Acute Care Hospitals · Government - Local
Uci Health-Orange
- 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868
- (714) 456-7890
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Emergency services available 24/7
At a glance
Uci Health-Orange carries a 4-star CMS overall rating — above the national norm. On healthcare-associated infection measures, it performs better than the national average on 18 and worse on 0. For 30-day readmissions, it beats the national rate on 1 measure and trails on 0.
Healthcare-Associated Infections
lower is better · 36 measures reported
Rates of infections patients can acquire while receiving care, such as central-line and catheter-associated infections, MRSA, and C. difficile.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national |
|---|---|---|
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.186 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.585 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days | 27408 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 34.884 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 12 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | 0.344 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.210 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.604 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 20436 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 37.965 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 14 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | 0.369 | Better than national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.322 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit | 1.129 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures | 587 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases | 15.795 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases | 10 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | 0.633 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.025 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit | 2.496 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures | 203 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases | 1.976 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases | 1 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | 0.506 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.249 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit | 1.018 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days | 154027 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases | 14.920 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases | 8 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia | 0.536 | Same as national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.318 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.631 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days | 141258 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases | 72.538 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases | 33 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | 0.455 | Better than national |
Complications & Deaths
lower is better · 20 measures reported
Rates of serious complications (like hip/knee replacement problems or accidental cuts during surgery) and 30-day mortality rates for common conditions.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients | 2.6 | Same as national | 147 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 3.4 | Better than national | 1755 |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 13.1 | Same as national | 84 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | 2.7 | Same as national | 51 |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 8 | Same as national | 41 |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 11.5 | Same as national | 279 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 13.2 | Better than national | 295 |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 10.9 | Same as national | 166 |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 0.28 | Same as national | 7232 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | 82.98 | Better than national | 170 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.14 | Same as national | 8263 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | 0.19 | Same as national | 8703 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 2.52 | Same as national | 2756 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 1.95 | Same as national | 1647 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 7.15 | Same as national | 1643 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 5.44 | Worse than national | 2934 |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 4.78 | Same as national | 1680 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 1.98 | Same as national | 871 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 1.06 | Same as national | 2297 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 0.90 | Same as national | — |
Unplanned Hospital Visits & Readmissions
lower is better · 14 measures reported
How often patients return to the hospital unexpectedly within 30 days of discharge — a marker of care quality and discharge planning.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital return days for heart attack patients | 89.2 | Not available | 94 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | -5.8 | Not available | 317 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | 3.8 | Not available | 317 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 14.7 | Same as national | 3167 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | 10.8 | Same as national | 2457 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 11.8 | Same as national | 846 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 5.2 | Same as national | 846 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | 0.8 | Better than national | 1287 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 14.1 | Same as national | 94 |
| Rate of readmission for CABG | 9.8 | Same as national | 49 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients | 18.1 | Same as national | 48 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 19.5 | Same as national | 317 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | 4.9 | Same as national | 153 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 16.3 | Same as national | 317 |
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
higher is better · 9 measures reported
What patients say about their hospital stay — communication with nurses and doctors, responsiveness, cleanliness, pain management, and whether they would recommend the hospital.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse communication - star rating | 2 | 480 |
| Doctor communication - star rating | 3 | 480 |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | 2 | 480 |
| Discharge information - star rating | 4 | 480 |
| Cleanliness - star rating | 2 | 480 |
| Quietness - star rating | 2 | 480 |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | 3 | 480 |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | 3 | 480 |
| Summary star rating | 3 | 480 |
Timely & Effective Care
higher is better (unless a wait time) · 30 measures reported
How consistently hospitals follow recommended care processes — for example, giving heart-attack patients aspirin on arrival, or the average time spent in the emergency department.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency department volume | very high | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events | — | — |
| Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination | 74 | 12325 |
| Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | 334 | 393 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better | 323 | 372 |
| Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better | 794 | 18 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | — | — |
| Left before being seen | 2 | 64860 |
| Head CT results | — | — |
| Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients | 90 | 98 |
| Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery | — | — |
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) | — | — |
| Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing | 16 | 7644 |
| Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 61 | 340 |
| Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle | 83 | 117 |
| Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle | 88 | 76 |
| Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle | 76 | 340 |
| Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle | 85 | 156 |
| Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy | 98 | 260 |
| Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter | 91 | 75 |
| Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 | — | — |
| Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | — | — |
| Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | 77 | 4016 |
Maternal Health
lower is better · 4 measures reported
Measures of maternal outcomes and safe delivery practices, including severe complications during childbirth.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Cesarean Birth | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All) | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases) | — | — |
| Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure | Yes | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How is Uci Health-Orange rated?
- Uci Health-Orange has a 4 out of 5 CMS overall star rating as of the latest CMS release.
- Does Uci Health-Orange have emergency services?
- Yes. Uci Health-Orange operates a 24/7 emergency department.
- Where is Uci Health-Orange located?
- Uci Health-Orange is located at 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868.
- What type of hospital is Uci Health-Orange?
- Uci Health-Orange is classified by CMS as a Acute Care Hospitals facility (Government - Local).
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Data as of 2026-06-14. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. This is public data provided for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. See our methodology and editorial policy.