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Home / Hospitals / California / Joshua Tree / Hi-Desert Medical Center
DBelow average · score 36/100 · #233 of 293 in California

Hi-Desert Medical Center

6601 White Feather Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 · Acute care hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority

CMS overall rating 2 of 5bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2

Why Hi-Desert Medical Center is graded D

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.

Hi-Desert Medical Center at a Glance

D 36/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 2 of 5.
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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, 0 worse of 3 measures (net +0).
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Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 2 measures (net +0).
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Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 1 better, 1 worse of 3 measures (net +0).
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Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 7 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
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Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: California, acute care hospitals · CMS record 050279 · How we grade.

Hospital details

Address6601 White Feather Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Phone(760) 366-3711
CountySAN BERNARDINO
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency servicesYes
Birthing-Friendly designationYes (CMS)

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