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% | ||
| T251 | Orange County Global Medical Center | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare Orange County Global Medical Center |
| T251 | Memorial Hospital Of Gardena | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 39.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Memorial Hospital Of Gardena |
| T253 | AHMC Seton Medical Center | 42.0%, 10th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 41.0%, 8th percentile | Compare AHMC Seton Medical Center |
| T253 | Coast Plaza Hospital | 42.0%, 10th percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 40.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Coast Plaza Hospital |
| 255 | Community Hospital Of Huntington Park | 41.0%, 9th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 43.0%, 9th percentile | Compare Community Hospital Of Huntington Park |
| T256 | Coastal Communities Hospital | 37.0%, 6th percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 64.0%, 27th percentile | Compare Coastal Communities Hospital |
| T256 | Kern Medical Center | 37.0%, 6th percentile | 306 min, 1st percentile | 11.0%, 0th percentile | 66.0%, 30th percentile | Compare Kern Medical Center |
| 258 | Chapman Global Medical Center | 35.0%, 5th percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 52.0%, 15th percentile | Compare Chapman Global Medical Center |
| T259 | Los Angeles Community Hospital | 34.0%, 4th percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare Los Angeles Community Hospital |
| T259 | Victor Valley Global Medical Center | 34.0%, 4th percentile | 213 min, 13th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 48.0%, 12th percentile | Compare Victor Valley Global Medical Center |
| 261 | Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 33.0%, 4th percentile | 237 min, 7th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Southern California Hospital At Hollywood |
| 262 | Foothill Regional Medical Center | 31.0%, 3rd percentile | 155 min, 46th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare Foothill Regional Medical Center |
| T263 | UCSF Medical Center | 28.0%, 3rd percentile | 276 min, 2nd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 79.0%, 49th percentile | Compare UCSF Medical Center |
| T263 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 28.0%, 3rd percentile | 328 min, 1st percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| 265 | Desert Valley Hospital | 26.0%, 2nd percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 53.0%, 16th percentile | Compare Desert Valley Hospital |
| 266 | John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital | 20.0%, 1st percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital |
| 267 | Loma Linda University Children's Hospital | 19.0%, 1st percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 70.0%, 35th percentile | Compare Loma Linda University Children's Hospital |
| 268 | Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center | 15.0%, 1st percentile | — | — | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center |
| 269 | Colusa Medical Center | 11.0%, 1st percentile | 113 min, 80th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 52.0%, 15th percentile | Compare Colusa Medical Center |
| 270 | Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley | 0.0%, 0th percentile | 227 min, 10th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 60.0%, 22nd percentile | Compare Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley |
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.