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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
T198Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care−0.38%2311.2%10.7%16.0%1.01—0.94396Compare
202Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · Acute care−0.40%3211.2%9.0%16.0%0.87188 min1.07237Compare
T203AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−0.41%4211.3%11.1%14.9%0.90141 min1.08224Compare
T203Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care−0.41%4412.0%10.5%14.2%1.14183 min1.00222Compare
T203Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.41%23—8.6%14.7%1.12141 min0.9065Compare
T206Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care−0.42%219.9%10.4%14.2%1.05228 min0.99212Compare
T206Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care−0.42%1311.7%10.6%15.9%1.09232 min1.01794Compare
T208Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care−0.44%4311.1%10.5%14.1%0.79263 min1.06301Compare
T208Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care−0.44%3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
T210Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care−0.45%4410.5%7.6%14.5%0.98200 min0.94158Compare
T210Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care−0.45%4311.1%9.3%14.3%1.12194 min0.94306Compare
212Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care−0.46%3311.7%11.3%15.1%0.74224 min0.95186Compare
T213El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care−0.47%4411.8%8.9%14.5%1.02163 min1.01471Compare
T213Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care−0.47%3315.9%10.7%13.7%0.67175 min0.94227Compare
T215PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care−0.49%4411.3%8.9%16.3%1.08237 min0.96547Compare
T215Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care−0.49%4311.1%7.7%15.2%0.93154 min1.01257Compare
T217Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care−0.50%3210.1%12.1%14.8%0.81218 min1.04240Compare
T217Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.50%2211.7%11.3%16.4%0.94224 min1.07106Compare
219Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care−0.51%11—10.4%16.3%0.90213 min1.20101Compare
220Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care−0.52%319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
T221Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton, CA · Acute care−0.53%23—12.7%15.4%0.94139 min0.96114Compare
T221St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care−0.53%2212.4%9.8%15.7%1.03176 min1.05291Compare
T223John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care−0.54%4310.4%8.0%14.0%1.02145 min0.97303Compare
T223St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care−0.54%3313.9%12.2%13.9%1.06225 min0.99335Compare
T225Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care−0.55%5311.3%7.8%14.7%1.36177 min0.94380Compare
T225Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · Acute care−0.55%—38.8%9.4%15.9%0.90268 min1.03625Compare
227Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · Acute care−0.57%3311.2%7.9%15.7%0.82160 min1.04245Compare
T228Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care−0.58%4412.2%10.7%15.9%0.98197 min0.98263Compare
T228Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · Acute care−0.58%2211.7%8.1%16.7%0.98189 min1.12517Compare
230Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care−0.59%4310.3%7.7%15.4%0.83159 min1.02273Compare
231Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.60%3413.2%12.8%14.7%1.43170 min1.00419Compare
232Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.62%2312.2%7.5%15.2%1.12300 min0.91367Compare
233Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care−0.63%5311.4%7.1%14.3%1.03224 min1.01363Compare
234Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute care−0.64%12—13.6%15.9%1.01171 min1.00170Compare
235San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care−0.68%4312.4%8.0%14.8%0.95138 min1.21273Compare
236Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.74%3211.0%7.7%16.1%0.86241 min1.18345Compare
237Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care−0.76%1212.7%9.0%15.7%0.86208 min1.16362Compare
T238Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care−0.77%1312.4%11.4%16.0%0.97146 min1.16210Compare
T238Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care−0.77%11—8.6%16.3%0.86138 min1.10180Compare
T240Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care−0.78%42—8.9%15.4%0.88103 min1.34178Compare
T240Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care−0.78%2212.3%12.1%15.0%0.90194 min0.98173Compare
T240PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.78%2212.5%9.3%15.9%1.13230 min1.18408Compare
243Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−0.80%4211.1%6.9%16.0%0.86196 min1.11334Compare
244Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care−0.82%2312.1%8.9%16.2%0.92169 min0.99265Compare
245John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio, CA · Acute care−0.83%2212.8%14.0%15.9%0.91144 min0.97156Compare
T246Doctors Hospital Of MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care−0.86%22—11.5%16.1%0.96164 min1.0673Compare
T246Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care−0.86%2211.9%12.0%15.4%0.86190 min0.95354Compare
248Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi, CA · Acute care−0.87%3311.8%10.7%15.0%0.98188 min1.00190Compare
249Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care−0.95%12—9.6%15.8%0.92209 min1.0881Compare
250Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care−1.02%3312.4%11.2%15.4%0.99188 min0.99298Compare

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).