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Hospitals in California with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

179 California hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: MarinHealth Medical Center, St Mary Medical Center, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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179 hospitals ranked in California by surgical site infections (colon); 198 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare MarinHealth Medical Center
T1	St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare St Mary Medical Center
T1	Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	—	1.11, 17th percentile	0.24, 57th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
T1	Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
T1	Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	—	0.30, 75th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
T1	Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.12, 73rd percentile	Compare Alhambra Hospital Medical Center
T1	Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	—	0.79, 35th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
T1	California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	—	1.62, 6th percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal
T1	Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
T1	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.80, 26th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	1.59, 7th percentile	0.50, 24th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento
T1	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
T1	PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare PIH Health Downey Hospital
T1	Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Palomar Medical Center Poway
T1	Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	—	1.27, 12th percentile	1.07, 5th percentile	Compare Saint John's Health Center
T1	Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sutter Amador Hospital
T1	Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	—	—	1.03, 5th percentile	Compare Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital
T1	Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.17, 80th percentile	0.02, 80th percentile	Compare Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
T1	Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.14, 81st percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	Compare Mercy San Juan Medical Center
T1	Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Palmdale Regional Medical Center
T1	Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	—	1.18, 14th percentile	0.06, 79th percentile	Compare Saint Francis Medical Center
T1	Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Sutter Solano Medical Center
T1	Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	3.42, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	2.75, 1st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Simi Valley
T1	Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.13, 77th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Centinela Hospital Medical Center
T1	Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	1.00, 12th percentile	—	0.40, 68th percentile	0.31, 45th percentile	Compare Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
T1	Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
T1	NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.98, 16th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	—	0.92, 25th percentile	0.76, 11th percentile	Compare NorthBay Medical Center
T1	Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	1.46, 5th percentile	—	1.34, 10th percentile	0.66, 15th percentile	Compare Orange County Global Medical Center
T1	Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	Compare Shasta Regional Medical Center
T1	St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	1.55, 7th percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare St Bernardine Medical Center
T1	Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.24, 9th percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	—	1.25, 12th percentile	0.54, 22nd percentile	Compare Ventura County Medical Center
T1	West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.32, 65th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare West Anaheim Medical Center
T1	Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	—	0.45, 63rd percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Oroville Hospital
33	Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care	0.14, 81st percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Providence Mission Hospital
34	Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.15, 81st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.19, 14th percentile	0.12, 73rd percentile	Compare Los Angeles General Medical Center
35	Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.18, 80th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	2.31, 10th percentile	0.90, 27th percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Mercy General Hospital
36	Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care	0.18, 80th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	—	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Doctors Medical Center
37	Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · Acute care	0.20, 79th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	—	0.77, 36th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Grossmont Hospital
38	Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina, CA · Acute care	0.20, 79th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	—	0.44, 64th percentile	0.85, 8th percentile	Compare Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital
39	Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care	0.23, 79th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
40	Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care	0.23, 78th percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.98, 40th percentile	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Glendale Adventist Medical Center
41	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills, CA · Acute care	0.24, 78th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	2.67, 1st percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills
42	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	0.24, 78th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.37, 76th percentile	0.86, 30th percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care
43	Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · Acute care	0.24, 78th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
44	Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.25, 77th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
45	Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care	0.27, 77th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	—	1.42, 9th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center
46	Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care	0.27, 77th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	1.48, 6th percentile	1.90, 2nd percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	0.67, 14th percentile	Compare Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
47	Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.29, 76th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	0.93, 43rd percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	0.64, 15th percentile	Compare Keck Hospital Of USC
48	San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care	0.33, 74th percentile	1.49, 2nd percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	1.81, 4th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare San Joaquin General Hospital
T49	MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care	0.34, 73rd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.49, 5th percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	0.83, 8th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center
T49	Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care	0.34, 73rd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	—	0.38, 69th percentile	0.18, 64th percentile	Compare Enloe Health

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.

Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
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 (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).