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Hospitals in California with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

306 California hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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306 hospitals ranked in California by hospital-wide readmission rate; 71 more match but have no reported value.

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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
T149Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi, CA · Acute care15.0%11.8%10.7%17.2%8.4%—11.9%Compare
T149Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · Acute care15.0%9.0%11.7%15.0%7.9%—12.0%Compare
T149Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care15.0%—11.9%16.6%8.6%—10.4%Compare
T149Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe, CA · Acute care15.0%—11.7%13.7%———Compare
T149California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.0%10.5%9.8%14.3%10.3%2.6%10.1%Compare
T149Northern Inyo HospitalBishop, CA · Critical access15.0%—14.0%14.5%9.3%——Compare
T149Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care15.0%11.1%9.9%16.4%7.6%—11.6%Compare
T149Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley, CA · Acute care15.0%—10.8%15.0%8.4%—9.3%Compare
T149Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care15.0%12.3%12.1%16.2%7.5%4.9%8.2%Compare
T149Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · Acute care15.0%—9.8%17.3%———Compare
T149Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care15.0%—11.0%16.6%8.2%—9.6%Compare
T149Casa Colina HospitalPomona, CA · Acute care15.0%——14.8%———Compare
T149Colorado River Medical CenterNeedles, CA · Critical access15.0%——————Compare
T149Community Memorial Hospital - OjaiOjai, CA · Critical access15.0%——14.8%———Compare
T165Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care15.1%11.0%8.4%14.2%10.3%2.0%10.5%Compare
T165Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena, CA · Acute care15.1%11.3%11.5%13.3%8.3%—12.5%Compare
T165Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey, CA · Acute care15.1%—8.1%12.5%6.5%—11.4%Compare
T165Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · Acute care15.1%11.1%8.4%11.0%8.7%2.5%10.3%Compare
T165St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care15.1%—13.3%15.6%9.4%—11.2%Compare
T165Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care15.1%12.4%13.5%17.8%8.2%—9.2%Compare
T165Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care15.1%—————13.4%Compare
T165Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care15.1%11.7%11.3%17.5%7.7%—11.0%Compare
T165Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care15.1%—8.6%12.4%9.1%—11.2%Compare
T165Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · Acute care15.1%11.6%11.0%13.6%6.7%—10.0%Compare
T165Healdsburg HospitalHealdsburg, CA · Critical access15.1%——16.5%———Compare
T165Mammoth HospitalMammoth Lakes, CA · Critical access15.1%——————Compare
T165Plumas District HospitalQuincy, CA · Critical access15.1%——16.9%———Compare
T165Southern Monterey County Memorial HospitalKing City, CA · Critical access15.1%——————Compare
T179Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Acute care15.2%—10.3%17.5%——10.7%Compare
T179Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care15.2%12.1%10.6%17.8%6.8%2.3%12.1%Compare
T179Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney, CA · Acute care15.2%——16.8%——9.8%Compare
T179Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care15.2%——14.0%——12.9%Compare
T179Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · Acute care15.2%—————11.9%Compare
T179Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care15.2%—9.6%10.9%9.5%—11.3%Compare
T179Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care15.2%11.1%7.7%11.9%8.5%—9.6%Compare
T179UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.2%11.8%9.6%9.3%7.4%—9.4%Compare
T179University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care15.2%11.2%9.7%10.1%7.2%2.2%10.1%Compare
T179Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care15.2%14.2%10.3%18.2%9.7%3.4%11.3%Compare
T179California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.2%—10.0%15.1%——10.4%Compare
T179College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care15.2%——11.4%8.7%——Compare
T179Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora, CA · Acute care15.2%11.3%10.8%15.4%9.2%—12.7%Compare
T179Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care15.2%—————9.0%Compare
T179Mark Twain Medical CenterSan Andreas, CA · Critical access15.2%—10.0%17.9%9.3%——Compare
T179Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care15.2%12.5%10.7%15.3%9.4%—7.4%Compare
T179Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care15.2%—11.4%15.7%8.1%—12.6%Compare
T179Chapman Global Medical CenterOrange, CA · Acute care15.2%——13.3%———Compare
T179Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree, CA · Acute care15.2%—11.1%19.0%9.8%—11.2%Compare
T179San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care15.2%—11.3%15.4%——12.2%Compare
T179Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.2%12.2%7.5%14.5%7.2%—10.3%Compare
T179Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk, CA · Acute care15.2%—10.7%13.7%———Compare

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.

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke patients.