HI - Desert Medical Center

6601 Whitefeather Road
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
HI - Desert Medical Center is a District Authority owned hospital located in Joshua Tree, CA. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
6601 Whitefeather Road
Joshua Tree, California (CA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Government District Authority
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Below national average in 1 of 1 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 1 of 1 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Hospital Features

HI - Desert Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 61 beds of which 51 are Adult and Pediatric and 4 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
61
  • Intensive Care beds
4
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
51
  • Teaching Hospital
No
 
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Stay
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 3 of 3 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 2 of 3 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Appendectomy dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Bowel Obstruction dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Gastrointestinal Bleed dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Pancreatitis dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Prostatectomy dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Respiratory Failure dollar icon bed icon
Sepsis dollar icon bed icon
Stroke dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Family Practice
+ General Surgery
Dr. Guzman, MD View Doctor's Profile
Dr. Wilcox, MD View Doctor's Profile
+ Hematology
+ Internal Medicine
+ Nephrology
+ Neurosurgery
+ Oncology
+ Orthopedic Surgery
+ Pediatrics
+ Urology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Sepsis
bullet Stroke
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Respiratory Failure
bullet Bowel Obstruction
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
 

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For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 

Source for appendectomy, bariatric surgery, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI ) for years 2005 through 2007.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.

 
 

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