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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
251Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care−1.08%2212.7%11.3%15.6%0.84139 min1.02474Compare
252Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care−1.10%3311.2%8.0%16.5%0.95200 min1.01360Compare
253Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina, CA · Acute care−1.20%1213.8%10.1%15.8%0.85190 min1.18193Compare
254Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care−1.25%2111.0%9.2%15.8%0.75140 min1.19153Compare
255Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care−1.30%219.6%6.0%17.3%0.82188 min1.09346Compare
256Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · Acute care−1.31%2311.4%9.4%14.9%1.09156 min1.00149Compare
T257Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−1.33%————15.4%——0.5711Compare
T257Patients' Hospital Of ReddingRedding, CA · Acute care−1.33%————14.9%0.98——10Compare
259Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−1.35%4311.0%6.7%15.7%0.75183 min1.09515Compare
260Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care−1.36%1215.2%12.8%16.0%1.36221 min1.03461Compare
261Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care−1.38%3210.2%8.1%15.8%0.84167 min0.93148Compare
262Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care−1.45%2311.9%10.8%15.9%1.02240 min0.99436Compare
263West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−1.51%2210.9%9.5%16.6%0.79190 min1.23219Compare
264Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care−1.57%2211.9%10.5%15.9%0.90156 min0.95246Compare
265UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care−1.61%2111.0%7.9%16.0%1.07172 min1.09236Compare
266Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care−1.69%32——15.3%0.90153 min1.23106Compare
267Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove, CA · Acute care−1.72%21—9.1%16.6%0.86134 min1.17167Compare
268St Rose HospitalHayward, CA · Acute care−1.89%1213.2%11.2%16.5%1.02160 min1.12129Compare
269San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas, CA · Acute care−1.90%22—9.7%15.5%0.87147 min1.14101Compare
T270Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care−3.00%1112.6%8.6%19.3%0.94243 min0.88133Compare
T270Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City, CA · Acute care−3.00%————14.6%0.90—1.0014Compare

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).