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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
T250Mark Twain Medical CenterSan Andreas, CA · Critical access17.9%34—10.0%15.2%—123 min—25Compare
T252Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care18.0%2211.9%10.5%15.9%0.90156 min0.95246Compare
T252El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA · Acute care18.0%1211.8%12.1%15.3%0.89279 min0.97161Compare
254Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care18.1%3312.3%14.8%14.4%0.81254 min1.02480Compare
T255Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care18.2%3314.2%10.3%15.2%0.88240 min1.05421Compare
T255Orchard HospitalGridley, CA · Critical access18.2%————14.9%—177 min—24Compare
T257Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care18.4%33—9.5%15.7%1.18158 min1.04172Compare
T257St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care18.4%3313.9%12.2%13.9%1.06225 min0.99335Compare
259Dameron HospitalStockton, CA · Acute care18.5%2212.0%13.5%14.8%0.89152 min1.05211Compare
260Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care18.7%2311.7%14.1%15.4%0.82268 min1.09255Compare
T261Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care18.8%1312.4%11.4%16.0%0.97146 min1.16210Compare
T261Trinity HospitalWeaverville, CA · Critical access18.8%————14.5%—69 min—25Compare
263AHMC Seton Medical CenterDaly City, CA · Acute care18.9%1313.4%12.5%15.8%0.91210 min1.01191Compare
264Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree, CA · Acute care19.0%22—11.1%15.2%0.97154 min0.9259Compare
T265Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care19.1%32—11.6%14.4%0.96140 min0.98186Compare
T265Oak Valley Hospital DistrictOakdale, CA · Acute care19.1%1———15.9%0.98140 min0.83144Compare
267Fairchild Medical CenterYreka, CA · Critical access19.3%23—15.8%15.4%—140 min—28Compare
268Mercy Medical Center Of Mt ShastaMount Shasta, CA · Critical access19.8%44—10.7%14.7%—89 min—33Compare
269Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care19.9%2312.1%9.8%15.8%0.86—0.97241Compare
270St Rose HospitalHayward, CA · Acute care20.6%1213.2%11.2%16.5%1.02160 min1.12129Compare
271Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute care21.1%12—13.6%15.9%1.01171 min1.00170Compare
272Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville, CA · Acute care21.4%3211.5%12.2%14.9%1.08189 min1.02120Compare
273Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care21.7%1111.5%14.5%15.4%1.07264 min1.07341Compare

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).