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Hospitals in California with the lowest hospital-acquired condition score

275 California hospitals ranked by hospital-acquired condition score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, College Hospital Costa Mesa, Foothill Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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275 hospitals ranked in California by hospital-acquired condition score; 102 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-acquired condition scorelower 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 betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average0.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−1.46————15.4%——0.5711Compare
2College Hospital Costa MesaCosta Mesa, CA · Acute care−1.46———————1.13122Compare
3Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care−1.4031—10.1%14.9%0.79155 min1.42135Compare
4Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care−1.28319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
5Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care−1.222111.0%9.2%15.8%0.75140 min1.19153Compare
6Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care−1.2132——15.3%0.90153 min1.23106Compare
7Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CA · Acute care−1.19—4——14.4%0.82—0.9831Compare
8Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care−1.153210.1%12.1%14.8%0.81218 min1.04240Compare
9Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−1.0743—9.9%14.9%0.92150 min0.95131Compare
10Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City, CA · Acute care−1.02————14.6%0.90—1.0014Compare
11Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−1.023211.0%7.7%16.1%0.86241 min1.18345Compare
12Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana, CA · Acute care−1.011———16.1%0.93181 min1.40178Compare
13John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio, CA · Acute care−0.992212.8%14.0%15.9%0.91144 min0.97156Compare
14Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care−0.9654—10.0%14.4%0.85156 min0.9375Compare
15Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care−0.943210.2%8.1%15.8%0.84167 min0.93148Compare
16Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care−0.945410.0%9.0%14.1%0.81176 min0.97301Compare
17Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care−0.8942—8.9%15.4%0.88103 min1.34178Compare
18Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care−0.8954—12.7%13.3%1.04134 min0.9297Compare
19Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care−0.8833—14.5%15.3%0.94152 min1.0048Compare
20Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care−0.863312.2%11.1%14.3%0.83145 min0.97124Compare
21Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care−0.854310.4%8.0%15.6%0.78215 min1.09435Compare
22Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−0.844311.0%6.7%15.7%0.75183 min1.09515Compare
23Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care−0.8233—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min1.43193Compare
24Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care−0.81539.8%8.9%13.4%0.88235 min1.01569Compare
25St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care−0.8044—13.3%15.1%0.90133 min0.9576Compare
26Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care−0.7944—10.6%13.9%0.88144 min0.9057Compare
27Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care−0.7632—11.6%14.4%0.96140 min0.98186Compare
28East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.7511—12.2%14.9%0.96172 min1.19127Compare
29San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care−0.754310.8%10.2%14.7%0.83151 min0.97123Compare
30Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care−0.7254—10.4%14.4%1.08149 min1.01122Compare
31Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · Acute care−0.683314.6%12.9%14.8%0.77197 min0.99370Compare
32Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · Acute care−0.664312.3%9.9%14.9%0.96174 min0.94106Compare
33Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care−0.6631—10.8%15.6%0.94134 min1.26150Compare
34Alameda HospitalAlameda, CA · Acute care−0.6243—10.3%14.8%0.89153 min0.96145Compare
35Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care−0.623212.0%9.3%14.1%0.88180 min0.98111Compare
36Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care−0.593212.3%8.0%14.9%0.82238 min1.11448Compare
37Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care−0.59219.6%6.0%17.3%0.82188 min1.09346Compare
38Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · Acute care−0.584311.7%11.1%14.9%0.81194 min1.07155Compare
39Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care−0.584311.9%9.1%14.9%0.71413 min0.99533Compare
40Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care−0.563311.7%11.3%15.1%0.74224 min0.95186Compare
41French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care−0.565311.3%13.7%13.3%0.71164 min0.93135Compare
42Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda, CA · Acute care−0.5633————232 min—343Compare
43Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care−0.545410.7%9.4%14.6%0.90226 min0.95328Compare
44Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care−0.543211.1%9.9%15.0%0.86142 min1.06157Compare
45Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah, CA · Acute care−0.5343—9.9%14.4%0.92148 min0.95127Compare
46Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−0.524211.1%6.9%16.0%0.86196 min1.11334Compare
47Docs Surgical HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.52————14.5%0.91—0.81—Compare
48Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care−0.525311.8%10.5%14.4%1.03212 min0.96170Compare
49West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−0.522210.9%9.5%16.6%0.79190 min1.23219Compare
50Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care−0.5232——16.1%1.14153 min1.16347Compare

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.

Hospital-acquired condition score
Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
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).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
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).