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St Mary Medical Center

Hospital · Long Beach, CA

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St Mary Medical Center workplace

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Hospital

Benefits

No source explicitly stated health insurance, retirement, PTO, tuition reimbursement, or other benefit information for this facility.

The city

Living in Long Beach, CA

Long Beach blends Southern California cool with a working-waterfront edge. The Belmont Shore shoreline and retro-Art-Deco downtown give the city its personality. Nurses relocating here get ocean breezes, a growing healthcare sector, and easy access to both L.A. and Orange County when the weekend calls for a change of scene.

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Metro price level · Long Beach area
14% above the national average
BEA index 113.6 (100 = national)
Median gross rent
$1,871/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$87,430/yr
all local households, not nurse pay

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Who they are

St. Mary Medical Center is a hospital located in Long Beach, California (90813). The organization operates with a strong faith-based identity, with core values organized around the acronym CHRIST: Compassion, Hospitality, Reverence, Interdependence, Stewardship, and Trust.

  • Hospital · Long Beach
More about St Mary Medical Center

According to the organization's values page, 'the love of Christ is the motivating force for all we do,' and these values are described as interwoven into the fabric of the workplace culture. The facility provides emergency, pediatric, diabetic, and women's care services. Nursing roles at St. Mary include positions in the emergency department, where RNs deliver compassionate, high-quality care involving critical assessments, skilled procedures, implementation of patient care plans, and collaboration within an interdisciplinary team focused on optimal patient outcomes. The organization emphasizes a tradition of excellence and dedication to heal all they serve, with values symbolized by wood carvings in the main lobby as a constant reminder for staff.

St. Mary's core values are arranged to spell CHRIST: Compassion, Hospitality, Reverence, Interdependence, Stewardship, and Trust. The organization states that 'the love of Christ is the motivating force for all we do.' Values are described as guiding principles that reflect beliefs and aspirations, provide stability in times of change, and guide the organization's tradition of excellence and dedication to healing. A related St. Mary's Health Care System mission statement (affiliated with Trinity Health) describes serving 'together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.'

Working here

Culture and working life

faith-basedcompassionatevalues-driveninterdisciplinaryChristiancommunity-orientedservice-mindedtradition-focused

What to consider

A separate Comparably profile for a similarly named 'St. Mary Medical Center' headquartered in Langhorne, PA shows an overall culture rating of 2.8 out of 5 (graded D+) with 21 employee participants and 219 total ratings, but this appears to be a different facility in Pennsylvania and cannot be attributed to the Long Beach, California location.

The good

  • Faith-based values culture emphasizing compassion, hospitality, and reverence
  • Interdisciplinary team approach to patient care in emergency and other departments
  • Strong stated organizational values providing cultural stability and clear guiding principles
  • Commitment to high-quality, compassionate care delivery with a tradition of excellence
  • Explicit organizational focus on interdependence and stewardship among staff

The hard parts

  • Limited publicly available employee review data specific to the Long Beach facility, making it difficult to assess nurse satisfaction
  • Faith-based organizational culture may not align with all nursing professionals' personal values or preferences

The reality check

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Quick facts

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Jun 27, 2026
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RN Emergency Services

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St Mary Medical Center

Long Beach, CA

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  • CMS 5-star hospital
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