🏥 Kern Medical Center

Kern County · HCAI 106150736

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE, BAKERSFIELD 93306

Open · Hospital facility · roster 2026-10-01

Acute care + psychiatric care reporting unit

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Hospital Snapshot

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↑ Increasing · ↓ Decreasing · → Stable · Provisional = filing still in process

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Trends: ↑ increasing, ↓ decreasing, → stable over the dates shown. Provisional means a filing is still in process.

CMS / CDPH comparisons: ↑ above, ↓ below, ↔ equal to the national number or the source reports no difference. The label identifies which comparison is shown.

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👩‍⚕️ RN staffing

Acute care + psychiatric care reporting unit · RN hours / patient day: 14.4↑
Productive RN hours: 816,487
RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated: 392.54

History & details →

✈️ Travelers / agency

Registry nursing hours / reported nursing hours: 13.7%↓
Registry nursing hours: 189,047

History & details →

🛏️ Beds & capacity

❤️ Licensed ICU beds: 24
👶 Licensed NICU beds: 28
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds: 54
🚑 ED treatment stations: 30

Licensed care types · 2024 reporting unit

Acute care: 197
Psychiatric: 25

4 fields awaiting data or review

🏥 Reported licensed beds: UNREVIEWED
🛏️ Reported staffed beds: UNREVIEWED
⚙️ Operational beds: UNMATCHED
🛏️ Reported available beds: UNREVIEWED

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🚑 ED & hospital pressure

🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted: 52,178
🛏️ ED admissions: 5,677
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers: 306 min↑
⏱️ Psychiatric / mental-health ED stay · median: 533 min↑
🚑 Left before being seen: 11%↑
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile: 61.88 min
🚨 Ambulance diversion reported: No

1 field awaiting data or review

⏱️ Boarding / wait time: UNREVIEWED

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🔄 Services & changes

Documented service changes: Service review not documented

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👥 Turnover & working conditions

Pay, overtime, orientation and contract records →

2 fields awaiting data or review

Acute-hospital RN turnover: Not yet reviewed
RN vacancies: Not yet reviewed

History & details →

💬 Patient experience

Nurses communicated well · Always: 69%↓
Help as soon as wanted · Always · legacy measure: 50%↓

History & details →

🦠 Infections · CMS ratios

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI · SIR: 0.000↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR: 1.020↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR: 1.034↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
C. diff infections · SIR: 0.300↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR: 0.460↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR: 0.686↔CMS: no different from national benchmark

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🏥 Readmissions & mortality

30-day readmissions

Heart attack: Insufficient sample
Heart failure: 20.6%↓
Pneumonia: 17.8%↑
COPD: 21%↑
Coronary bypass surgery: Not reported by CMS
Hip/knee replacement: Insufficient sample

30-day mortality

Heart attack: Insufficient sample
Heart failure: 11.5%↑
Pneumonia: 17.7%↑
COPD: Insufficient sample
Coronary bypass surgery: Not reported by CMS
Stroke: 13.1%↑

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📈 Workload & complete records

Patient days, discharges, care mix and workload history.

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Charge-nurse patient assignment — UNKNOWN · charge availability affects every nurse’s backupIs the charge nurse free of a patient assignment on this unit? If not, is it a partial or full assignment, how many patients, and how often? What dedicated RN/LVN support is provided, and who covers charge duties during emergencies?Source →

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👥 Turnover & working conditions

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Who stays? Who leaves?

Acute-hospital RN turnover: Not yet reviewed
RN vacancies: Not yet reviewed

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Pay, overtime, orientation & contract

RN overtime: UNKNOWN — no matched RN-specific hours
Current RN wage scale: UNKNOWN — no matched current scale
Orientation: UNKNOWN — no matched unit policy
Contract provisions: UNKNOWN — no executed local contract reviewed

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📈 Workload & patient demand

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📈 Workload, Staffing & Capacity

2022–2024: ED encounters increased from 48,977 to 52,178.

🚑 ED activity · ↑ 6.5%

ED history & measures → · 🔎 Sources →

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👩‍⚕️ RN Staffing

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Annual RN labor inputs · all retained years

Annual financial reporting unit · source-reported inputs
Reporting period	Productive RN hours	Registry nursing hours	Patient days	Filing status	Source
2021-07-01–2022-06-30	720,690	366,477	58,332	Audited	Preserved fileAPI record ID 199
2022-07-01–2023-06-30	696,993	206,994	55,702	Audited	Preserved fileAPI record ID 197
2023-07-01–2024-06-30	816,487	189,047	56,704	Audited	Preserved fileHADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 199

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Acute care + psychiatric care reporting unit · RN hours / patient day

14.4

2023-07-01–2024-06-30📈 Trend: ↑ Increasing · 2022–2024

California comparison · broad care mix

Peer median: 14.85
Typical reported range · middle 50%: 11.14–19.49

RN hours / patient day · 191 audited 2024 reports

Mostly acute-care patient days. This broad group differs from the similar-reporting-unit comparison, which also matches licensed-bed size and exact care categories.

86.6% of this report’s patient days: acute care

Within the typical reported range

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Productive RN hours

816,487

2023-07-01–2024-06-30

RN-only FTEs · productive, calculated

392.54

2023-07-01–2024-06-30 · productive RN hours ÷ 2,080

📈 RN hours per patient day · annual reports

RN hours per patient day · annual reports · RN hours / patient day
Period	RN hours / patient day
2022	12.35
2023	12.51
2024	14.4

2022–2024 pattern: RN hours per patient day went from 12.35 to 14.4.

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✈️ Travelers / Agency Nursing

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Registry nursing personnel may include RNs, LVNs, and aides/orderlies. Traveler-only and RN-only registry shares are not reported in this source category. Category definition · GAO →

Registry nursing hours / reported nursing hours: 13.7%
Registry nursing hours: 189,047

📈 Registry nursing share of nursing hours · annual reports

Registry nursing share of nursing hours · annual reports · % of nursing hours
Period	% of nursing hours
2022	26.64
2023	16.75
2024	13.73

2022–2024 pattern: registry nursing share went from 26.6% to 13.7%.

2018–2019 baseline: 11.5%.

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🛏️ Beds & Capacity

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Which kind of bed capacity is reported?

What do these bed counts mean?

🏥 Licensed: Authorized bed capacity under the facility license.
🛏️ Staffed: Beds the hospital reports having personnel to operate during the reporting period.
⚙️ Operational: Beds open and equipped for patient care at a stated time.
📋 Reported available: The source’s available-bed count for its dated reporting period. Live availability means an empty, staffed bed ready to accept a patient now.

Quarterly beds and workload · 5 retained reporting periods

HCAI 106150736 · dated quarterly reporting unit
Reporting period	Licensed beds	Available beds	Staffed beds	Patient days	Outpatient visits	Source
2025-Q12025-01-01–2025-03-31	222	202	202	16,060	77,866	Preserved fileAPI record 200
2025-Q22025-04-01–2025-06-30	222	204	204	15,678	77,280	Preserved fileAPI record 198
2025-Q32025-07-01–2025-09-30	222	200	180	16,133	76,979	Preserved fileAPI record 197
2025-Q42025-10-01–2025-12-31	222	200	180	14,691	72,643	Preserved fileAPI record 196
2026-Q12026-01-01–2026-03-31	222	200	180	14,984	88,326	Preserved fileAPI record 196

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE, BAKERSFIELD 93306 · reported facility address · 2026-Q1

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Licensed beds by care type · 2024

🛏️ Acute care licensed beds: 197
🛏️ Psychiatric licensed beds: 25
🏥 Total licensed beds · reporting unit: 222

🔎 2024 annual utilization · source & history

🏥 Reported licensed beds: UNREVIEWED
🛏️ Reported staffed beds: UNREVIEWED
⚙️ Operational beds: UNMATCHED
🛏️ Reported available beds: UNREVIEWED
❤️ Licensed ICU beds: 24
👶 Licensed NICU beds: 28
🤰 Licensed perinatal beds: 54
🚑 ED treatment stations: 30

📈 Licensed specialty-bed history

Licensed beds · annual utilization
Licensed beds	2022	2023	2024
❤️ ICU	24	24	24
👶 NICU	28	28	28
🤰 Perinatal	41	41	54

📈 ED treatment stations · December 31

ED treatment stations · December 31 · Stations
Period	Stations
2022	30
2023	30
2024	30

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🚑 ED & Hospital Pressure

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🚑 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted: 52,178
🛏️ ED admissions: 5,677
⏱️ Median ED stay · excludes psych / transfers: 306 min↑
⏱️ Psychiatric / mental-health ED stay · median: 533 min↑
🚑 Left before being seen: 11%↑
⏱️ Ambulance offload · 90th percentile: 61.88 min
🚨 Ambulance diversion reported: No
⏱️ Boarding / wait time: UNREVIEWED

📈 Ambulance offload · 90th percentile · Oct 2024–Mar 2025

Ambulance offload · 90th percentile · Oct 2024–Mar 2025 · Minutes
Period	Minutes
Oct 2024	48.32
Nov 2024	45.18
Dec 2024	54.88
Jan 2025	48.87
Feb 2025	55.9
Mar 2025	54.2

📈 ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted

ED encounters · admitted + non-admitted · Encounters
Period	Encounters
2022	48,977
2023	49,243
2024	52,178

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🔄 Services & Changes

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Service review not documented

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💬 Patient experience

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Patient Experience

CMS reporting unit 050315 · KERN MEDICAL CENTER

Patients who answered “Always”

Nurses communicated well: 69%↓Below national rate 80% · numerical comparison
Received help as soon as wanted: 50%↓Below national rate 67% · numerical comparison

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🦠 Infections · CMS ratios

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Infections · CMS

CMS reporting unit 050315 · KERN MEDICAL CENTER

Infections · standardized infection ratio (SIR)

Central-line bloodstream infections · CLABSI · SIR: 0.000↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Catheter-associated urinary infections · CAUTI · SIR: 1.020↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
MRSA bloodstream infections · SIR: 1.034↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
C. diff infections · SIR: 0.300↓CMS: lower than national benchmark · better
Surgical-site infections · colon surgery · SIR: 0.460↔CMS: no different from national benchmark
Surgical-site infections · hysterectomy · SIR: 0.686↔CMS: no different from national benchmark

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🏥 Readmissions & mortality

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Readmissions & Mortality

CMS reporting unit 050315 · KERN MEDICAL CENTER

Unplanned readmissions within 30 days

Heart attack: Insufficient sample
Heart failure: 20.6%↓Below national rate 21.3% · numerical comparison
Pneumonia: 17.8%↑Above national rate 17.3% · numerical comparison
COPD: 21%↑Above national rate 20% · numerical comparison
Coronary bypass surgery: Not reported by CMS
Hip/knee replacement: Insufficient sample

Deaths within 30 days

Heart attack: Insufficient sample
Heart failure: 11.5%↑Above national rate 11.1% · numerical comparison
Pneumonia: 17.7%↑Above national rate 15.2% · numerical comparison
COPD: Insufficient sample
Coronary bypass surgery: Not reported by CMS
Stroke: 13.1%↑Above national rate 11.9% · numerical comparison

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🔎 Sources

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HCAI facility roster · 2026-10-01 · source row 73 · Retained roster
Download this hospital’s retained records and history (JSON)HCAI 106150736 · dates, source locators and original values included

RN labor and workload · records & history

RN trend comparison: eligible. Contract-share trend comparison: eligible.

2022 · 2021-07-01–2022-06-30 · Audited

Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 199

Field

Value

year

2022

begin

2021-07-01

end

2022-06-30

reportDays

365

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

199

name

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

county

Kern

rnHours

720690

patientDays

58332

ratio

12.35496811355688

components

Open components

Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	720690
PRD_HR_LVN	97946
PRD_HR_AID	190739
CNT_HR_RN	366477

nursingHours

1375852

contractShare

0.26636367865148286

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	51543
DAY_PSYCH	6789
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	0
DAY_RESDNT	0

2023 · 2022-07-01–2023-06-30 · Audited

Download preserved source · Official source · API record ID 197

Field

Value

year

2023

begin

2022-07-01

end

2023-06-30

reportDays

365

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

197

name

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

county

Kern

rnHours

696993

patientDays

55702

ratio

12.512890021902265

components

Open components

Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	696993
PRD_HR_LVN	105658
PRD_HR_AID	225869
CNT_HR_RN	206994

nursingHours

1235514

contractShare

0.16753674988709152

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	48359
DAY_PSYCH	7343
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	0
DAY_RESDNT	0

2024 · 2023-07-01–2024-06-30 · Audited

Download preserved source · Official source · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 199

Field

Value

year

2024

begin

2023-07-01

end

2024-06-30

reportDays

366

filing

Audited

type

Comparable

sourceRecord

199

name

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

county

Kern

rnHours

816487

patientDays

56704

ratio

14.399107646726863

components

Open components

Retained record fields
Field	Value
PRD_HR_RN	816487
PRD_HR_LVN	124278
PRD_HR_AID	246677
CNT_HR_RN	189047

nursingHours

1376489

contractShare

0.13734000053759965

careDays

Open careDays

Retained record fields
Field	Value
DAY_ACUTE	49122
DAY_PSYCH	7582
DAY_CHEM	0
DAY_REHAB	0
DAY_LTC	0
DAY_RESDNT	0

Current CNO profile record · reported labor fields

Preserved 2024 financial workbook

Retained record fields
Field	Value
rnHours	816487
contractHours	189047
contractShare	0.13734
rnPerPatientDay	14.39911
baseline	0.11549
history	UNIQUE
filing	Audited

Beds and capacity · records & history

Official facility identity, campus scope & licensed beds · 2026-10-01

Official HCAI roster · Retained source · row 73

Field

Value

officialName

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

county

Kern

city

BAKERSFIELD

address

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE

zip

93306

level

Parent Facility

category

General Acute Care Hospital

status

Open

statusEffective

1953-07-01

licensedBeds

222

erServiceLevel

Emergency - Basic

licenseNumber

120000182

rosterDate

2026-10-01

checkedOn

2026-10-12

sourceRow

officialUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/licensed-healthcare-facility-listing

sourceFile

/downloads/coverage/hcai-current-20261001.json.gz

aliases

Open aliases

Record 1

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

Record 2

KERN MEDICAL CENTER D/P APH

parentId

— UNKNOWN

parentName

— UNKNOWN

cdphFacilityType

GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL

crosswalkRows

Open crosswalkRows

Record 1

Retained record fields
Field	Value
_id	2413
LICENSED_CERTIFIED	LICENSED AND CERTIFIED
ELMS_FACID	120000342
LICENSE_NUMBER	120000182
LICENSE_STATUS_DESCRIPTION	ACTIVE
PERM_ID	10208
HCAI_ID	106150736
ASPEN_FACID	CA120000342
CCN	050315
NPI	1376623538
ASPEN_STATUS	ACTIVE
FACNAME	KERN MEDICAL CENTER
FAC_TYPE_DESCRIPTION	GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
FAC_FDR	GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
FAC_FAC_RELATIONSHIP	Parent
ELMS_PARENT_FACID	— UNKNOWN

Record 2

Retained record fields
Field	Value
_id	2425
LICENSED_CERTIFIED	LICENSED AND CERTIFIED
ELMS_FACID	120000402
LICENSE_NUMBER	120000182
LICENSE_STATUS_DESCRIPTION	ACTIVE
PERM_ID	10208
HCAI_ID	106150736
ASPEN_FACID	CA120000402
CCN	05S315
NPI	— UNKNOWN
ASPEN_STATUS	ACTIVE
FACNAME	KERN MEDICAL CENTER D/P APH
FAC_TYPE_DESCRIPTION	ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
FAC_FDR	ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
FAC_FAC_RELATIONSHIP	Distinct Part
ELMS_PARENT_FACID	120000342

addedByCoverageAudit

false

2025-Q1 · 2025-01-01–2025-03-31 · quarterly record 200

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Field

Value

period

2025-q1

begin

2025-01-01

end

2025-03-31

sourceRecord

200

sourceFile

/downloads/deep-review/qfu-2025-q1.json.gz

sourceUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=6e956cf6-5ced-4f4d-9cfd-0eb709b02cc3&limit=10000

name

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

address

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE

city

BAKERSFIELD

zip

93306

operationStatus

Open

licensedBeds

222

availableBeds

202

staffedBeds

202

patientDays

16060

outpatientVisits

77866

conflict

— UNKNOWN

raw

Open raw

Retained record fields
Field	Value
FAC_NO	106150736
YEAR_QTR	20251
BEG_DATE	01/01/2025
END_DATE	03/31/2025
LIC_BEDS	222
AVL_BEDS	202
STF_BEDS	202
DAY_TOT	16060
VIS_TOT	77866

2025-Q2 · 2025-04-01–2025-06-30 · quarterly record 198

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Field

Value

period

2025-q2

begin

2025-04-01

end

2025-06-30

sourceRecord

198

sourceFile

/downloads/deep-review/qfu-2025-q2.json.gz

sourceUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=f902f922-6806-49c4-bfed-b1dadaab3cc1&limit=10000

name

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

address

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE

city

BAKERSFIELD

zip

93306

operationStatus

Open

licensedBeds

222

availableBeds

204

staffedBeds

204

patientDays

15678

outpatientVisits

77280

conflict

— UNKNOWN

raw

Open raw

Retained record fields
Field	Value
FAC_NO	106150736
YEAR_QTR	20252
BEG_DATE	04/01/2025
END_DATE	06/30/2025
LIC_BEDS	222
AVL_BEDS	204
STF_BEDS	204
DAY_TOT	15678
VIS_TOT	77280

2025-Q3 · 2025-07-01–2025-09-30 · quarterly record 197

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Field

Value

period

2025-q3

begin

2025-07-01

end

2025-09-30

sourceRecord

197

sourceFile

/downloads/deep-review/qfu-2025-q3.json.gz

sourceUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=15939e50-5c82-46af-9653-d40a5458dc26&limit=10000

name

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

address

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE

city

BAKERSFIELD

zip

93306

operationStatus

Open

licensedBeds

222

availableBeds

200

staffedBeds

180

patientDays

16133

outpatientVisits

76979

conflict

— UNKNOWN

raw

Open raw

Retained record fields
Field	Value
FAC_NO	106150736
YEAR_QTR	20253
BEG_DATE	07/01/2025
END_DATE	09/30/2025
LIC_BEDS	222
AVL_BEDS	200
STF_BEDS	180
DAY_TOT	16133
VIS_TOT	76979

2025-Q4 · 2025-10-01–2025-12-31 · quarterly record 196

Download preserved source · Official source

Field

Value

period

2025-q4

begin

2025-10-01

end

2025-12-31

sourceRecord

196

sourceFile

/downloads/deep-review/qfu-2025-q4.json.gz

sourceUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=8a512ca9-560e-4fcc-9c57-c928c874231b&limit=10000

name

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

address

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE

city

BAKERSFIELD

zip

93306

operationStatus

Open

licensedBeds

222

availableBeds

200

staffedBeds

180

patientDays

14691

outpatientVisits

72643

conflict

— UNKNOWN

raw

Open raw

Retained record fields
Field	Value
FAC_NO	106150736
YEAR_QTR	20254
BEG_DATE	10/01/2025
END_DATE	12/31/2025
LIC_BEDS	222
AVL_BEDS	200
STF_BEDS	180
DAY_TOT	14691
VIS_TOT	72643

2026-Q1 · 2026-01-01–2026-03-31 · quarterly record 196

Download preserved source · Official source

Field

Value

period

2026-q1

begin

2026-01-01

end

2026-03-31

sourceRecord

196

sourceFile

/downloads/deep-review/qfu-2026-q1.json.gz

sourceUrl

https://data.chhs.ca.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=46f2a36e-e0ca-4509-a89a-2083e356169d&limit=10000

name

KERN MEDICAL CENTER

address

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE

city

BAKERSFIELD

zip

93306

operationStatus

Open

licensedBeds

222

availableBeds

200

staffedBeds

180

patientDays

14984

outpatientVisits

88326

conflict

— UNKNOWN

raw

Open raw

Retained record fields
Field	Value
FAC_NO	106150736
YEAR_QTR	20261
BEG_DATE	01/01/2026
END_DATE	03/31/2026
LIC_BEDS	222
AVL_BEDS	200
STF_BEDS	180
DAY_TOT	14984
VIS_TOT	88326

Retained record fields
Field	Value
licensedBeds	— UNKNOWN
staffedBeds	— UNKNOWN
availableBeds	— UNKNOWN
reportingYear	2025
scope	At least one source family is unavailable; UNKNOWN is not zero.

Licensed beds by care type · 2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 77

Field

Value

year

2022

begin

2022-01-01

end

2022-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	197
psychiatric	25
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

222

sourceRow

sourceId

AUR-2022

Licensed beds by care type · 2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 78

Field

Value

year

2023

begin

2023-01-01

end

2023-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	197
psychiatric	25
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

222

sourceRow

sourceId

AUR-2023

Licensed beds by care type · 2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31

Preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 79

Field

Value

year

2024

begin

2024-01-01

end

2024-12-31

operated

Yes

beds

Open beds

Retained record fields
Field	Value
acute	197
psychiatric	25
chemical	0
skilledNursing	0
intermediateCare	0
developmentalCare	0

total

222

sourceRow

sourceId

AUR-2024

ED activity, specialty beds and diversion · records & history

2022 · 2022-01-01–2022-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106150736 · source row 77

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2022
begin	2022-01-01
end	2022-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2022
sourceRow	77
diversionReported	No
icuLicensed	24
nicuLicensed	28
perinatalLicensed	41
edStations	30
edNonAdmitVisits	40854
edAdmissions	8123
diversionHours	— UNKNOWN

2023 · 2023-01-01–2023-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106150736 · source row 78

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2023
begin	2023-01-01
end	2023-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2023
sourceRow	78
diversionReported	No
icuLicensed	24
nicuLicensed	28
perinatalLicensed	41
edStations	30
edNonAdmitVisits	43958
edAdmissions	5285
diversionHours	— UNKNOWN

2024 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31

Download preserved workbook · Official source · HCAI 106150736 · source row 79

Retained record fields
Field	Value
year	2024
begin	2024-01-01
end	2024-12-31
operated	Yes
sourceId	AUR-2024
sourceRow	79
diversionReported	No
icuLicensed	24
nicuLicensed	28
perinatalLicensed	54
edStations	30
edNonAdmitVisits	46501
edAdmissions	5677
diversionHours	— UNKNOWN

CMS ED measures · records & history

CMS 050315 · KERN MEDICAL CENTER · Download preserved CMS file · Official source

OP_18b · Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better · source row 12069

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	306
raw	306
sample	305
footnote
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	12069
measureName	Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better

OP_18c · Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better · source row 12070

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	533
raw	533
sample	43
footnote
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	12070
measureName	Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better

OP_18d · Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better · source row 12071

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	— UNKNOWN
raw	Not Available
sample	Not Available
footnote	1
start	2024-10-01
end	2025-09-30
sourceRow	12071
measureName	Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better

OP_22 · Left before being seen · source row 12072

Retained record fields
Field	Value
value	11
raw	11
sample	59892
footnote
start	2024-01-01
end	2024-12-31
sourceRow	12072
measureName	Left before being seen

Ambulance offload · records & history

Kern Medical · CEMSIS 20224 · explicit retained-identity alias + EMS geography

Download preserved report · Official report

Record 1 · 2024-10

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-10
minutes	48.31666666666667
offloadCount	1293
countPage	29
rawTime	0:48:19
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	5

Record 2 · 2024-11

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-11
minutes	45.18333333333333
offloadCount	1142
countPage	35
rawTime	0:45:11
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	5

Record 3 · 2024-12

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2024-12
minutes	54.88333333333333
offloadCount	1230
countPage	39
rawTime	0:54:53
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	5

Record 4 · 2025-01

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-01
minutes	48.86666666666667
offloadCount	1210
countPage	45
rawTime	0:48:52
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	5

Record 5 · 2025-02

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-02
minutes	55.9
offloadCount	1141
countPage	49
rawTime	0:55:54
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	5

Record 6 · 2025-03

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2025-03
minutes	54.2
offloadCount	1304
countPage	54
rawTime	0:54:12
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-JUNE2025
page	20
row	5

Latest retained offload record · 2026-01

Retained record fields
Field	Value
month	2026-01
minutes	61.88333333333333
rawTime	1:01:53
offloadCount	1040
standardMinutes	30
rawStandard	0:30:00
compliantPercent	53.5
sourceId	EMSA-APOT-FEB2026
page	5
rawLine	Kern County EMS Agency 20224 Kern Medical 1040 1:01:53 0:30:00 0:31:53 53.5%

CMS patient experience, infection, readmission & mortality records

CMS 050315 · KERN MEDICAL CENTER · 1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE, BAKERSFIELD 93306 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP

Unplanned Hospital Visits - National · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 42db9aba1b194c9c65cbba3db83a990ffa653795d38a037bc660f12f58fecf98
Complications and Deaths - National · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 b5e488f242f3e577db0e5cc8223bf2964cf914b424464fba95976e2931d15dc6
Patient survey (HCAHPS) - National · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 1168d562ee10f94eaef2d29e4e8571a9be912c6e27b8dc37b215ad4300d0d6ed
Timely and Effective Care - National · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 9a9201b989acb29177312caf5c9340cf5c07bc7469f58a15b80fbc7eab3636de
HCAHPS National · November 26, 2025 archive · Preserved national benchmarks · SHA-256 4b9d43013c67022783fd5cb4fc12fb8076afb084cc774644586093d1843f04af
HCAHPS · nurse communication · released 2026-08-13 · Preserved CSV (gzip) · Release metadata
File checksums
CSV SHA-256: b70e598f29552df302e30ed649d178abd1b3d3c868ae97cf8e55453dd33898fc
Gzip SHA-256: 95684a71416b383524c79ad0c7ad112622e632df97f33dbc1d701827eeff04a9
HCAHPS · legacy responsiveness · released 2025-11-26 · Preserved CSV (gzip) · Release metadata
File checksums
CSV SHA-256: c11338a55a9ee674566493fe8abde8748d2809163e86de100bc45aaa382d8751
Gzip SHA-256: 7c48b1aefcba65ebbe26a1dba592c0319261b847cdd9bb7c58306d55466cd4f8
Healthcare-associated infections · released 2026-08-13 · Preserved CSV (gzip) · Release metadata
File checksums
CSV SHA-256: 95283bf20e66c5f9271e6b0b98969d8655487b4d5fa074dcee6e204ee4574f3d
Gzip SHA-256: f6f0f580606726171c93adad77cd1c92a4ec00a8b37563114414ff19116c39af
CMS unplanned readmissions · released 2026-09-30 · Preserved CSV (gzip) · Release metadata
File checksums
CSV SHA-256: 98cc64f5fc330ffa7e4bef97f8e86a772a1d3dfe2f7dd08976cb1ee43fad1b2d
Gzip SHA-256: 1110a7b338b17e815ee9a2e3f6e40f7c53d9fde1df7663ff452b2f82ed7bb575
CMS 30-day mortality · released 2026-09-30 · Preserved CSV (gzip) · Release metadata
File checksums
CSV SHA-256: 2f7112969e2de2a015af8574848973dc48595ca6f2fe032e5f0932c515d5f59a
Gzip SHA-256: 04b606e8f24603cc6711bd630abc02fee2ee707d81a529360c72433806b180ce

Exact CMS records · reporting unit 050315
Measure	Reported value	Period	Source / row	CMS footnotes
H_COMP_1_A_PPatients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	69	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hcahps / 28494	None
H_COMP_3_A_PPatients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	50	2024-01-01–2024-12-31	responsiveness / 39183	None
HAI_1_SIRCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.000	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15091	None
HAI_1_NUMERATORCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	0	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15090	None
HAI_1_ELIGCASESCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	4.632	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15089	None
HAI_1_CILOWERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15086	8Lower confidence limit unavailable
HAI_1_CIUPPERCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.647	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15087	None
HAI_2_SIRCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	1.020	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15097	None
HAI_2_NUMERATORCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	6	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15096	None
HAI_2_ELIGCASESCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	5.881	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15095	None
HAI_2_CILOWERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.414	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15092	None
HAI_2_CIUPPERCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	2.122	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15093	None
HAI_3_SIRSSI - Colon Surgery	0.460	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15103	None
HAI_3_NUMERATORSSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	2	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15102	None
HAI_3_ELIGCASESSSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	4.351	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15101	None
HAI_3_CILOWERSSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.077	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15098	None
HAI_3_CIUPPERSSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.519	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15099	None
HAI_4_SIRSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	0.686	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15109	None
HAI_4_NUMERATORSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	1	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15108	None
HAI_4_ELIGCASESSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	1.457	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15107	None
HAI_4_CILOWERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.034	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15104	None
HAI_4_CIUPPERSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	3.385	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15105	None
HAI_5_SIRMRSA Bacteremia	1.034	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15115	None
HAI_5_NUMERATORMRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	4	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15114	None
HAI_5_ELIGCASESMRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	3.867	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15113	None
HAI_5_CILOWERMRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.329	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15110	None
HAI_5_CIUPPERMRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	2.495	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15111	None
HAI_6_SIRClostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.300	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15121	None
HAI_6_NUMERATORClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	11	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15120	None
HAI_6_ELIGCASESClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	36.643	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15119	None
HAI_6_CILOWERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.158	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15116	None
HAI_6_CIUPPERClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.522	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15117	None
READM_30_AMIAcute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 5876	1Too few cases to report
READM_30_HFHeart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate	20.6CMS cohort: 45Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 5879	None
READM_30_PNPneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate	17.8CMS cohort: 31Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 5881	None
READM_30_COPDRate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients	21CMS cohort: 26Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 5878	None
READM_30_CABGRate of readmission for CABG	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 5877	5No CMS result for this period
READM_30_HIP_KNEERate of readmission after hip/knee replacement	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	readmissions / 5880	1Too few cases to report
MORT_30_AMIDeath rate for heart attack patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 8384	1Too few cases to report
MORT_30_HFDeath rate for heart failure patients	11.5CMS cohort: 26Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 8387	None
MORT_30_PNDeath rate for pneumonia patients	17.7CMS cohort: 37Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 8388	None
MORT_30_COPDDeath rate for COPD patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 8386	1Too few cases to report
MORT_30_CABGDeath rate for CABG surgery patients	Not AvailableCMS cohort: Not AvailableLower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2022-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 8385	5No CMS result for this period
MORT_30_STKDeath rate for stroke patients	13.1CMS cohort: 48Lower estimate: Not AvailableHigher estimate: Not Available	2023-07-01–2025-06-30	mortality / 8389	None
HAI_1_DOPCCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	5029	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15088	None
HAI_2_DOPCCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	4792	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15094	None
HAI_3_DOPCSSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	139	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15100	None
HAI_4_DOPCSSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	164	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15106	None
HAI_5_DOPCMRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	65247	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15112	None
HAI_6_DOPCClostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	61831	2024-10-01–2025-09-30	hai / 15118	None

CMS footnote definitions · HCAHPS survey versions

2022–2024 annual nursing history · source records & calculations

HCAI 106150736 · annual financial reporting unit
Report	Reporting period	Productive RN hours	Patient days	Registry nursing hours	Nursing hours
2022	2021-07-01–2022-06-30	720,690	58,332	366,477	1,375,852
2023	2022-07-01–2023-06-30	696,993	55,702	206,994	1,235,514
2024	2023-07-01–2024-06-30	816,487	56,704	189,047	1,376,489

RN hours per patient day: PRD_HR_RN ÷ DAY_TOT. Registry nursing share: CNT_HR_RN ÷ (PRD_HR_RN + PRD_HR_LVN + PRD_HR_AID + CNT_HR_RN).

2022 HCAI annual financial records · Preserved source · API record ID 199 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: a79841850b69181682634b9cf5baafc9886fc80761f7ef7bd18281d87c488e8e
2023 HCAI annual financial records · Preserved source · API record ID 197 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: 50ecefcc9e0613b9c65c7f292acbb5ea45d82205d0ec651ee7a42c153143a4ba
2024 HCAI annual financial records · Preserved source · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 row 199 · Audited · ComparableSHA-256: 0fcc4c3c52f335adc63699cf65d5ecbe28b94bb2d20433508cfe799e82541e26

Licensed care categories · 2022–2024 history & source rows
Licensed beds · annual utilization reporting unit
Care type 2022 2023 2024
Acute care 197 197 197
Psychiatric 25 25 25
Reported total 222 222 222
- 2022 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 77 · HCAI 106150736
- 2023 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 78 · HCAI 106150736
- 2024 preserved utilization workbook · Page 1-6 · row 79 · HCAI 106150736
2024 HCAI selected annual financial reports · RN hours and patient-day care mix · Preserved workbook
RN comparison calculation & reporting scope
Unweighted median of hospital report ratios PRD_HR_RN / DAY_TOT. Middle 50%: inclusive linear-interpolated 25th and 75th percentiles. Same 2024 selected-report file; audited Comparable reports, 365 or 366 days, majority (>50%) patient-day care group, exact unique HCAI IDs, reconciled care-day totals and existing CNO ratio. Includes reported zero RN hours; excludes missing values. No reference for mixed care-day groups or cohorts smaller than eight.
HCAI 106150736 · HADR 01-01-2024 to 12-31-2024 · row 199 · Audited · 2023-07-01–2024-06-30
Outlier screen: ratio above the care-group upper quartile plus three interquartile ranges.
Productive RN hours: 816,487 ÷ total patient days: 56,704
- Acute care: 49,122 patient days
- Psychiatric: 7,582 patient days
- Chemical dependency: 0 patient days
- Rehabilitation: 0 patient days
- Long-term care: 0 patient days
- Residential: 0 patient days
Source SHA-256: 0fcc4c3c52f335adc63699cf65d5ecbe28b94bb2d20433508cfe799e82541e26
Oct 2024–Mar 2025 · EMSA ambulance offload history · page 20 · Preserved report
Offload hospital identity & source times
Kern Medical · Kern · CEMSIS 20224 · explicit retained-identity alias + EMS geography
- Oct 2024: 0:48:19 · 90th percentile · 1,293 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 29
- Nov 2024: 0:45:11 · 90th percentile · 1,142 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 35
- Dec 2024: 0:54:53 · 90th percentile · 1,230 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 39
- Jan 2025: 0:48:52 · 90th percentile · 1,210 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 45
- Feb 2025: 0:55:54 · 90th percentile · 1,141 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 49
- Mar 2025: 0:54:12 · 90th percentile · 1,304 qualifying offloads · page 20 · count page 54
Jan 2026: 1:01:53 · 1,040 qualifying offloads · local standard 0:30:00 · 53.5% within standard · page 5
Jan 2026 · EMSA hospital offload exceedance table · page 5 · Preserved report
CMS ED measures · reporting unit 050315 · KERN MEDICAL CENTER · Preserved file
CMS values, dates & identity match
1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE, BAKERSFIELD 93306 · unique normalized address + city + ZIP
- OP_18b: 306 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 305
- OP_18c: 533 · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample 43
- OP_18d: Not Available · 2024-10-01–2025-09-30 · sample Not Available · CMS footnote 1
- OP_22: 11 · 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · sample 59892
Preserved hospital identities · CMS footnote definitions
2022-01-01–2022-12-31 · HCAI licensed specialty beds, ED activity & diversion · Preserved file
2023-01-01–2023-12-31 · HCAI licensed specialty beds, ED activity & diversion · Preserved file
2024-01-01–2024-12-31 · HCAI licensed specialty beds, ED activity & diversion · Preserved file
2024 registry nursing share calculation
Nursing-hour denominator
Registry nursing hours ÷ (productive RN + productive LVN + productive aide + registry nursing hours). HCAI fields: CNT_HR_RN ÷ (PRD_HR_RN + PRD_HR_LVN + PRD_HR_AID + CNT_HR_RN).
Productive FTE calculation · hours ÷ 2,080
2024 HCAI annual financial / RN labor

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Kern Medical Center

Kern County · HCAI 106150736

Profile statusLISTED — NOT YET REVIEWEDLimited profile · a source layer is missing2024 financial filing audited2024 workforce record availableCapacity record unavailable

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Reported RN labor816,487 productive RN hours.

816,487Hospital-wide productive RN hours · 2024

Registry nursing share13.7% of reported RN labor.

13.7%Agency, registry, or registry nursing share · 2024

Reported RN intensity14.4 RN hours per patient day.

14.4Hospital-wide annual proxy · 2024

Reported capacityNo matched staffed-bed value

Unknown → UnknownAvailable → staffed beds · 2025

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