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Hospitals in California with the lowest time in emergency department

267 California hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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267 hospitals ranked in California by time in emergency department; 110 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
201Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care209 min12—9.6%15.8%0.921.0881Compare
202AHMC Seton Medical CenterDaly City, CA · Acute care210 min1313.4%12.5%15.8%0.911.01191Compare
203Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care212 min5311.8%10.5%14.4%1.030.96170Compare
T204San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care213 min22—11.3%15.2%1.491.01152Compare
T204Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet, CA · Acute care213 min11—9.0%14.6%0.871.09433Compare
T204Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care213 min11—10.4%16.3%0.901.20101Compare
207Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · Acute care214 min4211.7%9.4%14.8%1.161.00462Compare
T208Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care215 min4310.4%8.0%15.6%0.781.09435Compare
T208Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care215 min4312.8%10.6%15.3%0.951.04140Compare
210Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care218 min3210.1%12.1%14.8%0.811.04240Compare
211Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care221 min1215.2%12.8%16.0%1.361.03461Compare
212UCI Health-LakewoodLakewood, CA · Acute care222 min2111.5%10.8%15.6%1.151.16—Compare
T213Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care224 min5311.4%7.1%14.3%1.031.01363Compare
T213Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care224 min3311.7%11.3%15.1%0.740.95186Compare
T213Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · Acute care224 min2211.7%11.3%16.4%0.941.07106Compare
216St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care225 min3313.9%12.2%13.9%1.060.99335Compare
217Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care226 min5410.7%9.4%14.6%0.900.95328Compare
218Pacifica Hospital Of The ValleySun Valley, CA · Acute care227 min————15.3%0.961.31242Compare
219Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care228 min219.9%10.4%14.2%1.050.99212Compare
220PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care230 min2212.5%9.3%15.9%1.131.18408Compare
T221Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care231 min3213.1%11.4%14.0%0.941.12679Compare
T221Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · Acute care231 min23—11.9%14.3%0.961.05229Compare
T223Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda, CA · Acute care232 min33—————343Compare
T223Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care232 min1311.7%10.6%15.9%1.091.01794Compare
225Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care233 min31—8.6%15.1%0.841.3196Compare
T226Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care234 min5310.2%8.8%14.0%0.921.00565Compare
T226Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care234 min3211.5%7.7%15.3%0.931.05439Compare
228Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care235 min539.8%8.9%13.4%0.881.01569Compare
T229PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care237 min4411.3%8.9%16.3%1.080.96547Compare
T229Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care237 min319.2%7.9%14.5%0.861.35579Compare
T231Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care238 min3212.3%8.0%14.9%0.821.11448Compare
T231UCI Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · Acute care238 min1—14.1%9.7%15.4%1.191.03—Compare
T233Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care240 min3314.2%10.3%15.2%0.881.05421Compare
T233Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care240 min2311.9%10.8%15.9%1.020.99436Compare
235Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care241 min3211.0%7.7%16.1%0.861.18345Compare
T236PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care242 min4310.9%9.5%16.5%0.860.99199Compare
T236Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care242 min2313.4%14.0%15.4%1.161.05352Compare
T238USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · Acute care243 min4312.0%7.4%15.8%0.900.99158Compare
T238Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care243 min1112.6%8.6%19.3%0.940.88133Compare
240Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care248 min1213.0%10.8%15.3%0.931.04397Compare
T241Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care254 min3312.3%14.8%14.4%0.811.02480Compare
T241California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care254 min22—10.2%15.4%1.061.05309Compare
243San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care257 min3311.9%8.9%15.5%1.121.06363Compare
T244Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care258 min3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.020.96275Compare
T244USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care258 min3214.3%9.6%14.0%1.271.13374Compare
T246UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care259 min539.1%7.8%14.3%1.020.99600Compare
T246Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care259 min4311.8%12.5%14.8%0.741.00289Compare
248Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care263 min4311.1%10.5%14.1%0.791.06301Compare
249Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care264 min1111.5%14.5%15.4%1.071.07341Compare
T250Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care268 min2311.7%14.1%15.4%0.821.09255Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).