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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 betterNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher is betterHospital-acquired condition scorelower is betterValue-based purchasing scorehigher is betterValue-based purchasing adjustmenthigher is better
National average−0.34%−0.48%0.0031+0.13%
251Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care−1.08%−1.67%+0.2920−0.59%Compare
252Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care−1.10%−1.63%−0.2221−0.53%Compare
253Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina, CA · Acute care−1.20%−2.31%−0.2913−1.11%Compare
254Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care−1.25%−1.11%−1.2231+0.14%Compare
255Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care−1.30%−0.74%−0.5937+0.56%Compare
256Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · Acute care−1.31%−2.33%+0.3929−0.02%Compare
T257Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−1.33%−1.33%−1.46——Compare
T257Patients' Hospital Of ReddingRedding, CA · Acute care−1.33%−1.33%−0.05——Compare
259Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−1.35%−0.23%−0.8445+1.12%Compare
260Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care−1.36%−2.48%+0.2413−1.11%Compare
261Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care−1.38%−0.85%−0.9437+0.53%Compare
262Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care−1.45%−2.45%+0.43——Compare
263West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−1.51%−1.62%−0.5227−0.11%Compare
264Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care−1.57%−1.40%−0.3932+0.17%Compare
265UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care−1.61%−3.25%+0.6620−0.64%Compare
266Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care−1.69%−1.36%−1.2134+0.33%Compare
267Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove, CA · Acute care−1.72%−3.55%+0.5017−0.83%Compare
268St Rose HospitalHayward, CA · Acute care−1.89%−2.89%+0.8821—Compare
269San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas, CA · Acute care−1.90%−2.48%+0.1821−0.58%Compare
T270Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care−3.00%−3.32%+0.6439+0.68%Compare
T270Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City, CA · Acute care−3.00%−3.00%−1.02——Compare

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..
Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
Hospital-acquired condition score
Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
Value-based purchasing score
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score (0-100), from outcomes, safety, patient experience and efficiency. It sets a Medicare bonus or penalty..
Value-based purchasing adjustment
Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..