
  • Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery

Programs and centers[4][5][10][11][12]

  • Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
  • Inpatient pediatric unit
  • Cancer Program Accreditation with commendation (ACS)
  • Neonatal intensive care unit (Level III NICU)
  • Maternity services with 24/7 onsite OB hospitalist
  • Stroke care
  • Neuroscience services in collaboration with UCSF Health
  • Cancer surgery program

Emergency care (hospital website)[4][5][9]

Emergency roomYes
Open 24/7Yes
Trauma designationLevel III
Stroke designationPrimary Stroke Center (The Joint Commission)

Visiting and practical information

VisitingWelcomes visitors around the clock; follow the hospital's visitation policies and procedures[4]
Interpreters and languagesFree interpreters: Spanish staff or phone, ASL video, other languages via Language Line[6]
Patient portalAdventist Health MyChart

Recognition[5]

  • Level III Trauma Center (American College of Surgeons)
  • Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center
  • Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery
  • Baby-Friendly Hospital (Baby-Friendly USA)
  • AHA Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus (2024)
  • US News High Performing Hospital for Hip Fracture
  • Cancer Program Accreditation with commendation (American College of Surgeons)

Doctors and clinicians (302)

302 doctors and other clinicians list Adventist Health Sierra Vista as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.

Main specialties

Doctors with a page on this site (302)

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Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby

Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.

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Outpatient surgery centers nearby

Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.

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Community care nearby

Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Community health centers

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Assisted living nearby

Licensed homes from the official state licence list, by straight-line distance.

About the Medicare star rating

CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →

Medicare quality data

What Adventist Health Sierra Vista reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.

What patients said (patient survey)

What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.

Summary star rating (all survey topics) 2 of 5 stars
Overall rating of the hospital2 of 5 stars
Would recommend the hospital2 of 5 stars
Nurses communicated well2 of 5 stars
Doctors communicated well2 of 5 stars
Staff explained medicines2 of 5 stars
Information about recovery at home3 of 5 stars
Room and bathroom kept clean2 of 5 stars
Quiet at night1 of 5 stars
Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 1053%National average: 72%
Would definitely recommend the hospital57%National average: 71%
Nurses “always” communicated well72%National average: 80%
Doctors “always” communicated well73%National average: 80%
Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them57%National average: 62%
Were given information about recovery at home87%National average: 86%
Room and bathroom “always” clean60%National average: 74%
Area around the room “always” quiet at night34%National average: 60%
Completed surveys559Response rate: 19%

Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 2025.

Infections caught in the hospital

What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.

Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Not reported to Medicare
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)0.729No different from the national benchmark
Surgical site infections after colon surgery0.924No different from the national benchmark
Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNot reported to Medicare
MRSA bloodstream infections1.63No different from the national benchmark
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections0.273Better than the national benchmark

Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from October 2024 to September 2025.

Complications and deaths

What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.

Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patientsToo few cases to report
Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients11.6%
Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients19.1%
Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients7.6%
Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients11.5%
Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG)Not reported to Medicare
Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90)0.96No different from the national rate
Complications after hip or knee replacement5.7%

Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.

Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)

What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.

Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients)Not reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: heart attackToo few cases to report
Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure22.1%
Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia16.9%
Readmitted within 30 days: COPD19.7%
Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgeryNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement5.6%

Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2023 to June 2025.

Emergency room times and sepsis care

What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.

Emergency room volume (patients per year)Medium (20,000–39,999)
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b)140 minutesNational average: 162 minutes
Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22)1%National average: 2%
Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1)62%National average: 65%

Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.

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ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby

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Prices

We have not been able to read a price file for Adventist Health Sierra Vista yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Hospital information

Hospital typeAcute Care Hospital
Address1010 Murray St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
CountySan Luis Obispo County
StateCalifornia
Phone(850) 546‑7600
Emergency servicesYes
OwnershipProprietary
Medicare overall rating3 of 5 stars
Birthing-friendly designationYes (meets CMS criteria)
CMS Certification Number050506
Name in Medicare recordsADVENTIST HEALTH SIERRA VISTA
Profile levelMedicare data + hospital website
Main phone on the hospital’s website(805) 546‑7600[4][8]
Name on the hospital’s websiteAdventist Health Sierra Vista Medical Center
Official websiteadventisthealth.org
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Sources

  1. Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
  2. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
  3. U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances

From the hospital’s website

Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.

  1. Adventist Health Sierra Vista Medical Center — adventisthealth.org
  2. Accreditations and Awards — adventisthealth.org
  3. Translation Services — adventisthealth.org
  4. Locations — adventisthealth.org
  5. Emergency Care — adventisthealth.org
  6. Stroke Care - Central Coast - Adventist Health — adventisthealth.org
  7. Cancer Care - Central Coast - Adventist Health — adventisthealth.org
  8. Maternity - Central Coast - Adventist Health — adventisthealth.org