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Hospitals in California with the lowest stroke death rate

233 California hospitals ranked by stroke death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento, Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula, Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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233 hospitals ranked in California by stroke death rate; 144 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalStroke 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 average11.9%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care7.4%3312.5%10.7%15.2%0.85185 min0.94158Compare
T2Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care8.0%4410.0%9.7%14.1%1.48166 min0.94286Compare
T2Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care8.0%23—9.1%15.3%1.14320 min0.83324Compare
T4Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care8.2%4311.1%9.3%14.3%1.12194 min0.94306Compare
T4Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care8.2%2212.3%12.1%15.0%0.90194 min0.98173Compare
6Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care8.3%3312.3%11.2%13.5%0.76163 min1.04346Compare
7Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care8.5%2212.7%11.3%15.6%0.84139 min1.02474Compare
T8Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care8.7%549.7%6.3%14.7%0.86276 min0.98613Compare
T8Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care8.7%4210.8%9.4%13.0%0.87208 min0.97555Compare
T8Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care8.7%4412.0%10.5%14.2%1.14183 min1.00222Compare
11Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care8.8%2312.1%14.8%16.7%0.95178 min1.00272Compare
T12San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care8.9%4312.4%8.0%14.8%0.95138 min1.21273Compare
T12Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care8.9%44—10.6%13.9%0.88144 min0.9057Compare
T12Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care8.9%219.6%6.0%17.3%0.82188 min1.09346Compare
T15Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care9.0%33——15.2%1.14—0.88362Compare
T15St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care9.0%3313.9%12.2%13.9%1.06225 min0.99335Compare
T17PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care9.1%4310.9%9.5%16.5%0.86242 min0.99199Compare
T17St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care9.1%2212.4%9.8%15.7%1.03176 min1.05291Compare
T19MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · Acute care9.2%4313.0%8.7%14.8%1.03154 min1.05210Compare
T19Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care9.2%3312.4%13.5%15.1%0.76180 min0.99235Compare
T19California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care9.2%22—10.2%15.4%1.06254 min1.05309Compare
T22MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care9.3%539.6%9.5%13.7%1.04176 min0.98325Compare
T22Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care9.3%5412.5%9.1%14.7%0.91132 min0.94208Compare
T22Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA · Acute care9.3%54—14.0%14.8%1.03110 min0.89122Compare
T22Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care9.3%4311.0%6.7%15.7%0.75183 min1.09515Compare
T22Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care9.3%4310.3%7.7%15.4%0.83159 min1.02273Compare
T22Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care9.3%3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
T22Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care9.3%3413.2%12.8%14.7%1.43170 min1.00419Compare
T22Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley, CA · Acute care9.3%32—10.8%15.0%1.15191 min0.8799Compare
T22Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care9.3%3311.2%8.0%16.5%0.95200 min1.01360Compare
T22Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care9.3%2312.1%8.9%16.2%0.92169 min0.99265Compare
T32Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care9.4%5410.0%9.0%14.1%0.81176 min0.97301Compare
T32UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care9.4%539.1%7.8%14.3%1.02259 min0.99600Compare
T32UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care9.4%4211.8%9.6%15.2%0.96166 min0.99275Compare
35French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care9.5%5311.3%13.7%13.3%0.71164 min0.93135Compare
T36El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care9.6%4411.8%8.9%14.5%1.02163 min1.01471Compare
T36Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care9.6%4311.1%7.7%15.2%0.93154 min1.01257Compare
T36UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care9.6%4410.1%6.6%14.0%1.05276 min0.961,019Compare
T36Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care9.6%2313.4%14.0%15.4%1.16242 min1.05352Compare
T36Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care9.6%24—11.0%15.0%1.11119 min1.0183Compare
T41Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care9.7%3210.5%7.2%14.7%0.64206 min0.99447Compare
T41Adventist Health ClearlakeClearlake, CA · Critical access9.7%24—12.6%14.7%—160 min—32Compare
T41Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care9.7%2312.1%9.8%15.8%0.86—0.97241Compare
T44Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney, CA · Acute care9.8%43——15.2%1.00—0.88352Compare
T44Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care9.8%11—8.6%16.3%0.86138 min1.10180Compare
T46Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care9.9%3312.2%11.1%14.3%0.83145 min0.97124Compare
T46Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care9.9%319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
T48Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care10.0%5410.7%9.4%14.6%0.90226 min0.95328Compare
T48Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care10.0%4410.5%7.6%14.5%0.98200 min0.94158Compare
T48Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care10.0%4311.1%10.5%15.3%0.92194 min1.04700Compare

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.

Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke 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).