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Hospitals in California with the lowest pneumonia death rate

273 California hospitals ranked by pneumonia 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.

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273 hospitals ranked in California by pneumonia death rate; 104 more match but have no reported value.

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National average15.2%11.9%11.1%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
T100Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe, CA · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile—11.7%, 35th percentile———15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Barton Memorial Hospital
T100Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile14.6%, 1st percentile12.9%, 17th percentile9.6%, 22nd percentile1.9%, 78th percentile12.2%, 40th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Mercy San Juan Medical Center
T100Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile7.7%, 96th percentile9.1%, 34th percentile—11.1%, 60th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center
T100MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile10.5%, 60th percentile6.8%, 91st percentile2.1%, 62nd percentile10.7%, 68th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center
T100Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park, CA · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile—10.0%, 70th percentile——16.5%, 6th percentile15.9%, 9th percentileCompare Monterey Park Hospital
T100NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile13.0%, 15th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile7.4%, 80th percentile3.7%, 6th percentile12.6%, 34th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare NorthBay Medical Center
T100Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk, CA · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile—10.7%, 56th percentile———15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Coast Plaza Hospital
T100Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile7.8%, 69th percentile——15.8%, 11th percentileCompare Community Hospital Of Huntington Park
T109Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care13.8%, 72nd percentile—9.2%, 84th percentile9.3%, 28th percentile—10.2%, 77th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro
T109West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care13.8%, 72nd percentile10.9%, 80th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile6.5%, 95th percentile—16.0%, 8th percentile16.6%, 2nd percentileCompare West Anaheim Medical Center
T109Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach, CA · Acute care13.8%, 72nd percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile———14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Huntington Beach Hospital
T109UCI Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · Acute care13.8%, 72nd percentile14.1%, 3rd percentile9.7%, 75th percentile9.1%, 34th percentile—10.9%, 64th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare UCI Health - Los Alamitos
T113Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville, CA · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile————11.3%, 56th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville
T113PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile8.9%, 87th percentile7.4%, 80th percentile—10.1%, 79th percentile16.3%, 4th percentileCompare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
T113Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile9.2%, 31st percentile—10.8%, 66th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Adventist Health White Memorial
T113Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile8.1%, 94th percentile9.8%, 18th percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare Desert Valley Hospital
T113San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo, CA · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile—————14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare San Mateo Medical Center
T118Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care14.0%, 69th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile6.8%, 91st percentile—11.6%, 51st percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
T118Chino Valley Medical CenterChino, CA · Acute care14.0%, 69th percentile—9.1%, 85th percentile——14.6%, 13th percentile16.1%, 6th percentileCompare Chino Valley Medical Center
T118Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care14.0%, 69th percentile————12.9%, 30th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
T118Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care14.0%, 69th percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile7.4%, 80th percentile—10.0%, 81st percentile14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare Sutter Amador Hospital
T122Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care14.1%, 67th percentile—10.6%, 58th percentile9.7%, 20th percentile—8.9%, 94th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare Sutter Davis Hospital
T122Adventist Health ClearlakeClearlake, CA · Critical access14.1%, 67th percentile—12.6%, 20th percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—9.7%, 85th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Adventist Health Clearlake
T122Anaheim Global Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care14.1%, 67th percentile—————14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Anaheim Global Medical Center
T122PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care14.1%, 67th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile9.3%, 82nd percentile8.1%, 61st percentile—13.2%, 26th percentile15.9%, 9th percentileCompare PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
T126Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care14.2%, 66th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile8.4%, 92nd percentile10.3%, 11th percentile2.0%, 69th percentile10.5%, 71st percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance
T126St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care14.2%, 66th percentile11.1%, 74th percentile8.3%, 93rd percentile6.7%, 93rd percentile—13.5%, 23rd percentile14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare St Mary Medical Center
T126Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care14.2%, 66th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile13.0%, 15th percentile7.7%, 72nd percentile—10.5%, 71st percentile12.5%, 100th percentileCompare Providence St Joseph Hospital
T126Sutter Lakeside HospitalLakeport, CA · Critical access14.2%, 66th percentile—10.7%, 56th percentile8.7%, 43rd percentile——13.8%, 96th percentileCompare Sutter Lakeside Hospital
T126Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care14.2%, 66th percentile—8.9%, 87th percentile8.7%, 43rd percentile—10.5%, 71st percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Whittier Hospital Medical Center
T126Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care14.2%, 66th percentile————11.6%, 51st percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
T126Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care14.2%, 66th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile9.3%, 82nd percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—12.5%, 36th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Sutter Delta Medical Center
T133California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care14.3%, 64th percentile10.5%, 89th percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile10.3%, 11th percentile2.6%, 33rd percentile10.1%, 79th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
T133Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · Acute care14.3%, 64th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile8.9%, 87th percentile——17.7%, 4th percentile16.2%, 5th percentileCompare Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
T133John C Fremont Healthcare DistrictMariposa, CA · Critical access14.3%, 64th percentile—12.3%, 25th percentile9.0%, 36th percentile——15.2%, 34th percentileCompare John C Fremont Healthcare District
T136Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care14.5%, 61st percentile11.0%, 77th percentile7.7%, 96th percentile6.8%, 91st percentile—13.7%, 21st percentile16.1%, 6th percentileCompare Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
T136Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care14.5%, 61st percentile————11.1%, 60th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park
T136Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care14.5%, 61st percentile11.2%, 71st percentile11.3%, 44th percentile9.7%, 20th percentile—13.5%, 23rd percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital
T136Northern Inyo HospitalBishop, CA · Critical access14.5%, 61st percentile—14.0%, 8th percentile9.3%, 28th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Northern Inyo Hospital
T136Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care14.5%, 61st percentile12.2%, 35th percentile7.5%, 97th percentile7.2%, 85th percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
T136Mad River Community HospitalArcata, CA · Acute care14.5%, 61st percentile—11.2%, 46th percentile9.7%, 20th percentile——14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Mad River Community Hospital
T142Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care14.6%, 60th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile9.1%, 85th percentile6.4%, 96th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Loma Linda University Medical Center
T142St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care14.6%, 60th percentile8.7%, 100th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile8.8%, 41st percentile2.0%, 69th percentile10.6%, 69th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare St Johns Regional Medical Center
T142Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care14.6%, 60th percentile10.1%, 95th percentile12.1%, 28th percentile8.3%, 54th percentile—16.6%, 6th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Corona Regional Medical Center
T142UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care14.6%, 60th percentile—13.8%, 9th percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—10.2%, 77th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
T142Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care14.6%, 60th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile8.8%, 88th percentile8.3%, 54th percentile—15.3%, 11th percentile16.3%, 4th percentileCompare Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
147Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care14.7%, 58th percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile8.8%, 88th percentile9.7%, 20th percentile1.8%, 85th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare Providence Mission Hospital
T148French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care14.8%, 56th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile13.7%, 10th percentile8.9%, 38th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile9.5%, 88th percentile13.3%, 99th percentileCompare French Hospital Medical Center
T148Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care14.8%, 56th percentile10.0%, 96th percentile9.0%, 86th percentile7.1%, 87th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile9.4%, 89th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Peninsula Medical Center
T148Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictLake Isabella, CA · Critical access14.8%, 56th percentile——7.8%, 69th percentile——14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Kern Valley Healthcare District

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.

Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia 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.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD 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.