Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
49 California hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (hysterectomy) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey, Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center, Providence St. Joseph Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)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 | ||
| T1 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.91, 19th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.20, 61st percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey |
| T1 | Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.76, 21st percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.85, 8th percentile | Compare Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center |
| T1 | Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 1.18, 8th percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | 1.04, 19th percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Providence St. Joseph Hospital |
| T1 | Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.32, 65th percentile | 1.06, 10th percentile | 0.52, 63rd percentile | 0.49, 60th percentile | 0.39, 34th percentile | Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center |
| T1 | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.61, 39th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 0.63, 56th percentile | 0.56, 54th percentile | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
| T1 | Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.22, 72nd percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center |
| T1 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.46, 63rd percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento |
| T1 | Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.34, 62nd percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | 0.39, 71st percentile | 0.71, 40th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | Compare Bakersfield Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Mercy Hospital | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.97, 17th percentile | 0.30, 60th percentile | 0.38, 71st percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital |
| T1 | Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.30, 60th percentile | 0.71, 50th percentile | 0.42, 67th percentile | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center |
| T1 | Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.53, 37th percentile | 0.23, 79th percentile | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center |
| T1 | San Antonio Regional Hospital | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.73, 30th percentile | 0.90, 15th percentile | 0.87, 39th percentile | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital |
| T1 | Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.77, 27th percentile | 0.86, 17th percentile | 0.66, 54th percentile | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital |
| T1 | Los Angeles General Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 0.15, 81st percentile | 1.19, 14th percentile | 0.12, 73rd percentile | Compare Los Angeles General Medical Center |
| T1 | UCI Health - Fountain Valley | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 1.24, 9th percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 1.25, 22nd percentile | 1.01, 20th percentile | 0.49, 26th percentile | Compare UCI Health - Fountain Valley |
| T1 | UCI Health-Lakewood | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 1.28, 9th percentile | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 1.26, 21st percentile | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | Compare UCI Health-Lakewood |
| 17 | Sharp Memorial Hospital | 0.35, 76th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.73, 29th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.50, 25th percentile | Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital |
| 18 | Stanford Health Care | 0.37, 76th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.87, 22nd percentile | 0.32, 58th percentile | 0.24, 78th percentile | 0.86, 30th percentile | 0.45, 29th percentile | Compare Stanford Health Care |
| 19 | Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 0.42, 74th percentile | 1.38, 4th percentile | 0.43, 54th percentile | 0.68, 26th percentile | 0.74, 47th percentile | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla |
| 20 | PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 0.45, 73rd percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.82, 24th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 1.39, 17th percentile | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.50, 25th percentile | Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier |
| 21 | Eisenhower Medical Center | 0.54, 69th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.23, 72nd percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 0.94, 34th percentile | 0.68, 42nd percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Eisenhower Medical Center |
| 22 | UCI Health-Orange | 0.55, 69th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.56, 43rd percentile | 0.42, 47th percentile | 0.45, 67th percentile | 0.36, 71st percentile | 0.55, 21st percentile | Compare UCI Health-Orange |
| 23 | Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | 0.64, 64th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 1.09, 13th percentile | 1.26, 7th percentile | 0.69, 51st percentile | 0.95, 24th percentile | 0.40, 33rd percentile | Compare Providence Holy Cross Medical Center |
| 24 | UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 0.67, 61st percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 0.38, 71st percentile | 0.72, 40th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center |
| 25 | Kern Medical Center | 0.69, 60th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 11th percentile | 0.46, 67th percentile | 1.03, 20th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Kern Medical Center |
| 26 | UCSF Medical Center | 0.69, 60th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.90, 15th percentile | 1.22, 23rd percentile | 0.49, 60th percentile | 0.63, 16th percentile | Compare UCSF Medical Center |
| T27 | El Camino Health | 0.71, 58th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.99, 12th percentile | 1.38, 18th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.39, 34th percentile | Compare El Camino Health |
| T27 | California Hospital Medical Center La | 0.71, 58th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.87, 21st percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 2.19, 3rd percentile | 0.51, 58th percentile | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare California Hospital Medical Center La |
| 29 | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 0.73, 56th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.08, 79th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.55, 60th percentile | 0.75, 37th percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian |
| 30 | Loma Linda University Medical Center | 0.75, 54th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.15, 72nd percentile | 0.70, 51st percentile | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center |
| 31 | Adventist Health White Memorial | 0.80, 51st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 1.03, 14th percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 0.39, 71st percentile | 1.67, 5th percentile | 0.17, 67th percentile | Compare Adventist Health White Memorial |
| 32 | Community Regional Medical Center | 0.81, 50th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 1.03, 14th percentile | 0.82, 19th percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | 0.84, 31st percentile | 0.70, 13th percentile | Compare Community Regional Medical Center |
| 33 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario | 0.88, 46th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.10, 78th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.34, 73rd percentile | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario |
| 34 | Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | 0.90, 45th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.23, 71st percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.40, 70th percentile | 1.48, 8th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center |
| 35 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 0.90, 45th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.83, 18th percentile | 0.67, 53rd percentile | 1.56, 7th percentile | 0.71, 12th percentile | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| 36 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento | 0.90, 45th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 0.72, 24th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.59, 7th percentile | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento |
| 37 | Keck Hospital Of USC | 0.93, 43rd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.56, 43rd percentile | 0.15, 71st percentile | 0.29, 76th percentile | 0.14, 81st percentile | 0.64, 15th percentile | Compare Keck Hospital Of USC |
| 38 | Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 0.98, 40th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 0.23, 78th percentile | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Glendale Adventist Medical Center |
| 39 | Saint Agnes Medical Center | 1.18, 36th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.31, 65th percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 1.00, 31st percentile | 0.83, 31st percentile | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Saint Agnes Medical Center |
| 40 | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 1.26, 33rd percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 0.65, 36th percentile | 1.02, 11th percentile | 0.66, 54th percentile | 0.75, 37th percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center |
| 41 | Riverside Community Hospital | 1.39, 30th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.90, 20th percentile | 0.65, 28th percentile | 1.29, 21st percentile | 1.24, 13th percentile | 0.56, 20th percentile | Compare Riverside Community Hospital |
| 42 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 1.44, 28th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.39, 51st percentile | 1.17, 25th percentile | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.63, 16th percentile | Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| 43 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco | 1.82, 18th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 0.37, 53rd percentile | 2.46, 2nd percentile | 0.44, 65th percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco |
| 44 | John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 1.88, 16th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.54, 37th percentile | 2.73, 1st percentile | 0.24, 77th percentile | 0.46, 28th percentile | Compare John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus |
| 45 | MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 1.98, 15th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.83, 24th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 1.39, 17th percentile | 1.27, 11th percentile | 0.60, 18th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center |
| 46 | Mercy General Hospital | 2.31, 10th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 0.43, 55th percentile | 0.46, 44th percentile | 0.18, 80th percentile | 0.90, 27th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Mercy General Hospital |
| 47 | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | 2.57, 8th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.56, 43rd percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 2.57, 2nd percentile | 0.37, 70th percentile | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Santa Clara Valley Medical Center |
| 48 | MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 3.23, 4th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 1.65, 4th percentile | 0.16, 71st percentile | 0.85, 41st percentile | 1.23, 13th percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center |
| 49 | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 4.13, 1st percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.03, 15th percentile | 0.43, 47th percentile | 1.42, 16th percentile | 0.63, 47th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital |
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 (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (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 (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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).