Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest stroke death rate
233 California hospitals ranked by stroke 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.
| # | Hospital | Stroke death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower 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 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T48 | Sutter Amador Hospital | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 52 | Compare Sutter Amador Hospital |
| T48 | Adventist Health Simi Valley | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 149 | Compare Adventist Health Simi Valley |
| T48 | Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 238 | Compare Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital |
| T54 | Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 199 min, 20th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 175 | Compare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley |
| T54 | PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 237 min, 7th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 547 | Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier |
| T54 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 328 min, 1st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 631 | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| T54 | California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.5%, 89th 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 |
| T54 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | — | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 108 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro |
| T54 | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd 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 |
| T54 | Community Regional Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 794 | Compare Community Regional Medical Center |
| T61 | Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 8.9%, 100th 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 |
| T61 | Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 387 | Compare Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro |
| T61 | Enloe Health | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 298 | Compare Enloe Health |
| T61 | UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 288 | Compare UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital |
| T65 | Scripps Green Hospital | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 173 | Compare Scripps Green Hospital |
| T65 | Adventist Health Ukiah Valley | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 127 | Compare Adventist Health Ukiah Valley |
| T65 | Saint John's Health Center | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 317 | Compare Saint John's Health Center |
| T65 | Sharp Memorial Hospital | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 881 | Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital |
| T65 | Desert Valley Hospital | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd 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 |
| T65 | Sutter Solano Medical Center | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 111 | Compare Sutter Solano Medical Center |
| T65 | Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 106 | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta |
| T65 | San Dimas Community Hospital | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 101 | Compare San Dimas Community Hospital |
| T65 | Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 300 min, 1st percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 367 | Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center |
| T74 | Northridge Hospital Medical Center | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 90th 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 |
| T74 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd 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 |
| T74 | UCI Health-Orange | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 318 min, 1st percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 415 | Compare UCI Health-Orange |
| T74 | Adventist Health Tulare | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 112 | Compare Adventist Health Tulare |
| T74 | California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 153 | Compare California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital |
| T74 | Huntington Hospital | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | — | 3, 39th percentile | 8.8%, 100th 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 |
| T80 | Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th 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 |
| T80 | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 380 | Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center |
| T80 | Eden Medical Center | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 155 | Compare Eden Medical Center |
| T80 | Grossmont Hospital | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 536 | Compare Grossmont Hospital |
| T80 | Providence St Joseph Hospital | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 12.5%, 100th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 140 | Compare Providence St Joseph Hospital |
| T80 | San Ramon Regional Medical Center | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd 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 |
| T80 | Whittier Hospital Medical Center | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 103 min, 88th percentile | 1.34, 0th percentile | 178 | Compare Whittier Hospital Medical Center |
| T80 | Marian Regional Medical Center | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 15.9%, 0th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.67, 99th percentile | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 227 | Compare Marian Regional Medical Center |
| T80 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | 1.01, 38th percentile | 327 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara |
| T80 | Sutter Coast Hospital | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.8%, 2nd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 49 | Compare Sutter Coast Hospital |
| T90 | Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 97 | Compare Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital |
| T90 | Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 263 min, 3rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 301 | Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center |
| T90 | St Johns Regional Medical Center | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.7%, 100th 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 |
| T93 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | 0.90, 88th percentile | 507 | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles |
| T93 | Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 7.1%, 98th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 363 | Compare Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital |
| T93 | Kaweah Health Medical Center | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 480 | Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center |
| T93 | Chinese Hospital | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 65 | Compare Chinese Hospital |
| T93 | Doctors Hospital Of Manteca | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 73 | Compare Doctors Hospital Of Manteca |
| T93 | MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 284 min, 2nd percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 570 | Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center |
| T93 | Highland Hospital | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 613 | Compare Highland Hospital |
| T100 | USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 243 min, 6th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 158 | Compare USC Verdugo Hills Hospital |
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).