Health Care
Fremont’s two hospitals and how they rate, who is covered and how, how many doctors there are, and how healthy residents report being.
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Figures last checked Oct 26, 2026. Each figure shows the date of its own source.
Coverage
Residents under 65 without health insurance
2.8%Opens the source in a new tab: U.S. Census Bureau: QuickFacts, FremontResidents covered through an employer
69.6%Opens the source in a new tab: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, table C27004 (Employer-Based Health Insurance by Sex by Age), Fremont cityResidents on Medi-Cal or other public coverage
17.2%Opens the source in a new tab: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, table C27007, Fremont cityResidents with Medicare
14.0%Opens the source in a new tab: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, table C27006, Fremont cityHow Fremont residents are covered
Share of all residents, 2024; people can hold more than one type| Item | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Employer-based health insurance | 69.6% |
| Medi-Cal or other means-tested public coverage | 17.2% |
| Medicare coverage | 14.0% |
| Directly purchased health insurance | 9.8% |
Census ACS 2024 one-year estimates, tables C27004–C27007, Fremont city.View source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, table C27004 (Employer-Based Health Insurance by Sex by Age), Fremont city (opens in a new tab)View source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, table C27007, Fremont city (opens in a new tab)View source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, table C27006, Fremont city (opens in a new tab)View source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, table C27005, Fremont city (opens in a new tab)
The hospitals
Washington Hospital is run by a public health-care district; Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Center serves Kaiser members. Fremont Hospital is a private psychiatric hospital.
Washington Hospital, Medicare overall star rating (of 5)
2Opens the source in a new tab: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u), facility 050195Kaiser Fremont, Medicare overall star rating (of 5)
4Opens the source in a new tab: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u), facility 050512Washington Hospital, Leapfrog safety grade
AOpens the source in a new tab: The Leapfrog Group, Hospital Safety GradeKaiser Fremont, Leapfrog safety grade
BOpens the source in a new tab: The Leapfrog Group, Hospital Safety GradeWashington Hospital ER, median minutes from arrival to leaving (patients sent home)
169Opens the source in a new tab: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Timely & Effective Care (yv7e-xc69)Washington Hospital ER visits in a year
62,223Opens the source in a new tab: Washington Township Health Care District, Board packet Aug 12, 2026, Operating Indicators (FYTD June 2026)Washington Hospital, licensed beds
415Opens the source in a new tab: HCAI: Washington Hospital – FremontKaiser Fremont, licensed beds
100Opens the source in a new tab: HCAI: Kaiser Foundation Hospital – FremontFremont Hospital (psychiatric), licensed beds
148Opens the source in a new tab: HCAI: Fremont HospitalLeapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, by cycle
A is best| Cycle | Washington Hospital | Kaiser Fremont Medical Center |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2023 | C | A Open source for Spring 2023 (new tab) |
| Fall 2023 | B | B Open source for Fall 2023 (new tab) |
| Spring 2024 | C | C Open source for Spring 2024 (new tab) |
| Fall 2024 | C | B Open source for Fall 2024 (new tab) |
| Spring 2025 | B | B Open source for Spring 2025 (new tab) |
| Fall 2025 | C | B Open source for Fall 2025 (new tab) |
| Spring 2026 | A | B Open source for Spring 2026 (new tab) |
The Leapfrog Group, hospital pages. Washington Hospital’s Spring 2026 A is its first in the period shown.View source: Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade (opens in a new tab)
Hospital figures, in detailShow details
Hospital figures, in detail
| Measure | Value | Covers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Hospital — CMS Care Compare overall star rating (out of 5) read 2026-10-24 | 2 | CMS release Aug 2026 (data modified 2026-07-22) | CMS Provider Data Catalog, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u), facility 050195 (opens in a new tab) |
| Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Center — CMS Care Compare overall star rating (out of 5) read 2026-10-24 | 4 | CMS release Aug 2026 (data modified 2026-07-22) | CMS Provider Data Catalog, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u), facility 050512 (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — HCAHPS patient-survey summary star rating (out of 5) 812 completed surveys, 19% response rate. read 2026-10-24 | 3 | Oct 2024–Sep 2025 discharges | CMS Provider Data Catalog, HCAHPS (dgck-syfz), H_STAR_RATING (opens in a new tab) |
| Kaiser Fremont — HCAHPS patient-survey summary star rating (out of 5) 753 completed surveys, 23% response rate. read 2026-10-24 | 3 | Oct 2024–Sep 2025 discharges | CMS Provider Data Catalog, HCAHPS (dgck-syfz), H_STAR_RATING (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade First A on record; prior grades were B (Spring 2025), C (Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023), B (Fall 2023). Hospital press release dated May 6, 2026 confirms. read 2026-10-24 | A | Spring 2026 | The Leapfrog Group, Hospital Safety Grade (opens in a new tab) |
| Kaiser Fremont Medical Center — Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Prior: B Fall 2025, B Spring 2025, B Fall 2024, C Spring 2024, B Fall 2023, A Spring 2023. read 2026-10-24 | B | Spring 2026 | The Leapfrog Group, Hospital Safety Grade (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — median minutes patients spent in the ER before leaving (OP-18b) Excludes psychiatric and transferred patients; sample 372. Including those patients (OP-18a): 173 min. CMS rates Washington's ED volume 'very high'. Kaiser Fremont reports 'Not Available' for this measure. read 2026-10-24 | 169 | Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | CMS Provider Data Catalog, Timely & Effective Care (yv7e-xc69) (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — share of ER patients who left before being seen Denominator 61,783 ER visits. read 2026-10-24 | 1% | CY2024 | CMS Provider Data Catalog, Timely & Effective Care (yv7e-xc69), OP-22 (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock (SEP-1) Kaiser Fremont also 90% (sample 91). read 2026-10-24 | 90% | Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | CMS Provider Data Catalog, Timely & Effective Care (yv7e-xc69) (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — health-care workers given flu vaccination (IMM-3) Kaiser Fremont: 53%. read 2026-10-24 | 85% | Oct 2024–Mar 2025 | CMS Provider Data Catalog, Timely & Effective Care (yv7e-xc69) (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — emergency room visits, fiscal year Unaudited district operating report. FY2025 projected was 62,519; FY2026 budget 63,086. read 2026-10-24 | 62,223 | FY2026 (Jul 2025–Jun 2026) | Washington Township Health Care District, Board packet Aug 12, 2026, Operating Indicators (FYTD June 2026) (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — inpatient discharges (adult and special-care nursery), fiscal year Patient days 66,648; surgical cases 6,628. read 2026-10-24 | 13,521 | FY2026 (Jul 2025–Jun 2026) | Washington Township Health Care District, Board packet Aug 12, 2026, Operating Indicators (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — babies delivered, fiscal year read 2026-10-24 | 1,584 | FY2026 (Jul 2025–Jun 2026) | Washington Township Health Care District, Board packet Aug 12, 2026, Operating Indicators (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — total full-time-equivalent staff (fiscal-year average) June 2026 month: 1,783.1 total FTEs. FTEs, not headcount. read 2026-10-24 | 1,734.1 | FY2026 (Jul 2025–Jun 2026) | Washington Township Health Care District, Board packet Aug 12, 2026, Operating Indicators (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — physicians and practitioners on the medical staff 383 are active-category members. read 2026-10-24 | 695 | Jul 2026 | Washington Township Health Care District, Board packet Aug 12, 2026, Medical Staff Report (Jul 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — net patient revenue (inpatient + outpatient) Sum of inpatient $292,331,591 and outpatient $252,294,375 as shown on page. read 2026-10-24 | $544,625,966 | FY Jul 2023–Jun 2024 | CA HCAI, Hospital Profile: Washington Hospital – Fremont (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — share of inpatient revenue from Medicare (fee-for-service + managed care) 34.7% Medicare FFS + 11.5% Medicare managed care. Medi-Cal 22.2% (4.4% + 17.8%); statewide inpatient Medi-Cal 31.4%. read 2026-10-24 | 46.2% | FY Jul 2023–Jun 2024 | CA HCAI, Hospital Profile: Washington Hospital – Fremont (payer mix) (opens in a new tab) |
| Washington Hospital — average inpatient length of stay (days) Kaiser Fremont: 5.0 days (CY2023). read 2026-10-24 | 5.1 | FY Jul 2023–Jun 2024 | CA HCAI, Hospital Profile: Washington Hospital – Fremont (opens in a new tab) |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fremont — net patient revenue (inpatient + outpatient) Sum of inpatient $95,146,684 and outpatient $216,710,268. Kaiser is an integrated plan, so hospital revenue is not comparable to a fee-for-service hospital. read 2026-10-24 | $311,856,952 | CY2023 | CA HCAI, Hospital Profile: Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Fremont (opens in a new tab) |
| Kaiser Fremont — share of inpatient revenue from Medicare managed care Medi-Cal 5.4% (0.8% FFS + 4.6% managed care); other third-party 28.8%. read 2026-10-24 | 61.7% | CY2023 | CA HCAI, Hospital Profile: Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Fremont (payer mix) (opens in a new tab) |
| Kaiser Fremont Medical Center — emergency department treatment bays (expansion design) Architect's project page: 20,000 sq ft ED. Not an official hospital statistic; no completion date shown. read 2026-10-24 | 33 | Master-plan ED project (undated) | Ratcliff Architects, Kaiser Fremont Master Plan Emergency Department project page (opens in a new tab) |
Kaiser Fremont reports no ER timeliness or visit counts to the public datasets used here; its volumes are not published anywhere reachable.
Clinics and urgent care
Clinics and urgent care
| Measure | Value | Covers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area Community Health (formerly Tri-City Health Center) clinic sites in Fremont All 8 Alameda County sites are in Fremont (Liberty, Mowry I/II/III, Main Street Village, Irvington Dave clinic, vision, acupuncture/chiropractic). BACH also operates sites in Santa Clara County; 21 fixed sites + 5 mobile units total. read 2026-10-24 | 8 | Oct 2026 | Bay Area Community Health, Alameda County Locations (opens in a new tab) |
| Patients served by Bay Area Community Health (all sites, Alameda + Santa Clara counties) 489,274 visits. Payer mix: Medi-Cal 74%, uninsured 16%, Medicare 5%, private 5%. Organization-wide, not Fremont-only. read 2026-10-24 | 67,087 | 2024 | Alameda Health Consortium, BACH Infographic – 2024 UDS Data (HRSA Uniform Data System) (opens in a new tab) |
| Share of Bay Area Community Health patients who are uninsured Medi-Cal 74%. Organization-wide. read 2026-10-24 | 16% | 2024 | Alameda Health Consortium, BACH Infographic – 2024 UDS Data (opens in a new tab) |
| Health systems with a verified walk-in urgent care in Fremont Sutter page: https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-location/facility/fremont-urgent-care-1043246913 (M–F 8am–8pm, Sa–Su 8am–5pm). Kaiser Fremont has an ED and a members-only Minor Injury Clinic; Carbon Health and other retail urgent cares not verified from operator sites. Stanford Health Care has specialty clinics at 2557 Mowry Ave. read 2026-10-24 | Washington Health (2682 Mowry Ave, opened Dec 17, 2025); Sutter Health Fremont Center (3200 Kearney St) | Oct 2026 | Washington Health news release Dec 31, 2025; Sutter Health location page (opens in a new tab) |
How healthy are Fremont adults?
CDC PLACES estimates for the city, mostly from the 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Adults with a routine checkup in the past year
72.7Opens the source in a new tab: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthHealthiest Cities rank (WalletHub)
#19Opens the source in a new tab: WalletHubShare of adults, by measure
| Item | Fremont adults |
|---|---|
| Obesity | 17.3% |
| High blood pressure | 24.9% |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 18.1% |
| Depression (ever diagnosed) | 15.5% |
| Binge drinking | 13.9% |
| Frequent mental distress (14+ poor days a month) | 12.7% |
| Diabetes | 9.8% |
| Current asthma | 7.4% |
| Current cigarette smoking | 7.3% |
| Had a routine checkup in the past year | 72.7% |
| Short sleep (under 7 hours) | 33.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 release (place-level model estimates; 95% ranges are in the dataset). These are modeled estimates, not counts, and no California or U.S. comparison figures are included.View source: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health (opens in a new tab)
Environment
Hazards
| Measure | Value | Covers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chance of a magnitude 6.7+ quake on the Hayward/Rodgers Creek faults | 33% | 2014–2043 | USGS Fact Sheet 2016-3020 (opens in a new tab) |
| Bay Area days over the national ozone standard | 0 | 2025 | BAAQMD Spare the Air (opens in a new tab) |
| Bay Area days over the national 24-hour PM2.5 standard | 0 | 2025 | BAAQMD Spare the Air (opens in a new tab) |
Where these numbers come from: 6 datasets used on this page
Each dataset below names its source and the date it was read. Full methodology and every source page are on the Sources page.
Census QuickFacts profileFremont city profile from Census QuickFacts: mostly ACS 2020–2024 5-year survey estimates, with age and race from Census population estimates. Read Oct 24, 2026.Read 2026-10-24Open source ↗ for Census QuickFacts profile (opens in a new tab)
Hospitals, coverage and providersCMS Care Compare stars, Leapfrog safety grades, ER times and volumes for Washington Hospital and Kaiser Fremont; clinics; insurance coverage by type (ACS 2024) and Medi-Cal. Read Oct 24, 2026.Read 2026-10-25
Costs, transit and servicesUtility bills, tax rates, transit ridership, hospitals, voters, energy and hazards, each from the agency named in its row. Read Oct 24, 2026.Read 2026-10-24Open source ↗ for Costs, transit and services (opens in a new tab)
Leapfrog safety gradesLeapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for Washington Hospital and Kaiser Fremont, Spring 2023 to Spring 2026. Read Oct 24, 2026.Read 2026-10-25Open source ↗ for Leapfrog safety grades (opens in a new tab)
Adult health (CDC PLACES)Modeled adult health prevalence for Fremont with 95% ranges, CDC PLACES 2025 release (mostly 2023 data). Read Oct 24, 2026.Read 2026-10-24Open source ↗ for Adult health (CDC PLACES) (opens in a new tab)
City rankingsFremont's rank in 2025–26 national city rankings, read from each WalletHub ranking table (and Trust for Public Land ParkScore) on Oct 24, 2026, with category ranks and publication dates.Read 2026-10-24