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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 | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 2.4% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Stanford Health Care | 1.1%, 100th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 6.3%, 99th percentile | 10.3%, 98th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Stanford Health Care |
| 2 | John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 1.2%, 99th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus |
| T3 | UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 9.1%, 99th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 11.0%, 97th percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center |
| T3 | Kaweah Health Medical Center | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center |
| 5 | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital |
| 6 | Grossmont Hospital | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Grossmont Hospital |
| T7 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 8.3%, 100th percentile | 5.5%, 100th percentile | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 5.9%, 98th percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| T7 | MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center |
| T7 | Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center |
| T7 | Good Samaritan Hospital | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | 8.5%, 96th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T11 | Providence Mission Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Providence Mission Hospital |
| T11 | Sequoia Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | — | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Sequoia Hospital |
| T11 | Eisenhower Medical Center | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 10.3%, 11th percentile | 16.3%, 7th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Eisenhower Medical Center |
| T11 | Temecula Valley Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Temecula Valley Hospital |
| T11 | Mercy General Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Mercy General Hospital |
| T11 | USC Arcadia Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare USC Arcadia Hospital |
| T11 | Huntington Hospital | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 8.8%, 100th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 10.7%, 97th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| T18 | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian |
| T18 | Keck Hospital Of USC | 1.9%, 78th percentile | — | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | — | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Keck Hospital Of USC |
| T18 | MarinHealth Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 11.4%, 95th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare MarinHealth Medical Center |
| T18 | Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center |
| T18 | UCSF Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 10.3%, 98th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare UCSF Medical Center |
| T18 | Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Mercy San Juan Medical Center |
| T18 | Riverside Community Hospital | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 11.3%, 95th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Riverside Community Hospital |
| T18 | Garfield Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 18.8%, 9th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Garfield Medical Center |
| T26 | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 13.4%, 98th percentile | Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center |
| T26 | Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 10.3%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance |
| T26 | Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 8.9%, 100th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla |
| T26 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center |
| T26 | St Johns Regional Medical Center | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 8.7%, 100th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare St Johns Regional Medical Center |
| T26 | UCI Health-Lakewood | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 14.5%, 14th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare UCI Health-Lakewood |
| T26 | Washington Hospital | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Washington Hospital |
| T33 | Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 6.7%, 99th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Glendale Adventist Medical Center |
| T33 | Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 10.7%, 8th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center |
| T33 | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 11.1%, 96th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
| T33 | Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 8.3%, 97th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital |
| T33 | MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center |
| T38 | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center |
| T38 | Northridge Hospital Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 10.4%, 98th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Northridge Hospital Medical Center |
| T38 | Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 14.9%, 12th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Providence St. Joseph Hospital |
| T38 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 10.1%, 99th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| T38 | Shasta Regional Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 18.0%, 14th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Shasta Regional Medical Center |
| T43 | AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center |
| T43 | Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 8.0%, 98th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula |
| T43 | Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 17.8%, 15th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura |
| T43 | Loma Linda University Medical Center | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center |
| T43 | Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center |
| T43 | San Antonio Regional Hospital | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 16.7%, 6th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital |
| T49 | Dominican Hospital | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Dominican Hospital |
| T49 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.