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% | ||
| T149 | Alameda Hospital | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Alameda Hospital |
| T149 | Saint Francis Medical Center | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | — | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Medical Center |
| T153 | Temecula Valley Hospital | 9.0%, 36th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Temecula Valley Hospital |
| T153 | John C Fremont Healthcare District | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare John C Fremont Healthcare District |
| T155 | Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center |
| T155 | Sharp Memorial Hospital | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital |
| T155 | Mission Community Hospital | 9.1%, 34th percentile | — | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Mission Community Hospital |
| T155 | Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center |
| T155 | Clovis Community Medical Center | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 17.6%, 17th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Clovis Community Medical Center |
| T155 | UCI Health - Los Alamitos | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare UCI Health - Los Alamitos |
| T161 | Alhambra Hospital Medical Center | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 12.1%, 91st percentile | — | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Alhambra Hospital Medical Center |
| T161 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center |
| T161 | Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | — | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Folsom |
| T161 | Adventist Health White Memorial | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Adventist Health White Memorial |
| T161 | Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital |
| T161 | Mercy General Hospital | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Mercy General Hospital |
| T167 | Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro |
| T167 | Sutter Tracy Community Hospital | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | — | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Sutter Tracy Community Hospital |
| T167 | Mark Twain Medical Center | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 17.9%, 15th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Mark Twain Medical Center |
| T167 | Northern Inyo Hospital | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Northern Inyo Hospital |
| T171 | St Elizabeth Community Hospital | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Community Hospital |
| T171 | Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 7.4%, 99th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento |
| T171 | San Antonio Regional Hospital | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 16.7%, 6th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital |
| T171 | Mercy Medical Center Redding | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center Redding |
| T175 | Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | Compare Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital |
| T175 | Modoc Medical Center | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | — | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Modoc Medical Center |
| T175 | Palomar Medical Center Poway | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Palomar Medical Center Poway |
| T175 | San Gabriel Valley Medical Center | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | — | 8.9%, 94th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare San Gabriel Valley Medical Center |
| T175 | Dameron Hospital | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 18.5%, 11th percentile | 3.1%, 16th percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Dameron Hospital |
| T180 | Banner Lassen Medical Center | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Banner Lassen Medical Center |
| T180 | Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Mercy San Juan Medical Center |
| T180 | Redlands Community Hospital | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.2%, 50th percentile | — | 19.4%, 2nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Redlands Community Hospital |
| T183 | Providence Mission Hospital | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Providence Mission Hospital |
| T183 | Sutter Davis Hospital | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | 8.9%, 94th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Sutter Davis Hospital |
| T183 | Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 18.2%, 13th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Bakersfield Memorial Hospital |
| T183 | Kaweah Health Medical Center | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center |
| T183 | Mercy Hospital | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital |
| T183 | Sutter Coast Hospital | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 15.8%, 2nd percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Sutter Coast Hospital |
| T183 | Mad River Community Hospital | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Mad River Community Hospital |
| T190 | Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System) | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System) |
| T190 | Desert Valley Hospital | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Desert Valley Hospital |
| T190 | Enloe Health | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Enloe Health |
| T190 | Hi-Desert Medical Center | 9.8%, 18th percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 19.0%, 8th percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Hi-Desert Medical Center |
| T194 | Grossmont Hospital | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Grossmont Hospital |
| T194 | Natividad Medical Center | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 18.4%, 11th percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Natividad Medical Center |
| T194 | Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital |
| T194 | Greater El Monte Community Hospital | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Greater El Monte Community Hospital |
| T198 | Adventist Health Bakersfield | 10.1%, 14th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 14.1%, 7th percentile | 18.7%, 10th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Adventist Health Bakersfield |
| T198 | Doctors Medical Center | 10.1%, 14th percentile | 15.2%, 0th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 4.1%, 3rd percentile | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Doctors Medical Center |
| T198 | Tri-City Medical Center | 10.1%, 14th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | — | 15.6%, 9th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Tri-City 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.