Surgery Residency Program
HCA Healthcare RiversideHCA Healthcare Riverside is an ACGME-accredited community-based Surgery residency program in Riverside, CA. It has 6 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 17 residents in training. It reports 21.4% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $80,163. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.
Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.
Overview
Accredited since 2018 · 5 years · Last ACGME review 2024
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Listed in the NRMP directory as “Riverside Community Hospital-CA”.
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Training tracks
No tracks listed
No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.
Residents
Cohort composition
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Affiliated medical schools
Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).
Resident roster
Resident roster — data pending
Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.
Schedule & Culture
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
With more than 2,900 staff and over 500 physicians, Riverside Community Hospital is committed to providing safe, high-quality healthcare for our patients. Serving the Riverside and surrounding region since1901, we are continuously bringing the latest technology and services to the Inland Empire area. We are a teaching hospital with over 220 medical residents and fellows spanning a dozen specialties in Graduate Medical Education. We also are home to new graduate nurse residency and pharmacy residency programs. Key facility services include cardiac surgery (open heart), neuroscience/stroke, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, level III NICU, general surgery/surgical oncology and advanced robotic-assisted surgery. Licensed beds: 542 ER beds: 82
Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.
Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 9 of 12 timely & effective care measures.
Top payer: BIOTRONIK INC. ($24K)
Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.
Source: FREIDA facility profile.
Primary teaching site: HCA Healthcare Riverside · Riverside, CA
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
HCA Healthcare Riverside
PrimarySunrise Hospital and Medical Center
Location
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $80,163 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 13.3% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$1,795/mo · 53 days on market53.85% rental listings MoM
Specials
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Riverside County, California (US Census ACS).
County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).
Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.
People
Leadership
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is HCA Healthcare Riverside located?
- HCA Healthcare Riverside is located in Riverside, CA.
- What type of program is HCA Healthcare Riverside?
- HCA Healthcare Riverside is a community-based residency program.
- Is HCA Healthcare Riverside ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — HCA Healthcare Riverside holds ACGME accreditation (continued, with warning).
- How many residents are at HCA Healthcare Riverside?
- HCA Healthcare Riverside has approximately 17 residents in training.
- How much is rent near HCA Healthcare Riverside?
- Median rent near Riverside, CA is ~$1,795/month for a 1BR and ~$2,350/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does HCA Healthcare Riverside accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 21.4% of HCA Healthcare Riverside's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- Does HCA Healthcare Riverside sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- HCA Healthcare Riverside reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
- What USMLE Step 2 CK score does HCA Healthcare Riverside require?
- HCA Healthcare Riverside does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- What is the resident salary at HCA Healthcare Riverside?
- HCA Healthcare Riverside reports a PGY-1 salary of $80,163. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- How do I apply to HCA Healthcare Riverside?
- US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save HCA Healthcare Riverside to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does HCA Healthcare Riverside have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
- Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Surgery residency program positions as they appear.