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Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 75% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.38, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 1 the same, 1 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections
0.38
Better
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths
1.01 (0 to 2.09) · 181 cases
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths
1.02 (0.61 to 1.42)
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths
10.5 · 312 cases
—None
Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths
3.8 · 3,736 cases
—None
Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths
0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 910 cases
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths
0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 1,036 cases
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths
4.53 (2.03 to 7.03) · 235 cases
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths
1.57 (0 to 3.25) · 83 cases
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths
2.5 (0.82 to 4.18) · 178 cases
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths
11.73 (3.81 to 19.64) · 74 cases
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths
5.31 (1.3 to 9.32) · 94 cases
No different
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits
7.8 · 249 cases
—None
Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits
20.6 · 181 cases
—None
Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
What patients said (572 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
Cleanliness
4
Nurse communication
3
Doctor communication
4
Communication about medicines
2
Discharge information
4
Overall hospital rating
3
Quietness
2
Recommend hospital
4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
Room was "always" clean
72%
Nurses "always" communicated well
75%
Doctors "always" communicated well
80%
Staff "always" explained
57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information
88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge
88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand
74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully
79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect
87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)
70%
Staff "always" explained new medications
72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand
72%
Nurses "always" listened carefully
71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect
82%
"Always" quiet at night
44%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital
75%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects
42%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms
89%
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$124,049
Pharmacies billed $124,049 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 1% of their Part D prescriptions (30 of 2,506) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%.
2,069 generic and 415 brand-name prescriptions · $124,049 in drug cost · 220 antibiotic prescriptions to 209 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
Largest Part D drug costs
Jardiance
52
$32,131
$618
Typhim Vi
59
$5,015
$85
Havrix
55
$4,015
$73
Atovaquone-Proguanil
72
$2,742
$38
Adacel Tdap
46
$2,346
$51
See all 57 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Jardiance
52
$32,131
$618
Typhim Vi
59
$5,015
$85
Havrix
55
$4,015
$73
Atovaquone-Proguanil
72
$2,742
$38
Adacel Tdap
46
$2,346
$51
Humulin N
18
$2,301
$128
Atorvastatin
180
$2,136
$12
Twinrix
16
$1,936
$121
Alvesco
16
$1,632
$102
Humulin R
11
$1,594
$145
Amlodipine Besylate
104
$1,299
$12
Losartan
90
$1,198
$13
Tamsulosin
69
$1,169
$17
Levothyroxine
61
$1,150
$19
Gabapentin
44
$1,148
$26
Azithromycin
166
$1,051
$6
Fluticasone Propionate
30
$789
$26
Furosemide
42
$689
$16
Metformin
62
$684
$11
Pantoprazole
46
$678
$15
Propranolol
16
$640
$40
Lisinopril
52
$599
$12
Ipol
16
$576
$36
Terazosin
12
$553
$46
Betamethasone Diprop Augmented
12
$463
$39
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide
38
$407
$11
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
25
$406
$16
Veo Insulin
13
$401
$31
Glipizide Er
13
$390
$30
Metoprolol
27
$382
$14
Atenolol
33
$381
$12
Omeprazole
35
$376
$11
Rosuvastatin
32
$369
$12
Simvastatin
29
$358
$12
Sertraline
25
$326
$13
Trazodone
22
$311
$14
Allopurinol
23
$258
$11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
18
$256
$14
Fluocinonide
14
$239
$17
Hydrochlorothiazide
24
$238
$10
Triamcinolone Acetonide
13
$233
$18
Mirtazapine
15
$228
$15
Famotidine
18
$228
$13
Acetazolamide
22
$192
$9
Lovastatin
17
$187
$11
Carvedilol
15
$181
$12
Fluoxetine
12
$180
$15
Glipizide
22
$171
$8
Spironolactone
11
$166
$15
Montelukast
15
$166
$11
Naproxen
18
$166
$9
Ibuprofen
15
$165
$11
Alendronate
15
$147
$10
Hydrocortisone
12
$142
$12
Metformin Hcl Er
11
$103
$9
Clonazepam
12
$72
$6
Zolpidem
11
$62
$6
Year by year
Part D prescribing by year
2024
2,506
440
1% (30)
17%
$124,049
2023
1,824
384
1% (15)
13%
$109,053
2022
1,516
313
1% (15)
15%
$110,376
2021
1,274
198
3% (35)
12%
$58,971
2020
1,210
162
2% (21)
—None
$52,939
2019
1,196
275
—None
—None
$48,084
2018
1,078
296
—None
—None
$48,043
2017
782
284
2% (14)
—None
$31,107
2016
4,527
429
2% (67)
11%
$143,340
2015
6,428
461
3% (206)
12%
$224,652
2014
4,516
362
3% (146)
12%
$178,989
2013
3,867
259
4% (138)
15%
$156,447
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.