Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the highest appropriate sepsis care
270 California hospitals ranked by appropriate sepsis care in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 65.0% | 162 min | 2.0% | 78.0% | ||
| T50 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center |
| T50 | Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas |
| T50 | Adventist Health Sonora | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 171 min, 35th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 82.0%, 55th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Sonora |
| T50 | College Medical Center | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 322 min, 1st percentile | 9.0%, 1st percentile | 60.0%, 22nd percentile | Compare College Medical Center |
| T50 | West Anaheim Medical Center | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 55.0%, 17th percentile | Compare West Anaheim Medical Center |
| T50 | Healdsburg Hospital | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 94 min, 93rd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare Healdsburg Hospital |
| T57 | St Mary Medical Center | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 51.0%, 14th percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T57 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital | 81.0%, 87th percentile | — | — | 70.0%, 35th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital |
| T57 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco | 81.0%, 87th percentile | — | — | 72.0%, 38th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco |
| T57 | PIH Health Downey Hospital | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 242 min, 6th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 72.0%, 38th percentile | Compare PIH Health Downey Hospital |
| T57 | Mercy General Hospital | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Mercy General Hospital |
| T57 | Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 66.0%, 30th percentile | Compare Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District |
| T57 | Adventist Health Simi Valley | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Simi Valley |
| T57 | Redlands Community Hospital | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 231 min, 8th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Redlands Community Hospital |
| T57 | San Mateo Medical Center | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare San Mateo Medical Center |
| T66 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles | 80.0%, 85th percentile | — | — | 70.0%, 35th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles |
| T66 | Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | 80.0%, 85th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital |
| T66 | MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 80.0%, 85th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center |
| T66 | San Ramon Regional Medical Center | 80.0%, 85th percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 72.0%, 38th percentile | Compare San Ramon Regional Medical Center |
| T66 | Kaweah Health Medical Center | 80.0%, 85th percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center |
| T71 | El Camino Health | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 78.0%, 47th percentile | Compare El Camino Health |
| T71 | Grossmont Hospital | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 72.0%, 38th percentile | Compare Grossmont Hospital |
| T71 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | — | — | 54.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville |
| T71 | Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 56.0%, 18th percentile | Compare Providence Holy Cross Medical Center |
| T71 | St Johns Regional Medical Center | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 66.0%, 30th percentile | Compare St Johns Regional Medical Center |
| T71 | PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 230 min, 9th percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T77 | Keck Hospital Of USC | 78.0%, 81st percentile | — | — | 87.0%, 65th percentile | Compare Keck Hospital Of USC |
| T77 | Sutter Delta Medical Center | 78.0%, 81st percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 74.0%, 41st percentile | Compare Sutter Delta Medical Center |
| T77 | St Bernardine Medical Center | 78.0%, 81st percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare St Bernardine Medical Center |
| T80 | French Hospital Medical Center | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare French Hospital Medical Center |
| T80 | Peninsula Medical Center | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Peninsula Medical Center |
| T80 | Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 61.0%, 23rd percentile | Compare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance |
| T80 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City | 77.0%, 79th percentile | — | — | 58.0%, 20th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City |
| T80 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside | 77.0%, 79th percentile | — | — | 64.0%, 27th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside |
| T80 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital |
| T80 | Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 70.0%, 35th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Folsom |
| T80 | Saint John's Health Center | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 59.0%, 21st percentile | Compare Saint John's Health Center |
| T80 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento |
| T80 | Adventist Health White Memorial | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 199 min, 20th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Adventist Health White Memorial |
| T80 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara | 77.0%, 79th percentile | — | — | 68.0%, 32nd percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara |
| T80 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch | 77.0%, 79th percentile | — | — | 50.0%, 13th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch |
| T92 | Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 40.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital |
| T92 | Adventist Health Ukiah Valley | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Adventist Health Ukiah Valley |
| T92 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno | 76.0%, 77th percentile | — | — | 69.0%, 34th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno |
| T92 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos | 76.0%, 77th percentile | — | — | 78.0%, 47th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos |
| T92 | St Elizabeth Community Hospital | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 81.0%, 53rd percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Community Hospital |
| T92 | Mercy Medical Center | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 72.0%, 38th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| T92 | Sierra View Medical Center | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 189 min, 25th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 81.0%, 53rd percentile | Compare Sierra View Medical Center |
| T92 | Clovis Community Medical Center | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 242 min, 6th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Clovis Community Medical Center |
| T100 | Adventist Health St Helena | 75.0%, 74th percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Adventist Health St Helena |
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.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.