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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%
T179John C Fremont Healthcare DistrictMariposa, CA · Critical access15.2%—12.3%14.3%9.0%——Compare
T202Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care15.3%—9.2%13.8%9.3%—10.2%Compare
T202Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care15.3%11.1%10.5%15.5%6.9%—10.0%Compare
T202Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care15.3%12.8%10.6%15.7%9.0%1.8%11.0%Compare
T202Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City, CA · Acute care15.3%—————13.6%Compare
T202Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care15.3%—14.5%16.4%——11.5%Compare
T202Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care15.3%11.2%11.3%14.5%9.7%—13.5%Compare
T202Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care15.3%——11.1%———Compare
T202Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care15.3%11.5%7.7%13.7%9.1%—11.1%Compare
T202Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care15.3%—12.7%15.5%9.9%——Compare
T202Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care15.3%—————10.1%Compare
T202Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care15.3%—9.1%15.1%8.8%—8.0%Compare
T202MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care15.3%12.0%10.5%13.7%6.8%2.1%10.7%Compare
T202El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA · Acute care15.3%11.8%12.1%18.0%10.2%—12.4%Compare
T202Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care15.3%—11.5%17.7%——13.1%Compare
T202Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care15.3%13.0%10.8%17.1%10.1%—15.6%Compare
T202Mountains Community HospitalLake Arrowhead, CA · Critical access15.3%——————Compare
T202Pacifica Hospital Of The ValleySun Valley, CA · Acute care15.3%——————Compare
T219Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care15.4%10.3%7.7%13.0%7.9%2.3%9.3%Compare
T219Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care15.4%12.1%7.9%12.2%9.1%—10.3%Compare
T219VA Long Beach Healthcare SystemLong Beach, CA · Veterans Affairs15.4%10.5%7.3%8.8%8.8%——Compare
T219Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care15.4%—8.9%14.2%8.7%—10.5%Compare
T219Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care15.4%12.4%11.2%16.2%9.8%2.8%10.2%Compare
T219Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care15.4%11.7%14.1%18.7%10.1%3.4%11.8%Compare
T219Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton, CA · Acute care15.4%—12.7%16.6%7.2%—11.9%Compare
T219California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care15.4%—10.2%11.9%——9.2%Compare
T219Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care15.4%13.4%14.0%17.6%9.1%2.4%9.6%Compare
T219Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care15.4%11.9%12.0%15.9%10.8%—12.3%Compare
T219Fairchild Medical CenterYreka, CA · Critical access15.4%—15.8%19.3%12.1%—23.7%Compare
T219Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care15.4%11.5%14.5%21.7%11.4%—15.1%Compare
T219UCI Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · Acute care15.4%14.1%9.7%13.8%9.1%—10.9%Compare
T219Glenn Medical CenterWillows, CA · Critical access15.4%——16.4%———Compare
T219Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.4%——14.9%———Compare
T219Santa Ynez Valley Cottage HospitalSolvang, CA · Critical access15.4%——11.5%———Compare
T235Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care15.5%——16.0%——15.8%Compare
T235San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care15.5%11.9%8.9%15.7%9.4%2.3%16.7%Compare
T235NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care15.5%13.0%10.4%13.7%7.4%3.7%12.6%Compare
T235San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas, CA · Acute care15.5%—9.7%16.7%——10.3%Compare
T235Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · Acute care15.5%—12.5%15.4%——14.4%Compare
T240Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care15.6%10.4%8.0%10.4%8.2%2.2%10.4%Compare
T240Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyTehachapi, CA · Critical access15.6%—11.6%17.9%———Compare
T240Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care15.6%—10.8%10.6%8.1%——Compare
T240Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care15.6%—9.2%15.6%——15.1%Compare
T240Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care15.6%12.7%11.3%15.6%7.1%1.7%8.5%Compare
T240UCI Health-LakewoodLakewood, CA · Acute care15.6%11.5%10.8%12.2%8.4%2.0%14.5%Compare
T240Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville, CA · Acute care15.6%—13.6%17.7%7.3%—12.5%Compare
T247California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.7%—9.6%13.4%8.5%—11.6%Compare
T247Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care15.7%11.0%6.7%11.9%7.0%2.1%9.3%Compare
T247Adventist Health White Memorial MontebelloMontebello, CA · Acute care15.7%—11.8%13.1%———Compare
T247Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care15.7%—9.5%18.4%9.9%—11.5%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.