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Hospitals in California with the best net Medicare quality adjustments

271 California hospitals ranked by net Medicare quality adjustment 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 net medicare quality adjustment; 106 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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−0.48%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
101El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care−0.07%4411.8%8.9%14.5%1.02163 min1.01471Compare
102Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care−0.08%4311.8%12.5%14.8%0.74259 min1.00289Compare
103Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.14%33—9.2%15.6%0.91—1.02293Compare
104Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care−0.14%31—10.1%14.9%0.79155 min1.42135Compare
105Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care−0.16%4312.3%13.0%12.5%0.68174 min0.96140Compare
106St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care−0.18%438.7%10.1%13.9%0.85165 min1.02265Compare
107Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care−0.19%3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
108Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana, CA · Acute care−0.22%1———16.1%0.93181 min1.40178Compare
109San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care−0.23%4312.4%8.0%14.8%0.95138 min1.21273Compare
110Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−0.23%4311.0%6.7%15.7%0.75183 min1.09515Compare
111AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−0.24%4211.3%11.1%14.9%0.90141 min1.08224Compare
112Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena, CA · Acute care−0.26%4311.3%11.5%15.1%1.22130 min1.04181Compare
113Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care−0.26%4410.0%9.7%14.1%1.48166 min0.94286Compare
T114UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care−0.26%4212.2%10.3%14.7%0.90318 min1.02415Compare
T114Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care−0.26%3311.9%11.2%14.3%0.99136 min1.03111Compare
116Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · Acute care−0.27%339.0%11.7%15.0%0.87171 min0.91143Compare
117Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−0.30%4211.1%6.9%16.0%0.86196 min1.11334Compare
118Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care−0.31%5311.3%7.8%14.7%1.36177 min0.94380Compare
119Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care−0.34%33—9.5%15.7%1.18158 min1.04172Compare
120Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · Acute care−0.34%4211.7%9.4%14.8%1.16214 min1.00462Compare
121Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.34%3312.5%10.7%15.2%0.85185 min0.94158Compare
122La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma, CA · Acute care−0.35%3210.8%10.3%16.5%0.87204 min1.18140Compare
123Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care−0.37%3211.5%7.7%15.3%0.93234 min1.05439Compare
124Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care−0.37%33——14.8%0.89—0.91247Compare
125Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.38%3211.5%10.9%14.8%0.95199 min1.10377Compare
126PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care−0.38%4310.9%9.5%16.5%0.86242 min0.99199Compare
127Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care−0.41%11—8.6%16.3%0.86138 min1.10180Compare
128Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · Acute care−0.43%43—10.6%13.9%0.84165 min0.9882Compare
129Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · Acute care−0.44%4311.7%11.1%14.9%0.81194 min1.07155Compare
130Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.45%3210.8%10.4%14.8%1.20191 min1.02240Compare
131San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care−0.46%22—11.3%15.2%1.49213 min1.01152Compare
132Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care−0.46%4310.3%7.7%15.4%0.83159 min1.02273Compare
133San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care−0.46%4310.8%10.2%14.7%0.83151 min0.97123Compare
134Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · Acute care−0.46%3211.2%9.0%16.0%0.87188 min1.07237Compare
135Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care−0.47%2311.2%10.7%16.0%1.01—0.94396Compare
136San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care−0.48%3311.9%8.9%15.5%1.12257 min1.06363Compare
137Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.49%3413.2%12.8%14.7%1.43170 min1.00419Compare
138Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care−0.50%32—11.6%14.4%0.96140 min0.98186Compare
139Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.51%3314.2%10.3%15.2%0.88240 min1.05421Compare
140Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · Acute care−0.52%3311.2%7.9%15.7%0.82160 min1.04245Compare
141Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley, CA · Acute care−0.53%32—10.8%15.0%1.15191 min0.8799Compare
142Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.53%2211.7%11.3%16.4%0.94224 min1.07106Compare
143Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care−0.53%3311.7%11.3%15.1%0.74224 min0.95186Compare
144Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.54%3211.0%7.7%16.1%0.86241 min1.18345Compare
145Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care−0.55%4311.1%10.5%15.3%0.92194 min1.04700Compare
146Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care−0.55%1——11.0%14.0%—113 min0.9948Compare
147UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.55%32—13.8%14.7%0.84138 min1.09288Compare
148Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.56%2312.1%9.8%15.8%0.86—0.97241Compare
149Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.59%43—11.1%15.8%0.97—0.98628Compare
150Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care−0.60%3211.1%9.9%15.0%0.86142 min1.06157Compare

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.

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..
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).