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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
201Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care−1.11%2111.0%9.2%15.8%0.75140 min1.19153Compare
202Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care−1.11%3312.3%11.2%13.5%0.76163 min1.04346Compare
203Adventist Health White Memorial MontebelloMontebello, CA · Acute care−1.12%3——11.8%15.7%1.48——224Compare
204Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville, CA · Acute care−1.15%23—13.6%15.6%0.88170 min0.96106Compare
205St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care−1.17%3313.9%12.2%13.9%1.06225 min0.99335Compare
206Oak Valley Hospital DistrictOakdale, CA · Acute care−1.17%1———15.9%0.98140 min0.83144Compare
207John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care−1.18%4310.4%8.0%14.0%1.02145 min0.97303Compare
208Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute care−1.19%2213.9%13.9%15.8%0.77178 min1.04385Compare
209Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care−1.19%2312.1%8.9%16.2%0.92169 min0.99265Compare
210Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care−1.19%42—9.6%15.2%0.94200 min1.06236Compare
211Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care−1.21%2212.3%12.1%15.0%0.90194 min0.98173Compare
T212Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−1.33%————15.4%——0.5711Compare
T212Patients' Hospital Of ReddingRedding, CA · Acute care−1.33%————14.9%0.98——10Compare
214Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care−1.33%1213.0%10.8%15.3%0.93248 min1.04397Compare
215Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−1.34%2312.2%7.5%15.2%1.12300 min0.91367Compare
216Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care−1.35%4412.1%7.9%15.4%1.19197 min1.00881Compare
217Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care−1.36%32——15.3%0.90153 min1.23106Compare
218Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care−1.38%1212.7%9.0%15.7%0.86208 min1.16362Compare
219Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care−1.40%2211.9%10.5%15.9%0.90156 min0.95246Compare
220Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park, CA · Acute care−1.42%22—10.0%15.9%0.9187 min1.05102Compare
221Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care−1.44%4311.1%9.3%14.3%1.12194 min0.94306Compare
222Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care−1.44%4412.1%10.6%15.2%0.82190 min1.01242Compare
223PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care−1.49%4411.3%8.9%16.3%1.08237 min0.96547Compare
224Barstow Community HospitalBarstow, CA · Acute care−1.52%13——14.6%1.30163 min1.0456Compare
225California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−1.52%33—10.0%15.2%0.98160 min0.99153Compare
226Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care−1.53%5311.4%7.1%14.3%1.03224 min1.01363Compare
227Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care−1.55%31—8.6%15.1%0.84233 min1.3196Compare
228Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · Acute care−1.58%23—11.9%14.3%0.96231 min1.05229Compare
229Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−1.62%23—8.6%14.7%1.12141 min0.9065Compare
230University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care−1.62%4311.2%9.7%15.2%0.98328 min1.00631Compare
231West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−1.62%2210.9%9.5%16.6%0.79190 min1.23219Compare
232Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care−1.63%3311.2%8.0%16.5%0.95200 min1.01360Compare
233Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA · Acute care−1.64%23——14.9%1.02—1.01327Compare
234Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care−1.67%2212.7%11.3%15.6%0.84139 min1.02474Compare
235East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−1.72%11—12.2%14.9%0.96172 min1.19127Compare
236Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care−1.73%1212.6%8.8%16.3%1.40313 min0.89553Compare
237USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care−1.75%3214.3%9.6%14.0%1.27258 min1.13374Compare
238Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · Acute care−1.76%—38.8%9.4%15.9%0.90268 min1.03625Compare
239John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care−1.77%2310.0%9.8%13.0%1.14171 min1.02296Compare
240Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville, CA · Acute care−1.78%3211.5%12.2%14.9%1.08189 min1.02120Compare
241Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care−1.79%1111.5%14.5%15.4%1.07264 min1.07341Compare
T242Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton, CA · Acute care−1.80%23—12.7%15.4%0.94139 min0.96114Compare
T242Highland HospitalOakland, CA · Acute care−1.80%1311.8%13.3%14.5%1.06182 min1.00613Compare
244Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · Acute care−1.92%2311.6%11.0%15.1%1.22174 min1.02238Compare
245MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care−1.94%2312.0%10.5%15.3%1.09284 min1.11570Compare
246Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care−1.97%2312.1%14.8%16.7%0.95178 min1.00272Compare
247Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care−1.97%2310.2%8.3%14.9%1.07149 min1.051,337Compare
248Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care−2.03%11—10.4%16.3%0.90213 min1.20101Compare
249Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care−2.08%2313.4%14.0%15.4%1.16242 min1.05352Compare
250Chapman Global Medical CenterOrange, CA · Acute care−2.14%2———15.2%0.98151 min1.4284Compare

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).