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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

Also listed as: Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr

Burbank, California · Los Angeles County · Emergency services listed

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is an acute care hospital at 501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505. Phone: (818) 843-5111. It has an emergency department. Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars (CMS, October 2026).

Data as of October 26, 2026. Source: CMS Hospital General Information and the hospital’s website (checked October 30, 2026).

Summary

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Burbank, California. Medicare data lists emergency services. CMS overall star rating: 3 of 5 stars. Its official website lists 104 services, specialties and programs. Medicare lists 566 affiliated clinicians. Source: CMS Hospital General Information, data updated 2026-10-26.

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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Exterior of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
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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)
566Doctors and clinicians
104Services listed

Quick answers

Does Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Where is Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center?
501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505, in Los Angeles County, California.
What is the phone number of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center?
(818) 843-5111, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
What is the Medicare star rating of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center?
3 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-10-26).
Does Medicare reduce its payments to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center for hospital-acquired conditions?
No. For fiscal year 2026, CMS lists no Medicare payment reduction for Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (Total HAC Score: -0.2155; a lower score is better). It is an adjustment to what Medicare pays the hospital, not a charge to patients (CMS data released January 26, 2026).

Specialties and care areas[4][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Conditions treated[11][13][14][15][16][18]

Treatments[11][13][14][16][17][18]

Procedures[11][14][16][18]

  • Lung lobectomy
  • Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
  • Open lung wedge resection
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Bronchoscopy
  • CT scan
  • PET scan
  • MRI
  • Biopsy
  • Prostate cancer screening
  • Partial and radical nephrectomy
  • Radical inguinal orchiectomy
  • Carotid endarterectomy
  • Cerebral angioplasty
  • Artificial disk replacement
  • Minimally invasive cervical and lumbar surgery
  • Complex revision spine surgery

Programs and centers[4][5][8][10][13][14][16]

  • Disney Family Cancer Center
  • Bariatric Wellness Center
  • Heart and Vascular Institute
  • Howard and Hycy Hill Neuroscience Institute
  • Stroke Center
  • Commission on Cancer accredited program
  • Diabetes Self Management Education Program
  • Breastfeeding Support Group
  • Preparing for Total Joint Replacement class
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation (acute rehabilitation) program
  • Lung and Thoracic Cancer Program
  • Prostate, Kidney and Bladder Cancer Program
  • Pediatric emergency care (EDAP)

Emergency care (hospital website)[4][5][10][18]

Emergency roomYes
Open 24/7Yes
Stroke designationThrombectomy-capable Stroke Center (Joint Commission)

Visiting and practical information

VisitingQuiet Hours daily 2-4 p.m. and overnight; flowers and plants not allowed in ICU, CCU or Sub-Acute Unit[7]
Interpreters and languagesInterpreters free for patients who speak English less than very well; phone and video remote interpreting (incl. ASL) available[7]
Patient portalMyChart

Recognition[4][5][6][9][18]

  • Magnet recognition
  • Joint Commission thrombectomy-capable stroke center
  • AHA Get With The Guidelines Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
  • Blue Distinction Center+ (bariatric, cardiac, maternity)
  • STEMI receiving center (LA County)
  • Baby-Friendly Hospital
  • American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer accreditation
  • U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Hospital, Los Angeles Metro, 11 types of care (2026-27)
  • U.S. News & World Report - Los Angeles Metro Best Regional Hospital in 11 Types of Care 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Ear, Nose and Throat 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Leukemia, Lymphoma, & Myeloma 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in COPD 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Gynecological Cancer Surgery 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Heart Attack 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Heart Failure 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Hip Fracture 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Kidney Failure 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Pacemaker Implantation 2026
  • U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Stroke 2026
  • Joint Commission - Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center

Doctors and clinicians (566)

566 doctors and other clinicians list Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.

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Doctors with a page on this site (566)

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Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby

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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.

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Assisted living nearby

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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 Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center 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) 3 of 5 stars
Overall rating of the hospital4 of 5 stars
Would recommend the hospital4 of 5 stars
Nurses communicated well3 of 5 stars
Doctors communicated well3 of 5 stars
Patients got help quickly from staff2 of 5 stars
Staff explained medicines2 of 5 stars
Information about recovery at home2 of 5 stars
Room and bathroom kept clean4 of 5 stars
Restfulness of Environment3 of 5 stars
Care Coordination3 of 5 stars
Symptoms After Stay2 of 5 stars
Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 1074%National average: 72%
Would definitely recommend the hospital77%National average: 71%
Nurses “always” communicated well79%National average: 80%
Doctors “always” communicated well74%National average: 80%
“Always” got help as soon as they wanted57%National average: 64%
Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them58%National average: 62%
Were given information about recovery at home83%National average: 86%
Room and bathroom “always” clean79%National average: 73%
Completed surveys403Response rate: 19%

Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; patients discharged January 2025 to December 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)0Better than the national benchmark
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)0.515No different from the national benchmark
Surgical site infections after colon surgery0.689No different from the national benchmark
Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy0No different from the national benchmark
MRSA bloodstream infections0.267No different from the national benchmark
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections0.609Better than the national benchmark

Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2025 to December 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 patients11.2%
Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients8%
Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients13.6%
Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients6.9%
Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients9.3%
Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90)0.84No different from the national rate
Complications after hip or knee replacement3.8%
Too few cases to reportDeaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG)

Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 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)18.3%
Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack14.9%
Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure20.8%
Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia19.1%
Readmitted within 30 days: COPD19.2%
Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement5.2%
Too few cases to reportReadmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery

Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2024 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)Very high (60,000 or more)
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b)188 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)91%National average: 66%

Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.

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Medicare payment programs

Medicare (CMS) uses these federal programs to adjust what it pays hospitals, based on quality, safety and cost results. This is a payment to the hospital for Medicare patients, not a price you pay, and not a prediction for any one person. Results for Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 to September 2026).

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Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program

What this means: Medicare gives each hospital a Total HAC Score built from patient-safety complications and from infections caught in the hospital. The quarter of hospitals with the highest (worst) scores gets a reduction in its Medicare payments. A lower score is better.

CMS says: Hospitals with a Total HAC Score above the 75th percentile of the Total HAC Score distribution will be subject to a 1-percent payment reduction.

Medicare payment reduction, fiscal year 2026NoCMS lists no payment reduction for this hospital.
Total HAC Score-0.2155Lower is better. Hospitals above the 75th percentile of all scores get the reduction.

Source: Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program — CMS, released January 26, 2026; patient-safety data from July 2022 to June 2024 and infection data from January 2023 to December 2024.

Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

What this means: For six conditions, Medicare compares how often this hospital’s patients had to go back into a hospital within 30 days with how often that happens at an average hospital with similar patients. The ratio is that comparison: 1 means as many readmissions as expected, above 1 means more than expected (CMS calls these “excess readmissions”), below 1 means fewer.

CMS says: In October 2012, CMS began reducing Medicare payments for subsection(d) hospitals with excess readmissions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).

Heart attack1.0332More readmissions than expected
Heart failure1.1528More readmissions than expected
Pneumonia1.1279More readmissions than expected
COPD (chronic lung disease)1.0484More readmissions than expected
Hip or knee replacement0.9994Fewer readmissions than expected
Coronary bypass surgery (CABG)1.0922More readmissions than expected

Source: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program — CMS, released January 26, 2026; patients discharged July 2021 to June 2024.

Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program

What this means: Medicare scores hospitals in four areas, each from 0 to 100, and combines them into a Total Performance Score from 0 to 100. A higher score means better results on these measures. Medicare uses the score to adjust what it pays the hospital.

CMS says: This program adjusts payments to hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) based on the quality of care they deliver.

Total Performance Score21.33 out of 100Median of the 2,455 hospitals in the program: 29.50
Clinical outcomes (deaths and complications)36.67 out of 100
Person and community engagement (patient survey)17.00 out of 100
Safety (infections and sepsis care)31.67 out of 100
Efficiency and cost reduction (Medicare spending)0.00 out of 100

Source: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Total Performance Score — CMS, released January 26, 2026, fiscal year 2026. Program description: The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program — CMS, page last modified September 10, 2024.

Medicare spending per patient (MSPB)

What this means: This compares what Medicare spent on a hospital stay, counting the 3 days before it and the 30 days after, with the national median hospital, after adjusting for the patient’s age and health and for local prices. A ratio of 1.00 is the national median hospital; below 1.00 means Medicare spent less, above 1.00 means more. It measures the cost to Medicare, not the quality of care.

CMS says: The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less, or about the same for an episode of care (episode) at a specific hospital compared to all hospitals nationally.

Medicare spending per patient, ratio1.01Above the national median hospital (1.00): Medicare spent more

Source: Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.

ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby

How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.

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Prices

We have not been able to read a price file for Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center 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
Address501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505
CountyLos Angeles County
StateCalifornia
Phone(818) 843‑5111
Emergency servicesYes
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church
Medicare overall rating3 of 5 stars
Birthing-friendly designationYes (meets CMS criteria)
CMS Certification Number050235
Name in Medicare recordsPROVIDENCE SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CTR
Profile levelMedicare data + hospital website
Official websiteprovidence.org
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Sources

  1. Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-26, retrieved 2026-11-13
  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. Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center — providence.org
  2. About Us - Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center — providence.org
  3. Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  4. Patients and Visitors | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  5. Support Groups | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  6. Recognition at Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  7. Emergency Care | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  8. Spine Services | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  9. Departments | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  10. Inpatient Rehabilitation Services | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  11. Lung and Thoracic Cancer Program | Disney Family Cancer Center | Providence — providence.org
  12. Neurology Program | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  13. Prostate, Kidney and Bladder Cancer Program | Disney Family Cancer Center | Providence — providence.org
  14. Radiation Oncology | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org
  15. Stroke Center | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Providence — providence.org