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Hospitals in California with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

271 California hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty 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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271 hospitals ranked in California by readmissions penalty; 106 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T96Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care−0.06%32——16.1%1.14153 min1.16347Compare
T96Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care−0.06%2310.2%8.3%14.9%1.07149 min1.051,337Compare
T103UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care−0.07%4212.2%10.3%14.7%0.90318 min1.02415Compare
T103Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care−0.07%3311.9%11.2%14.3%0.99136 min1.03111Compare
T103Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA · Acute care−0.07%23——14.9%1.02—1.01327Compare
T106Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.08%53—10.3%15.2%0.98—0.90507Compare
T106Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.08%54—7.7%15.8%0.79—0.97285Compare
T106Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care−0.08%5311.0%8.4%15.1%0.90291 min0.97366Compare
T106Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care−0.08%3210.5%7.2%14.7%0.64206 min0.99447Compare
T106Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care−0.08%3212.0%9.3%14.1%0.88180 min0.98111Compare
T106Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.08%2312.1%9.8%15.8%0.86—0.97241Compare
T106Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.08%2312.5%11.0%16.5%0.97286 min0.88676Compare
T106Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care−0.08%1——11.0%14.0%—113 min0.9948Compare
T114Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care−0.09%4412.1%7.9%15.4%1.19197 min1.00881Compare
T114Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care−0.09%33—14.5%15.3%0.94152 min1.0048Compare
T114San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care−0.09%22—11.3%15.2%1.49213 min1.01152Compare
117Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care−0.10%2312.1%14.8%16.7%0.95178 min1.00272Compare
T118L A Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.11%3———19.1%0.84—1.29187Compare
T118Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.11%31—7.4%13.7%0.67151 min1.38180Compare
T118Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care−0.11%3211.1%9.9%15.0%0.86142 min1.06157Compare
T118Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care−0.11%1111.5%14.5%15.4%1.07264 min1.07341Compare
T122Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care−0.12%549.7%6.3%14.7%0.86276 min0.98613Compare
T122California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.12%43—9.6%15.7%0.87204 min0.93120Compare
T122Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care−0.12%42—9.6%15.2%0.94200 min1.06236Compare
T122San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care−0.12%4310.8%10.2%14.7%0.83151 min0.97123Compare
T122Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care−0.12%33—11.9%15.0%0.95198 min1.02112Compare
T122Adventist Health White Memorial MontebelloMontebello, CA · Acute care−0.12%3——11.8%15.7%1.48——224Compare
T122Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care−0.12%3312.3%11.2%13.5%0.76163 min1.04346Compare
T129Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA · Acute care−0.13%54—14.0%14.8%1.03110 min0.89122Compare
T129USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care−0.13%3214.3%9.6%14.0%1.27258 min1.13374Compare
T129Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care−0.13%2313.4%14.0%15.4%1.16242 min1.05352Compare
T129John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care−0.13%2310.0%9.8%13.0%1.14171 min1.02296Compare
T133Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care−0.15%548.9%7.7%13.8%1.38186 min0.97332Compare
T133Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care−0.15%5312.5%9.5%14.0%0.79199 min1.01175Compare
T133Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.15%43—9.9%14.9%0.92150 min0.95131Compare
T133Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care−0.15%33—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min1.43193Compare
T133Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · Acute care−0.15%2211.3%11.7%14.5%0.85186 min1.05282Compare
138Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care−0.16%5410.0%9.0%14.1%0.81176 min0.97301Compare
T139Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care−0.17%44—9.6%14.0%1.05136 min0.9652Compare
T139University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.17%4311.2%9.7%15.2%0.98328 min1.00631Compare
T139Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care−0.17%3312.4%13.5%15.1%0.76180 min0.99235Compare
T139Oak Valley Hospital DistrictOakdale, CA · Acute care−0.17%1———15.9%0.98140 min0.83144Compare
T143Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care−0.18%5412.5%9.1%14.7%0.91132 min0.94208Compare
T143UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.18%4211.8%9.6%15.2%0.96166 min0.99275Compare
T145Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care−0.19%4410.0%9.7%14.1%1.48166 min0.94286Compare
T145Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · Acute care−0.19%4311.1%8.4%15.1%0.86185 min1.02317Compare
T145Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care−0.19%4410.5%12.6%14.2%0.94185 min1.01450Compare
T148Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey, CA · Acute care−0.20%42—8.1%15.1%0.89180 min1.04145Compare
T148Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care−0.20%31—8.6%15.1%0.84233 min1.3196Compare
T148California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.20%22—10.2%15.4%1.06254 min1.05309Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).