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Hospitals in California with the highest patient survey star rating

276 California hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating 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 patient survey star rating; 101 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterOverall 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 average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T60MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care3411.2%11.3%13.6%0.98206 min1.06325Compare
T60Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · Acute care3412.3%9.9%14.9%0.96174 min0.94106Compare
T60Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care3410.4%8.0%15.6%0.78215 min1.09435Compare
T60PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care3410.9%9.5%16.5%0.86242 min0.99199Compare
T60Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma, CA · Acute care34—11.6%14.5%0.89170 min0.9799Compare
T60Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care3411.1%7.7%15.2%0.93154 min1.01257Compare
T60Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care34—9.2%15.3%0.89169 min0.98387Compare
T60Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · Acute care3411.8%12.0%14.5%0.85152 min0.98171Compare
T60Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care3412.3%13.0%12.5%0.68174 min0.96140Compare
T60Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care3411.1%10.5%14.1%0.79263 min1.06301Compare
T60Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care349.5%7.9%14.5%0.90312 min0.99445Compare
T60Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · Acute care3411.1%8.4%15.1%0.86185 min1.02317Compare
T60San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care3412.4%8.0%14.8%0.95138 min1.21273Compare
T60San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care3410.8%10.2%14.7%0.83151 min0.97123Compare
T60Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care3411.1%10.5%15.3%0.92194 min1.04700Compare
T60Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care3411.1%9.3%14.3%1.12194 min0.94306Compare
T60St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care348.7%10.1%13.9%0.85165 min1.02265Compare
T60Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care3410.2%11.8%14.9%0.99192 min1.00523Compare
T60Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · Acute care34—10.6%13.9%0.84165 min0.9882Compare
T60Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care3412.8%10.6%15.3%0.95215 min1.04140Compare
T60USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · Acute care3412.0%7.4%15.8%0.90243 min0.99158Compare
T60University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care3411.2%9.7%15.2%0.98328 min1.00631Compare
T60VA Long Beach Healthcare SystemLong Beach, CA · Veterans Affairs3410.5%7.3%15.4%0.99——1,544Compare
T60Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care3312.4%13.5%15.1%0.76180 min0.99235Compare
T60Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi, CA · Acute care3311.8%10.7%15.0%0.98188 min1.00190Compare
T60Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · Acute care339.0%11.7%15.0%0.87171 min0.91143Compare
T60Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care33—11.9%15.0%0.95198 min1.02112Compare
T60Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care3314.2%10.3%15.2%0.88240 min1.05421Compare
T60California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care33—10.0%15.2%0.98160 min0.99153Compare
T60Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care3312.4%11.2%15.4%0.99188 min0.99298Compare
T60Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care33——14.6%1.02—1.00269Compare
T60Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City, CA · Acute care33——15.3%0.89—0.99251Compare
T60Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care33——15.2%1.14—0.88362Compare
T60Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care33—9.2%15.6%0.91—1.02293Compare
T60Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care33——14.8%0.89—0.91247Compare
T60Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care33——15.1%0.95—0.88173Compare
T60Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care3312.3%14.8%14.4%0.81254 min1.02480Compare
T60Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CenterDowney, CA · Acute care33——14.9%0.92—1.03395Compare
T60Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda, CA · Acute care33————232 min—343Compare
T60Loma Linda VA Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Veterans Affairs3310.3%7.8%14.7%0.97———Compare
T60Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care3315.9%10.7%13.7%0.67175 min0.94227Compare
T60Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care33—14.5%15.3%0.94152 min1.0048Compare
T60Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
T60Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care3311.7%11.3%15.1%0.74224 min0.95186Compare
T60Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · Acute care3314.6%12.9%14.8%0.77197 min0.99370Compare
T60Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care3312.5%10.7%15.2%0.85185 min0.94158Compare
T60Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care33—9.5%15.7%1.18158 min1.04172Compare
T60Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care33—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min1.43193Compare
T60Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · Acute care3311.2%7.9%15.7%0.82160 min1.04245Compare
T60Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care3311.2%8.0%16.5%0.95200 min1.01360Compare

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.

Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality 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).