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Internal Medicine Residency Program

HCA Healthcare Riverside
Riverside, CA
Continued AccreditationACGME #1400500917

HCA Healthcare Riverside is an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency program in Riverside, CA. It has 17 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 48 residents in training. It reports 11.1% IMG residents. 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

Positions / year
17
48 residents · 54 approved
PGY-1 salary
Not reported
IMG percentage
11.1%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1877140C0

Accredited since 2016 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2018

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3–4
Incl. chair, faculty, specialty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1877140C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Riverside Community Hospital-CA”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Hospitalist

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
11%
x
US MD
37%
x
DO
52%
x
Women
39%
x

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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

Hours / week
60
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
12
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
8
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.8
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Unknown

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

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
478
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care1 better · 7 same · 0 worse
Mortality2 better · 5 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 8 same · 1 worse

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.

Leapfrog Safety GradeC
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$56K
Research
$0
Payments
12

Top payer: BIOTRONIK INC. ($24K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
24,135
ED visits
94,308
Inpatient surgeries
9,209
Outpatient surgeries
5,483
Births
3,712
Daily census
365
Full-time staff
1,901

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: HCA Healthcare Riverside · Riverside, CA

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Clinical sites

HCA Healthcare Riverside

Primary
Riverside, CA478 beds

Borrego Health-Arlanza Family Health Center

Riverside, CA

Location

Livability

County figures for Riverside County, California (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
13.3%
Includes 1% mental-health surtax over $1M.
Median Income
$89,672
+$11k vs US median
Avg Commute
34 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

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

Alina Popa, MD

Program Director, Internal Medicine

Program Director

Mrs. Julie Pifer

Program Administrator

Coordinator

Mrs. Kristina Dominguez

Program Administrator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is HCA Healthcare Riverside located?
HCA Healthcare Riverside is located in Riverside, CA.
Is HCA Healthcare Riverside ACGME-accredited?
Yes — HCA Healthcare Riverside holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at HCA Healthcare Riverside?
HCA Healthcare Riverside has approximately 48 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 — 11.1% 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 does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
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 has not reported a PGY-1 salary to FREIDA, so this page shows it as not reported. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion; the program or its GME office can confirm the current figure.
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 Internal Medicine residency program positions as they appear.