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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
$72,544
Pharmacies billed $72,544 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 1% of their Part D prescriptions (20 of 2,015) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%.
1,868 generic and 128 brand-name prescriptions · $72,544 in drug cost · 71 antibiotic prescriptions to 59 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
16
$9,531
$596
Humulin N Kwikpen
12
$3,472
$289
Pradaxa
13
$3,212
$247
Atorvastatin
252
$3,017
$12
Wixela Inhub
14
$2,439
$174
See all 42 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Jardiance
16
$9,531
$596
Humulin N Kwikpen
12
$3,472
$289
Pradaxa
13
$3,212
$247
Atorvastatin
252
$3,017
$12
Wixela Inhub
14
$2,439
$174
Alvesco
16
$1,632
$102
Levothyroxine
73
$1,564
$21
Amlodipine Besylate
104
$1,211
$12
Losartan
96
$1,192
$12
Tamsulosin
65
$1,159
$18
Gabapentin
63
$1,080
$17
Lisinopril
84
$1,074
$13
Terazosin
23
$880
$38
Metformin
69
$798
$12
Potassium Chloride
33
$639
$19
Metoprolol
47
$572
$12
Fluticasone Propionate
27
$524
$19
Glipizide
36
$513
$14
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide
47
$510
$11
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
27
$472
$17
Metoprolol
45
$462
$10
Furosemide
35
$433
$12
Glipizide Er
23
$413
$18
Allopurinol
25
$351
$14
Famotidine
26
$341
$13
Omeprazole
34
$305
$9
Alendronate
31
$304
$10
Metformin Hcl Er
42
$300
$7
Pantoprazole
24
$299
$12
Clobetasol Propionate
13
$286
$22
Atenolol
23
$272
$12
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide
22
$256
$12
Hydrochlorothiazide
21
$249
$12
Triamcinolone Acetonide
16
$248
$16
Veo Insulin
13
$247
$19
Finasteride
12
$184
$15
Simvastatin
15
$172
$11
Montelukast
16
$171
$11
Citalopram Hbr
11
$138
$13
Sertraline
11
$135
$12
Ondansetron
12
$123
$10
Cephalexin
11
$105
$10
Year by year
Part D prescribing by year
2024
2,015
308
1% (20)
6%
$72,544
2023
2,148
268
1% (15)
7%
$79,456
2022
1,753
368
1% (22)
8%
$67,661
2021
1,266
295
1% (14)
—None
$60,325
2020
979
222
2% (23)
—None
$29,247
2019
1,009
309
4% (39)
—None
$40,079
2018
1,139
360
4% (50)
22%
$59,138
2017
1,024
259
7% (71)
—None
$45,193
2016
729
110
4% (30)
—None
$32,156
2015
646
107
6% (38)
—None
$34,959
2014
674
110
9% (63)
—None
$40,698
2013
530
87
10% (51)
—None
$27,986
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.