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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. Leading: Providence St Joseph Hospital, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp. 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%
1Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care12.5%12.3%13.0%14.2%7.7%—10.5%Compare
2Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA · Acute care12.8%——————Compare
T3Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care13.0%10.8%9.4%12.6%6.8%—8.7%Compare
T3John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care13.0%10.0%9.8%12.5%6.4%—14.1%Compare
T5French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care13.3%11.3%13.7%14.8%8.9%2.5%9.5%Compare
T5Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care13.3%—12.7%16.0%9.5%—10.6%Compare
7Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care13.4%9.8%8.9%13.7%6.9%2.0%11.2%Compare
T8Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care13.5%12.3%11.2%13.2%8.8%2.1%8.3%Compare
T8Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding, CA · Acute care13.5%12.4%12.4%16.3%9.4%3.0%11.9%Compare
10MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care13.6%11.2%11.3%15.7%9.2%2.0%12.1%Compare
T11MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care13.7%9.6%9.5%11.4%8.5%1.9%9.3%Compare
T11Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Acute care13.7%—13.3%———12.3%Compare
T11Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care13.7%11.7%11.3%15.1%8.7%—12.9%Compare
T11Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care13.7%—7.4%8.1%5.6%——Compare
T11Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care13.7%15.9%10.7%15.4%8.8%3.7%10.5%Compare
T16Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care13.8%8.9%7.7%11.2%8.9%2.0%10.2%Compare
T16Sutter Lakeside HospitalLakeport, CA · Critical access13.8%—10.7%14.2%8.7%——Compare
T18Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care13.9%—8.8%11.7%7.4%—10.3%Compare
T18St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care13.9%8.7%10.1%14.6%8.8%2.0%10.6%Compare
T18Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care13.9%—10.6%14.1%9.7%—8.9%Compare
T18Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · Acute care13.9%—10.6%13.3%9.3%—14.6%Compare
T18St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care13.9%13.9%12.2%18.4%7.5%2.4%9.0%Compare
T18Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City, CA · Acute care13.9%—15.8%17.2%9.7%—10.5%Compare
T24Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care14.0%10.2%8.8%14.7%9.7%1.8%11.0%Compare
T24St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care14.0%11.1%8.3%14.2%6.7%—13.5%Compare
T24Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care14.0%12.5%9.5%10.3%8.6%2.9%10.1%Compare
T24John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care14.0%10.4%8.0%13.5%7.6%1.2%13.0%Compare
T24Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care14.0%—9.6%14.0%7.4%—10.0%Compare
T24UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care14.0%10.1%6.6%10.3%7.5%1.9%9.6%Compare
T24Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care14.0%13.1%11.4%16.1%11.3%2.4%13.6%Compare
T24USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care14.0%14.3%9.6%13.4%6.6%1.8%10.9%Compare
T24Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care14.0%—11.0%15.3%7.2%——Compare
T33Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care14.1%10.0%9.0%14.8%7.1%2.5%9.4%Compare
T33Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care14.1%10.0%9.7%16.4%6.8%2.3%8.0%Compare
T33Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care14.1%11.1%10.5%15.6%10.7%2.1%10.6%Compare
T33Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care14.1%12.0%9.3%14.2%8.5%—12.5%Compare
T37Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care14.2%—8.8%16.4%7.2%—12.3%Compare
T37Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care14.2%12.0%10.5%12.8%7.2%2.4%8.7%Compare
T37Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care14.2%10.5%12.6%13.5%7.7%1.5%10.9%Compare
T37Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care14.2%—13.6%11.5%7.9%—12.5%Compare
T37Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care14.2%9.9%10.4%15.7%8.4%—12.3%Compare
T42Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care14.3%8.3%5.5%9.5%5.9%1.7%11.6%Compare
T42Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care14.3%11.4%7.1%9.4%6.8%—10.7%Compare
T42UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care14.3%9.1%7.8%11.0%6.2%1.4%9.4%Compare
T42Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care14.3%11.1%9.3%11.7%6.6%3.3%8.2%Compare
T42Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care14.3%12.2%11.1%13.4%9.9%—9.9%Compare
T42Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care14.3%11.9%11.2%16.2%7.3%—10.3%Compare
T42Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · Acute care14.3%—11.9%15.2%9.6%—19.4%Compare
T42Good Samaritan Hospital, LPBakersfield, CA · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T42Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care14.3%——————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.