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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
T194Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care21—11.5%15.3%1.01306 min0.98222Compare
T194Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care2112.6%8.8%16.3%1.40313 min0.89553Compare
T194Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute care21—13.6%15.9%1.01171 min1.00170Compare
T194St Rose HospitalHayward, CA · Acute care2113.2%11.2%16.5%1.02160 min1.12129Compare
T194Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care2113.0%10.8%15.3%0.93248 min1.04397Compare
T194Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care2112.7%9.0%15.7%0.86208 min1.16362Compare
T257Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care13—10.8%15.6%0.94134 min1.26150Compare
T257Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care13—10.1%14.9%0.79155 min1.42135Compare
T257Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care13—7.4%13.7%0.67151 min1.38180Compare
T257Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care13—8.6%15.1%0.84233 min1.3196Compare
T257Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care139.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
T257Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care129.6%6.0%17.3%0.82188 min1.09346Compare
T257Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove, CA · Acute care12—9.1%16.6%0.86134 min1.17167Compare
T257Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care129.9%10.4%14.2%1.05228 min0.99212Compare
T257Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care1211.0%9.2%15.8%0.75140 min1.19153Compare
T257UCI Health-LakewoodLakewood, CA · Acute care1211.5%10.8%15.6%1.15222 min1.16—Compare
T257UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care1211.0%7.9%16.0%1.07172 min1.09236Compare
T257Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care1111.5%14.5%15.4%1.07264 min1.07341Compare
T257Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk, CA · Acute care11—10.7%15.2%0.90157 min1.35117Compare
T257East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care11—12.2%14.9%0.96172 min1.19127Compare
T257Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet, CA · Acute care11—9.0%14.6%0.87213 min1.09433Compare
T257Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach, CA · Acute care11—9.6%14.8%0.90158 min1.25131Compare
T257Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care11—8.6%16.3%0.86138 min1.10180Compare
T257Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care1112.6%8.6%19.3%0.94243 min0.88133Compare
T257Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care11—10.4%16.3%0.90213 min1.20101Compare
T257Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City, CA · Acute care1———16.2%0.97176 min1.1384Compare

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).