Kern Medical Center

1700 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306 · Kern County
General Acute ★ CMS 1/5 Emergency services

At a glance

Latest cost report FY2024
Net patient revenue
$288.2M
Operating margin
-90.9%
Net income
$1.3M
Staffed beds
222
Annual discharges
11,923
Case mix index
1.79

Ownership & identity

Control, system & affiliation
Ownership / controlGovernment (county) Health systemKern County Hospital Authority Hospital typeGeneral Acute Phone(661) 326-2000 CMS star rating1 / 5 Emergency servicesYes

Net patient revenue trend

FY2020–FY2024
FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Fiscal yearNet patient revenue
FY2020$451,430,358
FY2021$248,055,518
FY2022$273,749,676
FY2023$273,220,114
FY2024$288,168,187

Payer mix

Share of inpatient days
Medicare7.8%Medicaid23.5%Commercial & other68.7%

How Kern Medical Center compares

#165 of 413 California hospitals by net patient revenue

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