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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.

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186 hospitals ranked in California by mrsa bloodstream infections; 191 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
101	Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	0.63, 47th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	185 min, 27th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	450	Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
102	Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care	0.66, 45th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	231 min, 8th percentile	1.12, 6th percentile	679	Compare Palomar Health Downtown Campus
103	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care	0.68, 43rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	0.84, 96th percentile	262	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
104	Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care	0.68, 42nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	259 min, 4th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	289	Compare Eisenhower Medical Center
105	Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	0.69, 42nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	9.1%, 85th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	413 min, 0th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	533	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center
106	Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care	0.69, 42nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	6.7%, 99th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	183 min, 28th percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	515	Compare Glendale Adventist Medical Center
107	USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care	0.69, 42nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	14.3%, 2nd percentile	9.6%, 77th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	258 min, 4th percentile	1.13, 5th percentile	374	Compare USC Arcadia Hospital
108	Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.71, 41st percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	7.5%, 97th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	300 min, 1st percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	367	Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
109	Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.71, 40th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.2%, 3rd percentile	10.3%, 64th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	240 min, 6th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	421	Compare Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
110	UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.72, 40th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.1%, 99th percentile	7.8%, 95th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	259 min, 4th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	600	Compare UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
111	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care	0.72, 39th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	—	0.91, 86th percentile	153	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
112	Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care	0.72, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	—	16.1%, 6th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	153 min, 47th percentile	1.16, 3rd percentile	347	Compare Community Hospital Of San Bernardino
113	Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	0.74, 38th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	8.8%, 88th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.92, 83rd percentile	173	Compare Scripps Green Hospital
114	Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	409	Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
115	AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	141 min, 55th percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	224	Compare AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
116	Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	7.8%, 95th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	177 min, 31st percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	380	Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center
117	Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · Acute care	0.77, 36th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	536	Compare Grossmont Hospital
118	San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care	0.77, 36th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	8.0%, 94th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	138 min, 58th percentile	1.21, 2nd percentile	273	Compare San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
119	Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care	0.77, 35th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	7.6%, 96th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	200 min, 19th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	158	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
120	Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care	0.79, 35th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	13.0%, 99th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	208 min, 15th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	555	Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
121	Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · Acute care	0.79, 34th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	456	Compare Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
122	Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care	0.80, 33rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	286	Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula
123	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FremontFremont, CA · Acute care	0.81, 33rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.86, 94th percentile	193	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont
124	Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	0.83, 31st percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	240 min, 6th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	436	Compare Saint Agnes Medical Center
125	Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care	0.84, 31st percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	354	Compare Emanuel Medical Center
126	Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	0.84, 31st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	232 min, 8th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	794	Compare Community Regional Medical Center
127	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	0.86, 30th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.7%, 98th percentile	6.3%, 99th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	276 min, 2nd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	613	Compare Stanford Health Care
128	PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.86, 30th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	230 min, 9th percentile	1.18, 2nd percentile	408	Compare PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
129	Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care	0.87, 29th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	1, 1st percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	264 min, 3rd percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	341	Compare Antelope Valley Hospital
130	Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care	0.87, 29th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	208 min, 15th percentile	1.16, 3rd percentile	362	Compare Valley Presbyterian Hospital
131	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care	0.88, 28th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	10.7%, 56th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	—	0.94, 76th percentile	396	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond
132	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care	0.88, 28th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	0.91, 86th percentile	247	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
133	Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.90, 27th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	170 min, 35th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	419	Compare Mercy General Hospital
134	NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care	0.92, 25th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	176 min, 32nd percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	123	Compare NorthBay Medical Center
135	Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care	0.95, 24th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	7.7%, 96th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	154 min, 46th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	257	Compare Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
136	Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care	0.95, 23rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	15.9%, 0th percentile	10.7%, 56th percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	175 min, 32nd percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	227	Compare Marian Regional Medical Center
137	San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care	0.99, 21st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	257 min, 4th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	363	Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital
138	UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · Acute care	1.01, 20th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	11.7%, 54th percentile	8.3%, 93rd percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	158 min, 43rd percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	—	Compare UCI Health - Fountain Valley
139	Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care	1.02, 20th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	14.8%, 4th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	254 min, 4th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	480	Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center
140	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care	1.03, 20th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	1.00, 44th percentile	269	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park
141	Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care	1.03, 20th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	306 min, 1st percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	222	Compare Kern Medical Center
142	Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · Acute care	1.04, 19th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	214 min, 13th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	462	Compare Providence St. Joseph Hospital
143	Anaheim Global Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care	1.06, 19th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	157 min, 44th percentile	1.24, 1st percentile	189	Compare Anaheim Global Medical Center
144	Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · Acute care	1.07, 19th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	238	Compare Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
145	Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	1.09, 18th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	700	Compare Scripps Mercy Hospital
146	Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care	1.10, 18th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	248 min, 5th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	397	Compare Tri-City Medical Center
147	Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care	1.11, 17th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	199 min, 20th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	175	Compare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
148	Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute care	1.14, 16th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.9%, 4th percentile	13.9%, 8th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	178 min, 31st percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	385	Compare Desert Regional Medical Center
149	Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	1.16, 15th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	197 min, 20th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	881	Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital
150	Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care	1.18, 14th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	8.0%, 94th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	238 min, 7th percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	448	Compare Saint Francis 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.

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).