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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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#HospitalPneumonia death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T148St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care14.8%2212.4%9.8%15.7%1.03176 min1.05291Compare
T148Casa Colina HospitalPomona, CA · Acute care14.8%————15.0%0.89—1.1199Compare
T148Community Memorial Hospital - OjaiOjai, CA · Critical access14.8%————15.0%—114 min—91Compare
T154Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma, CA · Acute care14.9%43—11.6%14.5%0.89170 min0.9799Compare
T154Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care14.9%2310.2%8.3%14.9%1.07149 min1.051,337Compare
T154Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care14.9%————15.4%——0.5711Compare
T154Mayers Memorial HospitalFall River Mills, CA · Critical access14.9%————14.9%—105 min—121Compare
T158Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · Acute care15.0%339.0%11.7%15.0%0.87171 min0.91143Compare
T158Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley, CA · Acute care15.0%32—10.8%15.0%1.15191 min0.8799Compare
T158Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana, CA · Acute care15.0%1———16.1%0.93181 min1.40178Compare
T161Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care15.1%4311.7%11.3%13.7%0.86176 min0.95111Compare
T161UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care15.1%4212.2%10.3%14.7%0.90318 min1.02415Compare
T161Banner Lassen Medical CenterSusanville, CA · Critical access15.1%3——12.1%14.5%—116 min—38Compare
T161California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.1%33—10.0%15.2%0.98160 min0.99153Compare
T161Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.1%23—8.6%14.7%1.12141 min0.9065Compare
T161Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care15.1%23—9.1%15.3%1.14320 min0.83324Compare
T167Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee, CA · Critical access15.2%35—9.4%14.9%—121 min—72Compare
T167Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · Acute care15.2%23—11.9%14.3%0.96231 min1.05229Compare
T167Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care15.2%1311.7%10.6%15.9%1.09232 min1.01794Compare
T170Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care15.3%3312.5%10.7%15.2%0.85185 min0.94158Compare
T170Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care15.3%1——11.0%14.0%—113 min0.9948Compare
T172Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah, CA · Acute care15.4%43—9.9%14.4%0.92148 min0.95127Compare
T172Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora, CA · Acute care15.4%3211.3%10.8%15.2%1.16160 min1.16106Compare
T172Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care15.4%3315.9%10.7%13.7%0.67175 min0.94227Compare
T172San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care15.4%22—11.3%15.2%1.49213 min1.01152Compare
T172Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · Acute care15.4%13—12.5%15.5%1.14—0.97150Compare
T172Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care15.4%1212.7%9.0%15.7%0.86208 min1.16362Compare
T178Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care15.5%5412.5%9.1%14.7%0.91132 min0.94208Compare
T178Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care15.5%4311.1%10.5%15.3%0.92194 min1.04700Compare
T178Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care15.5%23—12.7%15.3%0.9576 min1.43104Compare
T181Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care15.6%4311.1%10.5%14.1%0.79263 min1.06301Compare
T181St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care15.6%44—13.3%15.1%0.90133 min0.9576Compare
T181Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care15.6%33—9.2%15.6%0.91—1.02293Compare
T181Doctors Hospital Of MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care15.6%22—11.5%16.1%0.96164 min1.0673Compare
T181Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care15.6%2212.7%11.3%15.6%0.84139 min1.02474Compare
T181Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care15.6%2312.1%8.9%16.2%0.92169 min0.99265Compare
T187MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care15.7%4311.2%11.3%13.6%0.98206 min1.06325Compare
T187Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care15.7%4312.8%10.6%15.3%0.95215 min1.04140Compare
T187Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care15.7%33—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min1.43193Compare
T187San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care15.7%3311.9%8.9%15.5%1.12257 min1.06363Compare
T187Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care15.7%219.9%10.4%14.2%1.05228 min0.99212Compare
T192Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · Acute care15.8%2211.3%11.7%14.5%0.85186 min1.05282Compare
T192Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care15.8%2311.9%10.8%15.9%1.02240 min0.99436Compare
T194Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care15.9%4310.2%11.8%14.9%0.99192 min1.00523Compare
T194Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care15.9%2211.9%12.0%15.4%0.86190 min0.95354Compare
T196Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care16.0%54—12.7%13.3%1.04134 min0.9297Compare
T196Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care16.0%34——15.5%0.98—0.93438Compare
T198Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care16.1%54—10.0%14.4%0.85156 min0.9375Compare
T198Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care16.1%43—11.1%15.8%0.97—0.98628Compare
T198Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care16.1%3213.1%11.4%14.0%0.94231 min1.12679Compare

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.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
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).