Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
210 California hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 51 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego | 0.20, 73rd percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.76, 21st percentile | 0.63, 56th percentile | — | 0.16, 80th percentile | 0.63, 16th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego |
| 52 | Peninsula Medical Center | 0.21, 73rd percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.14, 73rd percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | — | 0.26, 76th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Peninsula Medical Center |
| 53 | Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 0.22, 72nd percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center |
| 54 | Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center | 0.23, 72nd percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 1.00, 12th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.40, 68th percentile | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center |
| 55 | Saint Francis Medical Center | 0.23, 72nd percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.44, 46th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.18, 14th percentile | 0.06, 79th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Medical Center |
| 56 | Eisenhower Medical Center | 0.23, 72nd percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 0.94, 34th percentile | 0.54, 69th percentile | 0.68, 42nd percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Eisenhower Medical Center |
| 57 | Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | 0.23, 71st percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.40, 70th percentile | 0.90, 45th percentile | 1.48, 8th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center |
| T58 | John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 0.23, 71st percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | — | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.68, 14th percentile | Compare John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus |
| T58 | Hemet Global Medical Center | 0.23, 71st percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.44, 64th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Hemet Global Medical Center |
| 60 | Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 0.24, 71st percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 1.18, 8th percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.04, 19th percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Providence St. Joseph Hospital |
| T61 | Mission Community Hospital | 0.25, 70th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.53, 37th percentile | — | — | 1.87, 3rd percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Mission Community Hospital |
| T61 | Adventist Health And Rideout | 0.25, 70th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.18, 69th percentile | 0.45, 67th percentile | — | 1.64, 6th percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Adventist Health And Rideout |
| 63 | Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 0.41, 69th percentile | — | 0.36, 70th percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Sutter Roseville Medical Center |
| 64 | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 0.27, 68th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.72, 24th percentile | 0.72, 50th percentile | — | 1.43, 9th percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center |
| 65 | Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 0.23, 78th percentile | 0.98, 40th percentile | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Glendale Adventist Medical Center |
| 66 | Desert Regional Medical Center | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.90, 15th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | 1.14, 16th percentile | 0.40, 34th percentile | Compare Desert Regional Medical Center |
| 67 | Scripps Green Hospital | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.74, 22nd percentile | 0.51, 63rd percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.21, 61st percentile | Compare Scripps Green Hospital |
| 68 | El Camino Health | 0.29, 67th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.99, 12th percentile | 1.38, 18th percentile | 0.71, 58th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.39, 34th percentile | Compare El Camino Health |
| 69 | Eden Medical Center | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.61, 57th percentile | — | 0.31, 74th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Eden Medical Center |
| 70 | St Mary Medical Center | 0.30, 66th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.68, 26th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| 71 | Saint Agnes Medical Center | 0.31, 65th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 1.00, 31st percentile | 1.18, 36th percentile | 0.83, 31st percentile | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Saint Agnes Medical Center |
| 72 | West Anaheim Medical Center | 0.32, 65th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.72, 24th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare West Anaheim Medical Center |
| 73 | Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 0.32, 65th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 1.06, 10th percentile | 0.52, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.49, 60th percentile | 0.39, 34th percentile | Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center |
| 74 | California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus | 0.33, 64th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.22, 65th percentile | 1.72, 10th percentile | — | 0.44, 64th percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus |
| 75 | St Johns Regional Medical Center | 0.33, 64th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.74, 49th percentile | — | 1.57, 7th percentile | 0.40, 33rd percentile | Compare St Johns Regional Medical Center |
| 76 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.46, 63rd percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento |
| 77 | John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.54, 37th percentile | 2.73, 1st percentile | 1.88, 16th percentile | 0.24, 77th percentile | 0.46, 28th percentile | Compare John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus |
| 78 | Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.27, 77th percentile | — | 1.42, 9th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | Compare Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center |
| 79 | Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | 0.34, 62nd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | 0.39, 71st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.71, 40th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | Compare Bakersfield Memorial Hospital |
| 80 | Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | 0.35, 62nd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta |
| 81 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside | 0.36, 61st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.78, 20th percentile | 0.88, 39th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.34, 42nd percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside |
| 82 | Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | 0.36, 61st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.17, 80th percentile | 0.02, 80th percentile | Compare Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center |
| 83 | Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 0.37, 61st percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | — | 1.66, 5th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Lodi Memorial |
| 84 | Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | 0.37, 60th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.45, 45th percentile | 1.77, 9th percentile | — | 0.71, 41st percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center |
| 85 | VA Long Beach Healthcare System | 0.38, 60th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.39, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA Long Beach Healthcare System |
| 86 | Memorial Medical Center | 0.39, 59th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | — | 0.48, 60th percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Memorial Medical Center |
| 87 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch | 0.39, 59th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.57, 19th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch |
| 88 | MarinHealth Medical Center | 0.40, 58th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.18, 70th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.45, 29th percentile | Compare MarinHealth Medical Center |
| T89 | Grossmont Hospital | 0.41, 57th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.20, 79th percentile | — | 0.77, 36th percentile | 0.40, 33rd percentile | Compare Grossmont Hospital |
| T89 | Kaweah Health Medical Center | 0.41, 57th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.55, 60th percentile | — | 1.02, 20th percentile | 0.39, 34th percentile | Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center |
| 91 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park | 0.41, 57th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | 0.65, 54th percentile | — | 1.03, 20th percentile | 0.59, 19th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park |
| 92 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno | 0.41, 57th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.10, 28th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno |
| 93 | Loma Linda University Children's Hospital | 0.42, 56th percentile | — | 0.28, 61st percentile | — | — | 0.43, 65th percentile | 0.17, 67th percentile | Compare Loma Linda University Children's Hospital |
| 94 | Mercy General Hospital | 0.43, 55th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 0.46, 44th percentile | 0.18, 80th percentile | 2.31, 10th percentile | 0.90, 27th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Mercy General Hospital |
| 95 | Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 0.43, 54th percentile | 1.38, 4th percentile | 0.68, 26th percentile | 0.74, 47th percentile | 0.42, 74th percentile | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla |
| 96 | Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 0.44, 54th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.63, 55th percentile | — | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.26, 54th percentile | Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas |
| T97 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.98, 12th percentile | 0.91, 36th percentile | — | 0.61, 49th percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City |
| T97 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.29, 61st percentile | 2.44, 2nd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.67, 14th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville |
| 99 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.37, 53rd percentile | 2.46, 2nd percentile | 1.82, 18th percentile | 0.44, 65th percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco |
| 100 | Loma Linda University Medical Center | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.15, 72nd percentile | 0.70, 51st percentile | 0.75, 54th percentile | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center |
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.
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).