Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest COPD death rate
214 California hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | COPD death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 8.6% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| T47 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 10.1%, 99th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| T47 | VA N California Healthcare System | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare VA N California Healthcare System |
| T47 | L A Downtown Medical Center | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | — | 10.3%, 98th percentile | — | — | 19.1%, 0th percentile | Compare L A Downtown Medical Center |
| T47 | Adventist Health Twin Cities | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Adventist Health Twin Cities |
| T47 | Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center |
| T47 | Colusa Medical Center | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | — | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Colusa Medical Center |
| T57 | Sutter Solano Medical Center | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Sutter Solano Medical Center |
| T57 | Chinese Hospital | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Chinese Hospital |
| T57 | Saint Agnes Medical Center | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 3.9%, 5th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Saint Agnes Medical Center |
| T57 | Watsonville Community Hospital | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Watsonville Community Hospital |
| T61 | Scripps Green Hospital | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Scripps Green Hospital |
| T61 | PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier |
| T61 | Sutter Amador Hospital | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Sutter Amador Hospital |
| T61 | UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | — | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital |
| T61 | NorthBay Medical Center | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 3.7%, 6th percentile | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare NorthBay Medical Center |
| T61 | St Bernardine Medical Center | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare St Bernardine Medical Center |
| T61 | Washington Hospital | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Washington Hospital |
| T68 | UCSF Medical Center | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 10.3%, 98th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare UCSF Medical Center |
| T68 | Loma Linda VA Medical Center | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Loma Linda VA Medical Center |
| T68 | St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 18.4%, 11th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 9.0%, 93rd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton |
| T68 | Adventist Health And Rideout | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 4.9%, 1st percentile | 8.2%, 97th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Adventist Health And Rideout |
| T68 | UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare UCLA West Valley Medical Center |
| T73 | John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 1.2%, 99th percentile | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus |
| T73 | Adventist Health Sierra Vista | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 19.1%, 8th percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Adventist Health Sierra Vista |
| T73 | Palmdale Regional Medical Center | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Palmdale Regional Medical Center |
| T73 | Riverside Community Hospital | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 11.3%, 95th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Riverside Community Hospital |
| T73 | Huntington Hospital | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 8.8%, 100th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 10.7%, 97th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| T78 | Providence St Joseph Hospital | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 12.5%, 100th percentile | Compare Providence St Joseph Hospital |
| T78 | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital |
| T78 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento |
| T78 | Mercy Medical Center | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 17.5%, 18th percentile | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| T82 | Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital |
| T82 | Kern Valley Healthcare District | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 56th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Kern Valley Healthcare District |
| T82 | Shasta Regional Medical Center | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 18.0%, 14th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Shasta Regional Medical Center |
| T82 | Community Hospital Of Huntington Park | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | — | — | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Community Hospital Of Huntington Park |
| T86 | Palo Alto VA Medical Center | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 11.6%, 94th percentile | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Palo Alto VA Medical Center |
| T86 | Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Sutter Roseville Medical Center |
| T86 | Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center |
| T86 | PIH Health Downey Hospital | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | — | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare PIH Health Downey Hospital |
| T86 | Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare Center | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 11.5%, 94th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare Center |
| T86 | Adventist Health Sonora | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 9.0%, 100th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | — | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Sonora |
| T86 | AHMC Seton Medical Center | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 18.9%, 9th percentile | — | 13.9%, 19th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare AHMC Seton Medical Center |
| T86 | Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 3.9%, 5th percentile | 14.3%, 16th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital |
| T94 | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center |
| T94 | Ventura County Medical Center | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Ventura County Medical Center |
| T96 | AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center |
| T96 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital |
| T96 | San Ramon Regional Medical Center | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare San Ramon Regional Medical Center |
| T96 | Encino Hospital Medical Center | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 10.6%, 98th percentile | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Encino Hospital Medical Center |
| T96 | Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | — | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center |
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.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD 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.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery 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.