A hospital record can be accurate within its own reporting boundary and still mislead a reader who assumes it describes one campus, one year, or one bedside workforce. These checks expose where closer investigation is required.
Counts are calculated directly from the Observatory’s 444-facility dataset and its documented evidence reviews. These are descriptive review flags, not safety scores, regulatory findings, or statewide prevalence estimates.
Reporting dataset: 1075 licensed beds. Official current campus profile: 685 licensed beds.
The 1,075-bed reporting denominator is license-wide, not the 685-bed Fresno campus alone. The additional 390 beds belong to the broader license scope; their campus-by-campus allocation has not been independently reconciled.
Reporting dataset: 536 licensed beds. Official current campus profile: 440 licensed beds.
Workforce and capacity values represent the combined 536-bed reporting scope, not the 440-bed Newport Beach campus alone.
Reporting dataset: 862 licensed beds. Official current campus profile: 656 licensed beds.
Workforce and capacity values represent the combined 862-bed reporting scope, not Sharp Memorial’s 656-bed campus alone.
Reporting dataset: 286 licensed beds. Official current campus profile: 306 licensed beds.
Both bed figures appear in official California records, but their reporting dates and the effective date of the 20-bed change have not been reconciled. Historical contract reliance remains unknown.
Reporting dataset: 237 licensed beds. Official current campus profile: 61 licensed beds.
The 237-bed reporting-period dataset figure combines Manteca and Modesto: 61 parent-facility beds plus 176 consolidated Modesto beds. Workforce and financial measures describe the combined reporting scope; neither campus has a separately established payer or staffing value.
Reporting dataset: 461 licensed beds. Official current campus profile: 394 licensed beds.
The 461-bed dataset figure spans the parent and separately listed behavioral-health facility. It must not be presented as the main hospital campus bed count.
Reporting dataset: 144 licensed beds. Official current campus profile: 29 licensed beds.
The 144-bed reporting-period total combines acute hospital and nursing-facility scopes. Do not describe it as 144 acute-care hospital beds or compare its 48.4-day aggregate average stay directly with general acute-care peers.
A difference can reflect consolidated facilities, a broader license boundary, or different effective dates. The dataset value is not automatically wrong; the campus-level interpretation may be.
750 reported staffed beds versus 621 licensed beds · Santa Clara County.
Reporting periods, definitions, campus scope, temporary capacity changes, or source alignment may differ. This observation does not establish that the facility operated unlawfully or unsafely.
1364 reported staffed beds versus 1287 licensed beds · San Bernardino County.
Reporting periods, definitions, campus scope, temporary capacity changes, or source alignment may differ. This observation does not establish that the facility operated unlawfully or unsafely.
685 reported staffed beds versus 653 licensed beds · Sacramento County.
Reporting periods, definitions, campus scope, temporary capacity changes, or source alignment may differ. This observation does not establish that the facility operated unlawfully or unsafely.
135 reported staffed beds versus 111 licensed beds · Riverside County.
Reporting periods, definitions, campus scope, temporary capacity changes, or source alignment may differ. This observation does not establish that the facility operated unlawfully or unsafely.
152 reported staffed beds versus 131 licensed beds · Los Angeles County.
Reporting periods, definitions, campus scope, temporary capacity changes, or source alignment may differ. This observation does not establish that the facility operated unlawfully or unsafely.
104 reported staffed beds versus 96 licensed beds · Stanislaus County.
Reporting periods, definitions, campus scope, temporary capacity changes, or source alignment may differ. This observation does not establish that the facility operated unlawfully or unsafely.
136 reported staffed beds versus 134 licensed beds · Los Angeles County.
Reporting periods, definitions, campus scope, temporary capacity changes, or source alignment may differ. This observation does not establish that the facility operated unlawfully or unsafely.
The underlying workforce and capacity sources do not necessarily share the same reporting period. Every apparent discrepancy requires facility-specific reconciliation before interpretation.
83.8% reported contract-labor share · Los Angeles County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
71.6% reported contract-labor share · Riverside County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
28.7% reported contract-labor share · San Joaquin County · filing status: In Process.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
28.6% reported contract-labor share · Los Angeles County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
28.0% reported contract-labor share · San Bernardino County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
26.4% reported contract-labor share · Orange County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
25.8% reported contract-labor share · San Bernardino County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
23.3% reported contract-labor share · Los Angeles County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
22.6% reported contract-labor share · Modoc County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
22.2% reported contract-labor share · San Bernardino County · filing status: Audited.
Facility size, specialty, reporting scope, denominator, and filing status must be considered. The share does not establish staffing quality, patient safety, or the reason contract labor was used.
Showing the ten highest observed shares among 35 facilities at or above 15%. In-process filings are explicitly labeled and must not be described as audited.