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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	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Patients' overall ratinghigher is better	Compare
	National average	87	3.3	88
1	Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee, CA · Critical access	96, 99th percentile	5, 97th percentile	96, 100th percentile	Compare Tahoe Forest Hospital
T2	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · Acute care	95, 98th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos
T2	Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyTehachapi, CA · Critical access	95, 98th percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
T4	Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Scripps Green Hospital
T4	Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula
T4	Mercy Medical Center Of Mt ShastaMount Shasta, CA · Critical access	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center Of Mt Shasta
T4	Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
T4	Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Hoag Orthopedic Institute
T9	Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
T9	Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
T9	Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Keck Hospital Of USC
T9	Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Novato Community Hospital
T9	Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
T9	Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare Center
T9	Adventist Health Mendocino CoastFort Bragg, CA · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
T9	60th Medical Group (Travis AFB)Travis Afb, CA · Military	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare 60th Medical Group (Travis AFB)
T9	Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz
T18	Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Adventist Health Howard Memorial
T18	Palo Alto VA Medical CenterPalo Alto, CA · Veterans Affairs	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Palo Alto VA Medical Center
T18	Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Sequoia Hospital
T18	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care
T18	Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	3, 39th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center
T18	Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
T18	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
T18	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
T18	PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
T18	Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital
T18	Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Sutter Davis Hospital
T18	UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare UCSF Medical Center
T18	Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Mercy General Hospital
T18	Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Fresno Surgical Hospital
T32	Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
T32	French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare French Hospital Medical Center
T32	Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Peninsula Medical Center
T32	Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
T32	Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Sutter Roseville Medical Center
T32	Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
T32	El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare El Camino Health
T32	Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center
T32	Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center
T32	San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Veterans Affairs	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare San Francisco VA Medical Center
T32	Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
T32	Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
T32	Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Barton Memorial Hospital
T32	California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
T32	Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario
T32	Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Clovis Community Medical Center
T32	Adventist Health ReedleyReedley, CA · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Reedley
T32	NMC San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Military	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare NMC San Diego
T50	Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	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).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Patients' overall rating: HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).