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Hospital · Burlingame, CA

Peninsula Medical Center

1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010

6.6 staff per bed here, against a California median of 5.6 for hospitals of this type.

Staff per bed
6.6
California median 5.6
Average pay, all roles
$167,744
California median $129,800
Beds
241
1,600 employees (FTE)
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Peninsula Medical Center

Peninsula Medical Center is a 241-bed acute care hospital in Burlingame, California, with about 1,600 full-time-equivalent employees, or 6.6 staff per bed. The median across the 276 California hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 5.6.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $167,744, above the $129,800 median for comparable California hospitals. That figure covers every job in the hospital, not nurses alone.

What this means if you apply here

  • More staff per bed than most comparable California hospitals.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • Which units rely most on contract nurses right now?
  • Are permanent roles open on those units, and what sign-on terms come with them?
  • What is the typical RN assignment on the unit I would join?
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Sources. CMS Hospital Cost Report, fiscal year ending December 2024. Comparisons use the latest report for each California hospital of the same type. CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from CMS Care Compare.