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Hospitals in California with the lowest CABG surgery death rate
82 California hospitals ranked by CABG surgery death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Stanford Health Care, John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus, UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 2.4% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Stanford Health Care | 1.1%, 100th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 6.3%, 99th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 276 min, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 613 | Compare Stanford Health Care |
| 2 | John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 1.2%, 99th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 303 | Compare John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus |
| T3 | UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.1%, 99th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 259 min, 4th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 600 | Compare UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center |
| T3 | Kaweah Health Medical Center | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 480 | Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center |
| 5 | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 450 | Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital |
| 6 | Grossmont Hospital | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 536 | Compare Grossmont Hospital |
| T7 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.3%, 100th percentile | 5.5%, 100th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 355 min, 0th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 877 | Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| T7 | MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 210 | Compare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center |
| T7 | Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 263 | Compare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center |
| T7 | Good Samaritan Hospital | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 474 | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T11 | Providence Mission Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 565 | Compare Providence Mission Hospital |
| T11 | Sequoia Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 208 | Compare Sequoia Hospital |
| T11 | Eisenhower Medical Center | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 259 min, 4th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 289 | Compare Eisenhower Medical Center |
| T11 | Temecula Valley Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 140 | Compare Temecula Valley Hospital |
| T11 | Mercy General Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 419 | Compare Mercy General Hospital |
| T11 | USC Arcadia Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 258 min, 4th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 374 | Compare USC Arcadia Hospital |
| T11 | Huntington Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | — | 3, 39th percentile | 8.8%, 100th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 625 | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| T18 | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 409 | Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian |
| T18 | Keck Hospital Of USC | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | — | 0.97, 61st percentile | 285 | Compare Keck Hospital Of USC |
| T18 | MarinHealth Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 325 | Compare MarinHealth Medical Center |
| T18 | Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 152 min, 48th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 171 | Compare Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center |
| T18 | UCSF Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 276 min, 2nd percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 1,019 | Compare UCSF Medical Center |
| T18 | Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 370 | Compare Mercy San Juan Medical Center |
| T18 | Riverside Community Hospital | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 189 min, 25th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 517 | Compare Riverside Community Hospital |
| T18 | Garfield Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 210 | Compare Garfield Medical Center |
| T26 | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.4%, 98th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 235 min, 7th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 569 | Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center |
| T26 | Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 366 | Compare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance |
| T26 | Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 8.9%, 100th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 1.38, 4th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 332 | Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla |
| T26 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 325 | Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center |
| T26 | St Johns Regional Medical Center | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.7%, 100th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 265 | Compare St Johns Regional Medical Center |
| T26 | UCI Health-Lakewood | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | — | Compare UCI Health-Lakewood |
| T26 | Washington Hospital | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 265 | Compare Washington Hospital |
| T33 | Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 6.7%, 99th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 515 | Compare Glendale Adventist Medical Center |
| T33 | Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 263 min, 3rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 301 | Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center |
| T33 | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 312 min, 1st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 445 | Compare Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
| T33 | Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 346 | Compare Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital |
| T33 | MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 284 min, 2nd percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 570 | Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center |
| T38 | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 380 | Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center |
| T38 | Northridge Hospital Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 435 | Compare Northridge Hospital Medical Center |
| T38 | Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 462 | Compare Providence St. Joseph Hospital |
| T38 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 328 min, 1st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 631 | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| T38 | Shasta Regional Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 246 | Compare Shasta Regional Medical Center |
| T43 | AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 224 | Compare AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center |
| T43 | Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 286 | Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula |
| T43 | Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 242 | Compare Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura |
| T43 | Loma Linda University Medical Center | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 413 min, 0th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 533 | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center |
| T43 | Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 273 | Compare Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center |
| T43 | San Antonio Regional Hospital | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 257 min, 4th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 363 | Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital |
| T49 | Dominican Hospital | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 222 | Compare Dominican Hospital |
| T49 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 523 | Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento |
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.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- 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).