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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
101Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care−0.224311.7%11.3%13.7%0.86176 min0.95111Compare
102Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.202312.5%11.0%16.5%0.97286 min0.88676Compare
103UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.204211.8%9.6%15.2%0.96166 min0.99275Compare
104UCI Health-LakewoodLakewood, CA · Acute care−0.192111.5%10.8%15.6%1.15222 min1.16—Compare
105Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.183211.2%11.3%15.3%1.09193 min1.04211Compare
106Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care−0.183210.5%7.2%14.7%0.64206 min0.99447Compare
107El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care−0.174411.8%8.9%14.5%1.02163 min1.01471Compare
108Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.163210.8%10.4%14.8%1.20191 min1.02240Compare
109MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care−0.16539.6%9.5%13.7%1.04176 min0.98325Compare
110Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.153413.2%12.8%14.7%1.43170 min1.00419Compare
111Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.1512—11.5%15.3%1.01306 min0.98222Compare
112Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care−0.153314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
113San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo, CA · Acute care−0.14—3——14.4%0.97170 min0.91103Compare
114Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care−0.132212.3%12.1%15.0%0.90194 min0.98173Compare
115Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care−0.1234——15.5%0.98—0.93438Compare
116Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care−0.1233—9.5%15.7%1.18158 min1.04172Compare
117Stanislaus Surgical HospitalModesto, CA · Acute care−0.12—————0.97———Compare
118PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.112212.5%9.3%15.9%1.13230 min1.18408Compare
119AHMC Seton Medical CenterDaly City, CA · Acute care−0.111313.4%12.5%15.8%0.91210 min1.01191Compare
120Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.114310.2%11.8%14.9%0.99192 min1.00523Compare
121Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care−0.0943—8.8%14.2%1.08171 min0.96164Compare
T122Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care−0.093213.1%11.4%14.0%0.94231 min1.12679Compare
T122Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care−0.0923——15.3%0.91—1.02108Compare
124Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care−0.074311.1%10.5%15.3%0.92194 min1.04700Compare
125Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care−0.073312.4%11.2%15.4%0.99188 min0.99298Compare
126Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding, CA · Acute care−0.072312.4%12.4%13.5%1.23194 min1.03267Compare
127UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.0632—13.8%14.7%0.84138 min1.09288Compare
128Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.0631—7.4%13.7%0.67151 min1.38180Compare
129Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City, CA · Acute care−0.0643——14.9%0.92—0.91325Compare
130Patients' Hospital Of ReddingRedding, CA · Acute care−0.05————14.9%0.98——10Compare
131L A Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.053———19.1%0.84—1.29187Compare
132Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care−0.053311.9%11.2%14.3%0.99136 min1.03111Compare
133Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care−0.044412.0%10.5%14.2%1.14183 min1.00222Compare
134Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care−0.0343——14.9%0.96——101Compare
135Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · Acute care−0.032312.2%8.9%16.2%0.88204 min1.02456Compare
136Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · Acute care−0.033311.2%7.9%15.7%0.82160 min1.04245Compare
137Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside, CA · Acute care−0.0243——14.7%0.85—0.97226Compare
138Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care−0.014210.8%9.4%13.0%0.87208 min0.97555Compare
139Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care0.0011—8.6%16.3%0.86138 min1.10180Compare
140MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care0.004311.2%11.3%13.6%0.98206 min1.06325Compare
141Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville, CA · Acute care0.0043——14.7%1.10—0.84340Compare
142La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma, CA · Acute care+0.013210.8%10.3%16.5%0.87204 min1.18140Compare
143Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care+0.011212.7%9.0%15.7%0.86208 min1.16362Compare
144Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care+0.035412.5%9.1%14.7%0.91132 min0.94208Compare
145Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.0354—7.7%15.8%0.79—0.97285Compare
146California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care+0.033410.5%9.8%15.0%1.05198 min0.95608Compare
147Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · Acute care+0.0413—12.5%15.5%1.14—0.97150Compare
148Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.0553—10.3%15.2%0.98—0.90507Compare
149Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.0533—9.2%15.6%0.91—1.02293Compare
150Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe, CA · Acute care+0.0534—11.7%15.0%0.88132 min0.8764Compare

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).