Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
186 California hospitals ranked by MRSA 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 | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 51 | Palmdale Regional Medical Center | 0.35, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 157 | Compare Palmdale Regional Medical Center |
| 52 | UCI Health-Orange | 0.36, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 318 min, 1st percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 415 | Compare UCI Health-Orange |
| 53 | Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 0.36, 70th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 328 | Compare Sutter Roseville Medical Center |
| 54 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills | 0.36, 70th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | 0.99, 50th percentile | 218 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills |
| 55 | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | 0.37, 70th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 1,337 | Compare Santa Clara Valley Medical Center |
| 56 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario | 0.38, 69th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | 0.93, 80th percentile | 438 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario |
| 57 | Enloe Health | 0.38, 69th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 298 | Compare Enloe Health |
| 58 | Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center | 0.40, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 320 min, 1st percentile | 0.83, 97th percentile | 324 | Compare Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center |
| 59 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center | 0.40, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 475 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center |
| 60 | Adventist Health Bakersfield | 0.41, 67th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 14.1%, 7th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 255 | Compare Adventist Health Bakersfield |
| 61 | Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 0.42, 67th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 245 | Compare Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center |
| 62 | St Mary Medical Center | 0.42, 66th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 539 | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| 63 | Huntington Hospital | 0.42, 66th percentile | — | 3, 39th percentile | 8.8%, 100th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 625 | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| 64 | Loma Linda University Children's Hospital | 0.43, 65th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | — | — | 232 min, 8th percentile | — | 343 | Compare Loma Linda University Children's Hospital |
| T65 | Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 0.43, 65th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 263 | Compare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center |
| T65 | Centinela Hospital Medical Center | 0.43, 65th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 6.0%, 100th percentile | 17.3%, 0th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 346 | Compare Centinela Hospital Medical Center |
| 67 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco | 0.44, 65th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | — | 0.86, 94th percentile | 239 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco |
| 68 | Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital | 0.44, 64th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 193 | Compare Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital |
| 69 | Temecula Valley Hospital | 0.44, 64th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 140 | Compare Temecula Valley Hospital |
| 70 | Hemet Global Medical Center | 0.44, 64th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 213 min, 13th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 433 | Compare Hemet Global Medical Center |
| 71 | California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus | 0.44, 64th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 608 | Compare California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus |
| 72 | Clovis Community Medical Center | 0.45, 64th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 242 min, 6th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 352 | Compare Clovis Community Medical Center |
| 73 | Oroville Hospital | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 19.3%, 0th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 243 min, 6th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 133 | Compare Oroville Hospital |
| 74 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 0.46, 63rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 523 | Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento |
| 75 | PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 237 min, 7th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 547 | Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier |
| 76 | West Anaheim Medical Center | 0.48, 61st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.23, 1st percentile | 219 | Compare West Anaheim Medical Center |
| T77 | Adventist Health Hanford | 0.48, 61st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 235 | Compare Adventist Health Hanford |
| T77 | Good Samaritan Hospital | 0.48, 61st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 474 | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T79 | Memorial Medical Center | 0.48, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 258 min, 4th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 275 | Compare Memorial Medical Center |
| T79 | Redlands Community Hospital | 0.48, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 231 min, 8th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 229 | Compare Redlands Community Hospital |
| 81 | Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 0.49, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 263 min, 3rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 301 | Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center |
| 82 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 0.49, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 325 | Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center |
| 83 | UCSF Medical Center | 0.49, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 276 min, 2nd percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 1,019 | Compare UCSF Medical Center |
| 84 | UCI Health-Lakewood | 0.50, 59th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | — | Compare UCI Health-Lakewood |
| 85 | Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | 0.50, 59th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 106 | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta |
| 86 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 0.50, 59th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.3%, 100th percentile | 5.5%, 100th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 355 min, 0th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 877 | Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| 87 | California Hospital Medical Center La | 0.51, 58th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 309 | Compare California Hospital Medical Center La |
| 88 | Highland Hospital | 0.52, 57th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 613 | Compare Highland Hospital |
| 89 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey | 0.55, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 352 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey |
| 90 | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 0.56, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 312 min, 1st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 445 | Compare Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
| T91 | Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 306 | Compare Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center |
| T91 | Doctors Medical Center | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 15.2%, 0th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 461 | Compare Doctors Medical Center |
| 93 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay | 0.59, 51st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | — | 0.99, 50th percentile | 251 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay |
| 94 | Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital | 0.59, 51st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 240 | Compare Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital |
| 95 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara | 0.60, 50th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | 1.01, 38th percentile | 327 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara |
| 96 | Mercy Medical Center Redding | 0.61, 49th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 267 | Compare Mercy Medical Center Redding |
| 97 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City | 0.61, 49th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | 0.91, 86th percentile | 325 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City |
| 98 | Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 0.61, 48th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 7.1%, 98th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 363 | Compare Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital |
| 99 | Dominican Hospital | 0.61, 48th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 222 | Compare Dominican Hospital |
| 100 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca | 0.62, 48th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 251 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca |
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.
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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).