FPoor · score 20/100 · #280 of 293 in California
Adventist Health Bakersfield
2615 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Acute care hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private
CMS overall rating 2 of 5bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 2 worse, of 7
Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
Why Adventist Health Bakersfield is graded F
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against California hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.
Adventist Health Bakersfield at a Glance
F
20/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 2 of 5.
22<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 2 worse of 7 measures (net -2).
1<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 1 better, 0 worse of 6 measures (net +1).
51<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 0 better, 3 worse of 9 measures (net -3).
6<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 10 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
–Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: California, acute care hospitals · CMS record 050455 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address2615 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone(661) 395-3000
CountyKERN
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency servicesYes
Birthing-Friendly designationYes (CMS)
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- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
2
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp - Bakersfield, CA · Acute care hospital
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
3
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital - Bakersfield, CA · Acute care hospital
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
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