Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest heart attack death rate
162 California hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, St Johns Regional Medical Center, Huntington Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher 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 | 11.9% | 3.3 | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 8.3%, 100th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 2 | St Johns Regional Medical Center | 8.7%, 100th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 3 | Huntington Hospital | 8.8%, 100th percentile | — | 3, 39th 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 |
| 4 | Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 8.9%, 100th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| 5 | Adventist Health Sonora | 9.0%, 100th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 171 min, 35th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 143 | Compare Adventist Health Sonora |
| 6 | UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 9.1%, 99th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 7 | Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 9.2%, 99th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 237 min, 7th percentile | 1.35, 0th percentile | 579 | Compare Southern California Hospital At Hollywood |
| T8 | VA San Diego Healthcare System | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | — | 5 | Compare VA San Diego Healthcare System |
| T8 | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T10 | MarinHealth Medical Center | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T10 | Centinela Hospital Medical Center | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 6.0%, 100th percentile | 17.3%, 0th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 346 | Compare Centinela Hospital Medical Center |
| 12 | Stanford Health Care | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| 13 | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 14 | Providence St Mary Medical Center | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 212 | Compare Providence St Mary Medical Center |
| T15 | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| T15 | Peninsula Medical Center | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 301 | Compare Peninsula Medical Center |
| T15 | Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| T15 | John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.0%, 99th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 171 min, 35th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 296 | Compare John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus |
| T19 | UCSF Medical Center | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| T19 | Corona Regional Medical Center | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 218 min, 12th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 240 | Compare Corona Regional Medical Center |
| T21 | Providence Mission Hospital | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T21 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T21 | Desert Valley Hospital | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 148 | Compare Desert Valley Hospital |
| T21 | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 1,337 | Compare Santa Clara Valley Medical Center |
| T25 | Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T25 | San Francisco VA Medical Center | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | — | — | 120 | Compare San Francisco VA Medical Center |
| T25 | Loma Linda VA Medical Center | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Loma Linda VA Medical Center |
| T28 | John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T28 | Northridge Hospital Medical Center | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T30 | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| T30 | Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 158 | Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas |
| T30 | VA Long Beach Healthcare System | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 7.3%, 98th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | 1,544 | Compare VA Long Beach Healthcare System |
| T30 | California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 608 | Compare California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus |
| T30 | Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.64, 100th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 447 | Compare Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center |
| T35 | Palo Alto VA Medical Center | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | 2,046 | Compare Palo Alto VA Medical Center |
| T35 | Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 328 | Compare Sutter Roseville Medical Center |
| T37 | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 13.0%, 99th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 555 | Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp |
| T37 | San Ramon Regional Medical Center | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 123 | Compare San Ramon Regional Medical Center |
| T37 | La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 140 | Compare La Palma Intercommunity Hospital |
| T37 | Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 240 | Compare Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital |
| T41 | PIH Health Downey Hospital | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 242 min, 6th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 199 | Compare PIH Health Downey Hospital |
| T41 | West Anaheim Medical Center | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.23, 1st percentile | 219 | Compare West Anaheim Medical Center |
| T43 | Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System) | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | — | — | 275 | Compare Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System) |
| T43 | Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T43 | Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T43 | Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 241 min, 6th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 345 | Compare Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center |
| T43 | Sherman Oaks Hospital | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.19, 2nd percentile | 153 | Compare Sherman Oaks Hospital |
| T43 | UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 236 | Compare UCLA West Valley Medical Center |
| T49 | St Mary Medical Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 539 | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T49 | Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 334 | Compare Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health 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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- 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).