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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. 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
51Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care−0.514312.3%13.0%12.5%0.68174 min0.96140Compare
52Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care−0.515312.5%9.5%14.0%0.79199 min1.01175Compare
53Good Samaritan Hospital, LPBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.51————14.3%1.05—1.4264Compare
54PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care−0.494310.9%9.5%16.5%0.86242 min0.99199Compare
55Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care−0.482211.9%12.0%15.4%0.86190 min0.95354Compare
56Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care−0.4843—9.2%15.3%0.89169 min0.98387Compare
57Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care−0.4844—9.6%14.0%1.05136 min0.9652Compare
58Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City, CA · Acute care−0.4724—15.8%13.9%0.95128 min0.9249Compare
59Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.472211.7%11.3%16.4%0.94224 min1.07106Compare
60Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care−0.463312.4%13.5%15.1%0.76180 min0.99235Compare
61Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care−0.4633—11.9%15.0%0.95198 min1.02112Compare
62Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.4644——14.9%0.97—0.85120Compare
63Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care−0.464311.8%12.5%14.8%0.74259 min1.00289Compare
64Chino Valley Medical CenterChino, CA · Acute care−0.4542—9.1%16.1%0.88174 min1.03112Compare
65Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City, CA · Acute care−0.45—1——16.2%0.97176 min1.1384Compare
66Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.452311.7%14.1%15.4%0.82268 min1.09255Compare
67Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care−0.445311.0%8.4%15.1%0.90291 min0.97366Compare
68Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care−0.425310.2%8.8%14.0%0.92234 min1.00565Compare
69St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care−0.412212.4%9.8%15.7%1.03176 min1.05291Compare
70UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care−0.394212.2%10.3%14.7%0.90318 min1.02415Compare
71Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care−0.392211.9%10.5%15.9%0.90156 min0.95246Compare
72Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care−0.383211.5%7.7%15.3%0.93234 min1.05439Compare
73Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care−0.384311.1%7.7%15.2%0.93154 min1.01257Compare
74Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA · Acute care−0.3754—14.0%14.8%1.03110 min0.89122Compare
75Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care−0.374311.1%10.5%14.1%0.79263 min1.06301Compare
76California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.3743—9.6%15.7%0.87204 min0.93120Compare
77Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · Acute care−0.363211.2%9.0%16.0%0.87188 min1.07237Compare
78Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care−0.362312.1%8.9%16.2%0.92169 min0.99265Compare
79Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · Acute care−0.364311.8%12.0%14.5%0.85152 min0.98171Compare
80San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care−0.354312.4%8.0%14.8%0.95138 min1.21273Compare
81Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care−0.343315.9%10.7%13.7%0.67175 min0.94227Compare
82Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care−0.34—4——14.3%1.01—0.8630Compare
83Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care−0.3444——14.8%0.91—0.91153Compare
84Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care−0.334312.8%10.6%15.3%0.95215 min1.04140Compare
85Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care−0.334410.5%7.6%14.5%0.98200 min0.94158Compare
86Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.313314.2%10.3%15.2%0.88240 min1.05421Compare
87Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · Acute care−0.3143—10.6%13.9%0.84165 min0.9882Compare
88Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care−0.3123—12.7%15.3%0.9576 min1.43104Compare
89Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina, CA · Acute care−0.291213.8%10.1%15.8%0.85190 min1.18193Compare
90Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care−0.2843——14.4%0.93—1.04251Compare
91Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet, CA · Acute care−0.2711—9.0%14.6%0.87213 min1.09433Compare
92Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care−0.274310.3%7.7%15.4%0.83159 min1.02273Compare
93St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care−0.27438.7%10.1%13.9%0.85165 min1.02265Compare
94Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute care−0.262213.9%13.9%15.8%0.77178 min1.04385Compare
95Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey, CA · Acute care−0.2642—8.1%15.1%0.89180 min1.04145Compare
96Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · Acute care−0.245410.0%11.2%14.9%0.98194 min1.02409Compare
97Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care−0.234412.2%10.7%15.9%0.98197 min0.98263Compare
98St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care−0.235211.1%8.3%14.0%1.00150 min1.10539Compare
99Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.233211.5%10.9%14.8%0.95199 min1.10377Compare
100Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care−0.223311.2%8.0%16.5%0.95200 min1.01360Compare

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).