Hospital rankings
Top-rated hospitals in California
279 California hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Scripps Green Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
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.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- 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).