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Joon Soo Shin, MD

Diagnostic Radiology · Costa Mesa

NPI 1750812400

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Clear
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Plans that list them
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Offices
11

Offices

11 locations · Radiology Imaging Associates LLC · Newport Harbor Radiology Associates Medical Group Inc · Newport Center Radiology Associates Medical Group Inc · Lambert Radiology Medical Group Inc

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Hospitals listed: Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian · Hoag Orthopedic Institute · Pih Health Downey Hospital · Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital · Pih Health Hospital-Whittier. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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State licence records

1 licence

  • Illinois 125071122Temporary Medical Permit · since 2017 · expires 2018-06-24Specialty on the licence: Internal Medicine
    ExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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Hospitals they work in

5 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 84% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.5 (4 to 7.01) · 4,199 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate: 2.98 (1.7 to 4.26) · 1,783 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.347, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.08, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.424, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · No emergency departmentPart of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 86% would definitely recommend it
    No overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
  • Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of PIH Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.157, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of PIH Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 17.38 (10.02 to 24.75) · 381 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.175, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.345, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of PIH Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 79% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.497, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 the same, 0 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.5 (4 to 7.01) · 4,199 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.98 (1.7 to 4.26) · 1,783 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.347BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.08BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.424BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.66 to 2.11) · 4,300 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.98 (0.77 to 1.2)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths177.94 (136.85 to 219.02) · 205 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.9 · 147 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.9 · 181 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.6 · 1,342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths12 · 640 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 8,076 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.33) · 16,407 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.07 to 0.4) · 17,438 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.53 (1.38 to 3.69) · 3,951 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.19 (5.21 to 13.18) · 1,671 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths3.57 (0.98 to 6.16) · 1,736 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.32 (0 to 2.65) · 1,305 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.32 (0 to 0.77) · 13,612 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.746No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.729No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.548No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits12.6 · 439 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.9 · 1,296 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-10.1 · 348 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-30.2 · 1,019 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-8.5 · 1,378 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.9 · 1,534 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4 to 6.6) · 628 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.9 (8.2 to 12) · 628 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits8.3 · 177 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.4 · 285 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits14.3 (11.1 to 18.3) · 1,096 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) · 1,170 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (2,329 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Room was "always" clean77%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained59%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)81%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night52%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital84%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects45%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%
See every measure and the patient survey for Hoag Orthopedic Institute

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 1 worse of 3 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.57 (0.5 to 2.63) · 526 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.94 (0.52 to 1.36)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.05 (100.78 to 233.31) · 36 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 951 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.41) · 1,901 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.03 to 0.44) · 1,711 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.34 (2.41 to 6.26) · 1,869 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.55 (0 to 3.21) · 1,599 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.93 (1.38 to 4.48) · 1,782 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.74 (2.79 to 16.7) · 1,592 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths3.56 (0 to 7.15) · 1,548 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.27) · 417 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.46 (0 to 1.61) · 770 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.9 · 644 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits3.8 · 660 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.8 to 1.2) · 932 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (512 patients answered, 45% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Cleanliness5
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines4
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Room was "always" clean84%
Nurses "always" communicated well84%
Doctors "always" communicated well83%
Staff "always" explained67%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information91%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge91%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand78%
Doctors "always" listened carefully82%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)83%
Staff "always" explained new medications81%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand82%
Nurses "always" listened carefully83%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night62%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital86%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects53%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%
See every measure and the patient survey for Pih Health Downey Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 2 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Pih Health Downey Hospital
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.157BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.28 (0.21 to 2.34) · 403 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.44 to 1.29)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.9 · 35 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.9 · 46 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 178 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.9 · 201 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.1 · 160 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.9 · 2,052 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.41) · 2,633 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 2,714 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.1 (0.61 to 5.59) · 276 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.66 (0 to 3.39) · 27 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.19 (0.51 to 3.87) · 273 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.89 (0 to 18.8) · 29 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.15 (0.84 to 9.46) · 25 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.21 to 3.24) · 63 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0 to 1.22) · 2,012 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.198No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.3 · 124 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits23.1 · 614 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits3.7 · 229 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits16.5 · 234 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.8 · 495 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 86 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.6 (9.3 to 16.8) · 432 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 156 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,108 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Pih Health Downey Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Pih Health Downey Hospital
Room was "always" clean77%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well75%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information83%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge80%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully73%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect81%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)68%
Staff "always" explained new medications74%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
"Always" quiet at night43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital73%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects39%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%
See every measure and the patient survey for Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 3 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths17.38 (10.02 to 24.75) · 381 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.175BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.345BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.97 (0 to 2.02) · 577 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.13 (0.79 to 1.48)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.85 (117.01 to 216.68) · 52 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.1 · 44 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 75 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 246 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.1 · 248 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths13.2 · 147 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.6 · 2,024 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.17 (0 to 0.38) · 4,499 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.07 to 0.48) · 4,631 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.4 (1.11 to 5.69) · 961 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.96 (0.3 to 3.61) · 335 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.35 (0.82 to 3.89) · 934 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.89 (2.87 to 10.9) · 375 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 129 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.92) · 3,336 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 98 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.685No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.861No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.168No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.9 · 143 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits24.2 · 509 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits52.9 · 73 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits49.3 · 319 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits55.9 · 275 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.4 · 400 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 103 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.5 · 48 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.9 · 97 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.4 (9.2 to 16.9) · 138 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) · 191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,234 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Room was "always" clean72%
Nurses "always" communicated well72%
Doctors "always" communicated well72%
Staff "always" explained50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information78%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge75%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Doctors "always" listened carefully70%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)66%
Staff "always" explained new medications64%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully68%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect79%
"Always" quiet at night44%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital68%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects37%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms81%
See every measure and the patient survey for Pih Health Hospital-Whittier

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Pih Health Hospital-Whittier
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.497BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.83 (0 to 1.8) · 1,222 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.08 (0.77 to 1.4)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths165.59 (122.43 to 208.75) · 99 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.4 · 64 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.3 · 149 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 323 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.9 · 360 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 553 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.1 · 4,869 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.36) · 6,090 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.1 to 0.49) · 6,261 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.56 (3.44 to 7.67) · 1,178 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.98 (0.31 to 3.64) · 255 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths3.28 (1.77 to 4.79) · 1,113 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths13.32 (5.89 to 20.76) · 256 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.43 to 9.49) · 249 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.63 (0.16 to 3.11) · 236 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.12 (0 to 0.71) · 5,179 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.3 · 140 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.594No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.825No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.474No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.445No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.39No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.7 · 509 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.4 · 1,125 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-20.1 · 147 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits27 · 401 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits30.4 · 400 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.3 · 1,019 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5 (3.3 to 7.4) · 71 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.9 (10.4 to 18.1) · 71 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits7 · 140 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.6 · 64 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.4 · 222 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.1 (10.1 to 16.6) · 1,770 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 397 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (2,178 patients answered, 18% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Pih Health Hospital-Whittier
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Pih Health Hospital-Whittier
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well77%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge83%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications74%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
"Always" quiet at night52%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital79%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%

Money from drug and device companies

$114 in 2020

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Gilead SciencesEpclusa$114
1 payment
  • Meals for Epclusa · 2020-01-29 · $114
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Every published payment
Gilead SciencesMeals · 2020-01-29Epclusa$114

Professional record

NPI
1750812400
Licence
IL 125.071122Illinois 125071122: Expired
Trained
R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2017
Group
Radiology Imaging Associates LLC · Newport Harbor Radiology Associates Medical Group Inc · Newport Center Radiology Associates Medical Group Inc · Lambert Radiology Medical Group Inc
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X); Internal medicine (207R00000X); Federal specialty code 2085N0700X (2085N0700X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2017-03-24
NPI last updated
2024-07-08
NPI record certified
2024-07-08

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 1775 Ballard Rd, Park Ridge, IL, 60068