Acute Care Hospital

UCSF Medical Center

505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143
5 out of 5 Stars

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating

24/7 Emergency Services

Quality Measures

Quality measures roll up dozens of underlying CMS metrics into four high-level groups. Each bar compares this hospital to the national average for the same metric domain.

Mortality Measures the rate at which patients die within 30 days of hospital admission for specific conditions. A lower mortality rate indicates better outcomes. Better than National Average
Safety of Care Tracks hospital-acquired infections, surgical complications, and other patient safety indicators. Lower rates indicate better safety practices. Same as National Average
Readmissions Measures how often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower readmission rates suggest effective treatment and discharge planning. Data not available
Patient Experience Based on the HCAHPS survey — patient satisfaction with communication, cleanliness, pain management, and discharge information. Data not available

Timeliness of Care

Measures Reported 0 of 12

Limited reporting. This hospital reports on 0 of 12 CMS timeliness measures. Higher reporting coverage indicates greater transparency. Detailed timeliness performance breakdowns (better/same/worse vs. national average) are not provided by CMS for this measure domain.

Patient Satisfaction (HCAHPS)

Patient-reported experience from the federal HCAHPS survey. Percentages show the share of patients who gave the most positive response for each measure.

  • Communication with Nurses 81%
  • Communication with Doctors 81%
  • Hospital Cleanliness 71%
  • Hospital Quietness 54%
  • Staff Responsiveness N/A
  • Discharge Information 87%
  • Overall Hospital Rating (9 or 10) 77%
  • Would Recommend Hospital 83%

Percentages represent patients who gave the most positive response. Survey conducted by CMS through the HCAHPS program.

Pricing & Costs

Facility Information

Facility type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency services
Yes — 24/7
About this data

Quality and ratings data are sourced from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Star ratings are CMS's own calculation; CareRanks does not modify or re-weight them. Facility-level details (address, beds, ownership, teaching status) come from CMS provider files and the CMS Provider of Services file.

Pricing data, where shown, is drawn from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File (MRF) published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. See our methodology for the full update cadence and limitations.

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