Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Palmdale Regional Medical Center?
38600 Medical Center Drive · Palmdale, CA · 93552
Overview
Palmdale Regional Medical Center is a short-term acute hospital in Palmdale, California, operated by Lancaster Hospital Corporation. Los Angeles County has 93 hospitals, 352 nursing homes and 488 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Palmdale Regional Medical Center is operated by Lancaster Hospital Corporation, part of Universal Health Services.
- Operator
- Lancaster Hospital Corporation
- Owner group
- Universal Health Services
- Ownership type
- Private For Profit
- Sources
- CMS Hospital Enrollments · 2026-10-01
- CMS Hospital All Owners · 2026-09-29
- SEC 10-K, Exhibit 21 · 2026-02-25
- SEC filing · 2026-02
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Palmdale Regional Medical Center, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of Universal Health Services
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2024.
| Net patient revenue | $274.7M |
| Operating expenses | $287.6M |
| Net income | −$11.5M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | -4.2% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $4.5M |
| Charity care cost | $2.7M |
| Medicaid net revenue | $49.6M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 31.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2024)
- Commercial and other 73.2%
- Medicare 22.1%
- Medicaid 4.7%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 195 | $20K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 72 | $13K |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCC · 193 | 66 | $14K |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC · 177 | 53 | $17K |
| Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCC · 640 | 43 | $13K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5072 | 63 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 60 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures · 5183 | 49 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures · 5191 | 29 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures · 5302 | 26 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 38600 Medical Center Drive · Palmdale, CA · 93552
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State
- California
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster | 7.3 mi |
| Va Hosp | Kagel Canyon | 23.7 mi |
| Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center | Sylmar | 24.9 mi |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | 27.7 mi |
| Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley | Sun Valley | 27.7 mi |
| Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital | Glendale | 28.7 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital Enrollments · CMS Hospital All Owners · SEC 10-K, Exhibit 21 · SEC filing
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2024
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 050204
- NPI
- 1508856535
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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