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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.

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210 hospitals ranked in California by central line bloodstream infections; 167 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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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T150	VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemLos Angeles, CA · Veterans Affairs	0.73, 29th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.70, 24th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
152	Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · Acute care	0.77, 27th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital
153	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care	0.80, 26th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	1.86, 7th percentile	—	0.30, 75th percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek
154	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.80, 26th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	1.59, 7th percentile	0.50, 24th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento
T155	Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CenterDowney, CA · Acute care	0.82, 25th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	4.73, 0th percentile	—	—	—	1.70, 1st percentile	Compare Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
T155	Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care	0.82, 25th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Antelope Valley Hospital
157	PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care	0.82, 24th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	0.45, 73rd percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.50, 25th percentile	Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
158	MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	0.83, 24th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	1.98, 15th percentile	1.27, 11th percentile	0.60, 18th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center
159	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care	0.84, 23rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.00, 12th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
T160	Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.69, 52nd percentile	—	0.95, 23rd percentile	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare Marian Regional Medical Center
T160	Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.19, 14th percentile	0.12, 73rd percentile	Compare Los Angeles General Medical Center
162	Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care	0.86, 22nd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	1.28, 3rd percentile	Compare Community Hospital Of Huntington Park
163	Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	—	—	—	1.02, 5th percentile	Compare Greater El Monte Community Hospital
164	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
165	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	0.37, 76th percentile	0.86, 30th percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care
166	Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	2.05, 4th percentile	—	0.40, 68th percentile	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center
167	California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.87, 21st percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	2.19, 3rd percentile	0.71, 58th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	0.16, 67th percentile	Compare California Hospital Medical Center La
168	Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care	0.89, 20th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	0.23, 79th percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance
169	Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · Acute care	0.90, 20th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.65, 28th percentile	1.29, 21st percentile	1.39, 30th percentile	1.24, 13th percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Riverside Community Hospital
170	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney, CA · Acute care	0.91, 19th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.55, 55th percentile	0.20, 61st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey
171	Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care	0.92, 19th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	—	0.45, 64th percentile	0.69, 13th percentile	Compare Clovis Community Medical Center
172	NMC San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Military	0.95, 18th percentile	—	1.56, 4th percentile	—	—	—	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare NMC San Diego
173	Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care	0.95, 17th percentile	0.64, 100th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	0.15, 80th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
174	Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.97, 17th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.38, 71st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital
175	Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care	0.97, 17th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.05, 10th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	—	1.10, 18th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Tri-City Medical Center
176	NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care	0.98, 16th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.92, 25th percentile	0.76, 11th percentile	Compare NorthBay Medical Center
177	Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	1.03, 15th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	4.13, 1st percentile	0.63, 47th percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
178	Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	1.03, 14th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.81, 50th percentile	0.84, 31st percentile	0.70, 13th percentile	Compare Community Regional Medical Center
179	Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	1.03, 14th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	0.80, 51st percentile	1.67, 5th percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Adventist Health White Memorial
180	Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care	1.04, 14th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.26, 52nd percentile	Compare Montclair Hospital Medical Center
181	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA · Acute care	1.05, 14th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	—	0.60, 50th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
182	Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care	1.06, 14th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Valley Presbyterian Hospital
183	Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · Acute care	1.07, 14th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	1.46, 5th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.34, 10th percentile	0.66, 15th percentile	Compare Orange County Global Medical Center
184	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City, CA · Acute care	1.08, 13th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	0.82, 43rd percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay
185	Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care	1.08, 13th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	1.49, 5th percentile	0.37, 72nd percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center
186	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FremontFremont, CA · Acute care	1.09, 13th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	—	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont
187	Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care	1.09, 13th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.95, 24th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
188	Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care	1.10, 12th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	—	0.41, 67th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Bakersfield
189	Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care	1.10, 12th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.17, 9th percentile	2.12, 4th percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Palomar Health Downtown Campus
190	UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care	1.12, 12th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	1.84, 8th percentile	—	1.78, 4th percentile	0.45, 28th percentile	Compare UCLA West Valley Medical Center
191	Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care	1.16, 11th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.23, 78th percentile	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
192	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · Acute care	1.16, 11th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	1.01, 31st percentile	—	1.38, 9th percentile	0.73, 12th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos
193	PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care	1.20, 10th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare PIH Health Downey Hospital
194	UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · Acute care	1.24, 9th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.01, 20th percentile	0.49, 26th percentile	Compare UCI Health - Fountain Valley
195	Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care	1.24, 9th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.25, 12th percentile	0.54, 22nd percentile	Compare Ventura County Medical Center
196	UCI Health-LakewoodLakewood, CA · Acute care	1.28, 9th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	1.26, 21st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.50, 59th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare UCI Health-Lakewood
197	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care	1.33, 8th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.32, 45th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro
198	USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care	1.33, 7th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare USC Arcadia Hospital
199	Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · Acute care	1.43, 6th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	1.31, 20th percentile	—	1.37, 10th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Of Folsom
200	Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care	1.46, 6th percentile	1.40, 4th percentile	1.14, 9th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	—	0.31, 74th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Lac/Harbor-UCLA 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).