Memorial Care Miller Children’s & Women’s Hosp Lb
A children’s hospital in Long Beach, California 90806
2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, California 90806. (562) 933-8001.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- Not rated CMS’s overall rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 354 beds
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean2
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Jun 13, 2025: a complaint inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jun 13, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Supervision Of Contract Staff
The inspectors’ words, 964 words
“SUPERVISION OF CONTRACT STAFF CFR(s): 482.23(b)(6) All licensed nurses who provide services in the hospital must adhere to the policies and procedures of the hospital. The director of nursing service must provide for the adequate supervision and evaluation of all nursing personnel which occur within the responsibility of the nursing service, regardless of the mechanism through which those personnel are providing services (that is, hospital employee, contract, lease, other agreement, or volunteer). This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 38310 Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to followed policies and procedures for assessing (evaluate) and reassessing (repeating evaluation) one of thirty sampled patients (Patient 1) for pain. This deficient practice has the potential for Patient 1 ’ s need for comfort not being met. Findings: A review of Patient 1 ’ s face sheet (a document summarizing a patient ’ s key information, including demographics, medical history, allergies, medications, and other vital details), dated 6/19/2024, indicated Patient 1 was admitted with diagnosis of colitis (inflammation in the colon, often infectious). On 6/10/2025, at 11:22 a.m., during concurrent interview with Registered Nurse (RN) 6 and Nurse Educator (RN) 7 and record review of Patient 1 ’ s history and physical (H&P – a comprehensive assessment conducted by a physician to gather information about a patient ’ s health status), dated 6/19/2024, RN 6 stated the following: Patient has abdominal pain and fussiness, which began two days ago, with a fever of 101.4 degrees, Fahrenheit (a scale of measuring temperature) which worsened to 102 degrees Fahrenheit, the day before, with increasing pain and fussiness. Patient returned to the emergency department (ED) on 6/19/2024, after seeing the pediatrician, who advised the parents to take patient back to the ED. Physical exam – patient ’ s abdomen was soft, non-tender with mild distention. Orders included clear liquid diet, hold off on antibiotics, and Tylenol or Motrin for pain and/or fever. Consulted for surgery – no surgery at this time. Gastrointestinal (GI-passageway from the mouth to the opening end of the body) consult for tomorrow in the morning. On 6/11/2025, at 9:40 a.m., during concurrent interview with RN 8 and record review of Patient 1 ’ s Nursing Notes, dated 6/20/2024, RN 8 stated patient had moderate pain with a pain score of 5 out of 10 (screening tool used to assess pain, zero-no pain and 10 being the worst pain ever) at 2:00 p.m. During concurrent review of Patient 1 ’ s medication administration record (MAR – a document used to track and record all medications administered (given) to a patient), dated 6/20/2024, RN 8 stated patient was given Tylenol (pain medication) 180 milligrams (mg-unit of mass in the metric system) by vein (IV-within the vein)) at 4:00 p.m. Concurrently, during record review of Patient 1 ’ s physician orders for pain, dated 6/20/2024, RN 8 stated Patient 1 had two physician orders for pain medication: Tylenol 180 mg IV every 6 hours for mild pain for a pain score of 1-3out of 10 total, and Toradol (medication use for pain relief)7.05 milligrams (mg) by vein (IV) every six hour for moderate pain (pain score 4-6 out of 10 total) Concurrently, RN 8 stated Patient 1 should have been administered Toradol for moderate pain because patient had moderate pain. Instead, patient was given Tylenol, which was ordered for mild pain. A review of facility ’ s Pain Assessment and Management policy, dated 12/2/2024, indicated the following: The physician (MD) and registered nurse (RN) are responsible for the assessment and reassessment of pain the effectiveness of interventions. The MD is responsible for ordering pharmacologic agents (pain medication) and administering and monitoring the pain medications. Licensed nursing personnel are responsible for the administration and monitoring of pain medication. The patient ’ s right to pain management across the continuum (on-going) of care is respected and supported. The identification (information regarding a person identity) of patients experiencing pain or discomfort and its management are integral to the mission of patient care. The effective management of pain is contingent upon appropriate initial and ongoing pain assessment. Pain assessment will be assessed for the presence or absence of pain on admission and in accordance with unit-based minimal monitoring parameters per policy, assessment of the patient. A review of facility ’ s Assessment of Patient, dated 12/13/2023, indicated the following: RN ’ s are responsible for the assessment and prioritization of a patient ’ s need at the time of initial assessment and throughout the patient ’ s stay. Initial patient assessment is completed within 24 hours of admission. The RN caring for the patient at the 20th hour post-admission, has the responsibility to ensure the completion of the interdisciplinary patient assessment, which is documented in the electronic health record. RN ’ s perform reassessments based on individualized and prioritized needs to evaluate response to treatment and therapies and to determine the effectiveness of the interventions. Initial vital signs (VS-measurements of the body ’ s most major function)) upon arrival at the bedside and every 15 minutes, thereafter, until arrival to facility. A final set of vital signs (VS) is done upon handoff to receiving unit. Complete VS included the presence of pain or discomfort, height and weight, and a head-to-toe assessment, within one (1) hour of admission, or sooner, according to the specific needs of the patient. Licensed staff are to directly observe patients every two hours. The presence or absence of pain or discomfort is assessed every four (4) hours in general pediatric unit and every two (2) hours in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU – a specialized unit within a hospital that provides the highest level of care for critically ill or injured children) and is reassessed based on pain score within 60 minutes of medication administration.”
All 4 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 22, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| May 12, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
How do patients fare?
- CMS gives no overall CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.”
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.”
CMS, Hospital General Information, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Complications and Deaths - Hospital and Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified children’s hospital since Jan 12, 2001.
- Ownership: voluntary non-profit - other.
- It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Voluntary non-profit - Other.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
- CMS’s HAC Reduction Program file has no result for it: the program covers general acute care hospitals Medicare pays under its inpatient prospective payment system.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Memorial Health Services owns an unstated share directly since Apr 7, 1980.
- 18 owners or officers are people: Torin J Cunningham (corporate director, 0%); Karyn Gunn (corporate director, 0%); Gary Delong (corporate director, 0%); Harold Milton Vandyke (corporate director, 0%); Andrew Wittenberg (corporate director, 0%); Jody S Dial (corporate officer, 0%); Jody S Dial (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Katherine Keesal (corporate director, 0%); Jennifer A Mcnulty (corporate director, 0%); Mike Munoz (corporate director, 0%); Braden Phillips (corporate director, 0%); Karen Widerynski (corporate director, 0%); Lara Khouri (corporate officer, 0%); Darick Simpson (corporate director, 0%); Kevin Peterson (corporate director, 0%); David S Kim (corporate director, 0%); Christopher Finch (corporate officer, 0%); Robert Schack (corporate director, 0%).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records no change of ownership.
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 88 hospitals CMS lists in Los Angeles County, 69 have an overall star rating from CMS: 7 rated 5 of 5, 19 rated 4 of 5, 21 rated 3 of 5, 13 rated 2 of 5, 9 rated 1 of 5.
- CMS gives this hospital no overall star rating to compare.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
- QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital.
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital (77hc-ibv8).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Complications and Deaths - Hospital (ynj2-r877).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital (632h-zaca).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital (yv7e-xc69).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital (rrqw-56er).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program (yq43-i98g).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated yearly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (Hospital_and_other.DATA.Q3_2026.csv).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies (Hospital_2567s_2010_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners (Hospital_All_Owners_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Enrollments (Hospital_Enrollments_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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