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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. 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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#HospitalPatients would recommendhigher 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 average873.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T242Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care7912—9.6%15.8%0.92209 min1.0881Compare
T242El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA · Acute care791211.8%12.1%15.3%0.89279 min0.97161Compare
T253San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas, CA · Acute care7822—9.7%15.5%0.87147 min1.14101Compare
T253Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care781213.0%10.8%15.3%0.93248 min1.04397Compare
255Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City, CA · Acute care77—1——16.2%0.97176 min1.1384Compare
T256Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care763210.1%12.1%14.8%0.81218 min1.04240Compare
T256John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio, CA · Acute care762212.8%14.0%15.9%0.91144 min0.97156Compare
T256Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care762111.0%9.2%15.8%0.75140 min1.19153Compare
T256UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care762111.0%7.9%16.0%1.07172 min1.09236Compare
260Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute care7512—13.6%15.9%1.01171 min1.00170Compare
T261Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care7431—10.8%15.6%0.94134 min1.26150Compare
T261East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care7411—12.2%14.9%0.96172 min1.19127Compare
T261Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach, CA · Acute care7411—9.6%14.8%0.90158 min1.25131Compare
T264Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care73219.6%6.0%17.3%0.82188 min1.09346Compare
T264UCI Health-LakewoodLakewood, CA · Acute care732111.5%10.8%15.6%1.15222 min1.16—Compare
T264Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care731111.5%14.5%15.4%1.07264 min1.07341Compare
T267Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care7231—10.1%14.9%0.79155 min1.42135Compare
T267Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care7231—8.6%15.1%0.84233 min1.3196Compare
T269Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care71319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
T269Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · Acute care712211.3%11.7%14.5%0.85186 min1.05282Compare
271Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care7011—10.4%16.3%0.90213 min1.20101Compare
272Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care6911—8.6%16.3%0.86138 min1.10180Compare
273Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care671112.6%8.6%19.3%0.94243 min0.88133Compare
T274Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care6631—7.4%13.7%0.67151 min1.38180Compare
T274Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet, CA · Acute care6611—9.0%14.6%0.87213 min1.09433Compare
276Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk, CA · Acute care6411—10.7%15.2%0.90157 min1.35117Compare

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).