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Hospitals in California with the highest patients would recommend

276 California hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Tahoe Forest Hospital, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos, Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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276 hospitals ranked in California by patients would recommend; 101 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Patients would recommendhigher 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
	National average	87		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
1	Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee, CA · Critical access	96, 99th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	9.4%, 81st percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	121 min, 73rd percentile	—	72	Compare Tahoe Forest Hospital
T2	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · Acute care	95, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	0.89, 90th percentile	168	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos
T2	Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyTehachapi, CA · Critical access	95, 98th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	—	170 min, 35th percentile	—	25	Compare Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
T4	Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	94, 96th 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
T4	Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	286	Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula
T4	Mercy Medical Center Of Mt ShastaMount Shasta, CA · Critical access	94, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.7%, 56th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	89 min, 95th percentile	—	33	Compare Mercy Medical Center Of Mt Shasta
T4	Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	185 min, 27th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	450	Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
T4	Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	12.8%, 100th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.88, 92nd percentile	70	Compare Hoag Orthopedic Institute
T9	Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.4%, 62nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	122	Compare Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
T9	Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	409	Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
T9	Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	7.7%, 96th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	—	0.97, 61st percentile	285	Compare Keck Hospital Of USC
T9	Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	75	Compare Novato Community Hospital
T9	Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd 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
T9	Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.6%, 10th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	126 min, 69th percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	204	Compare Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare Center
T9	Adventist Health Mendocino CoastFort Bragg, CA · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	9.0%, 86th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	133 min, 62nd percentile	—	25	Compare Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
T9	60th Medical Group (Travis AFB)Travis Afb, CA · Military	93, 92nd percentile	—	5, 97th percentile	—	—	—	—	139 min, 57th percentile	—	385	Compare 60th Medical Group (Travis AFB)
T9	Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	—	0.86, 94th percentile	30	Compare Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz
T18	Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.3%, 44th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	108 min, 84th percentile	—	25	Compare Adventist Health Howard Memorial
T18	Palo Alto VA Medical CenterPalo Alto, CA · Veterans Affairs	92, 87th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	2,046	Compare Palo Alto VA Medical Center
T18	Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	9.1%, 85th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	208	Compare Sequoia Hospital
T18	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.7%, 98th percentile	6.3%, 99th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	276 min, 2nd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	613	Compare Stanford Health Care
T18	Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care	92, 87th 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
T18	Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	242	Compare Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
T18	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	0.84, 96th percentile	262	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
T18	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	—	0.91, 86th percentile	153	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
T18	PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care	92, 87th 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
T18	Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	92, 87th 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
T18	Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.6%, 58th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	144 min, 53rd percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	57	Compare Sutter Davis Hospital
T18	UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	6.6%, 99th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	276 min, 2nd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	1,019	Compare UCSF Medical Center
T18	Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	170 min, 35th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	419	Compare Mercy General Hospital
T18	Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	—	0.98, 55th percentile	31	Compare Fresno Surgical Hospital
T32	Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.8%, 97th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	235 min, 7th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	569	Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
T32	French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	13.7%, 10th percentile	13.3%, 99th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	164 min, 39th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	135	Compare French Hospital Medical Center
T32	Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	176 min, 32nd percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	301	Compare Peninsula Medical Center
T32	Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care	91, 80th 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
T32	Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	226 min, 10th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	328	Compare Sutter Roseville Medical Center
T32	Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	212 min, 14th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	170	Compare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
T32	El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	471	Compare El Camino Health
T32	Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	9.1%, 85th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	413 min, 0th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	533	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center
T32	Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care	91, 80th 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
T32	San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Veterans Affairs	91, 80th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	120	Compare San Francisco VA Medical Center
T32	Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	7.6%, 96th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	200 min, 19th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	158	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
T32	Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	91, 80th 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
T32	Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.7%, 35th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.87, 93rd percentile	64	Compare Barton Memorial Hospital
T32	California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	91, 80th 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
T32	Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	0.93, 80th percentile	438	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario
T32	Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.4%, 9th percentile	14.0%, 8th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	242 min, 6th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	352	Compare Clovis Community Medical Center
T32	Adventist Health ReedleyReedley, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	—	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	144 min, 53rd percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	49	Compare Adventist Health Reedley
T32	NMC San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Military	91, 80th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	—	—	166 min, 38th percentile	—	2,050	Compare NMC San Diego
T50	Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	8.3%, 100th percentile	5.5%, 100th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	355 min, 0th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	877	Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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.

Patients would recommend: HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
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).