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Hospitals in California with the largest Medicare value-based purchasing bonuses

246 California hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego, Scripps Green Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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246 hospitals ranked in California by value-based purchasing adjustment; 131 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalValue-based purchasing adjustmenthigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average+0.13%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco, CA · Acute care+2.72%44——14.9%0.97—0.85120Compare
2Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Acute care+2.37%44—13.3%13.7%1.01—0.87659Compare
3Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care+2.32%55—8.8%13.9%0.97—0.92173Compare
4L A Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+2.21%3———19.1%0.84—1.29187Compare
5Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FremontFremont, CA · Acute care+2.02%43——14.4%0.97—0.86193Compare
6Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care+1.94%44——15.2%0.88—0.84262Compare
7Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care+1.78%44—13.6%14.2%1.22126 min0.85204Compare
8Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care+1.73%44——14.8%0.91—0.91153Compare
9St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care+1.72%44—13.3%15.1%0.90133 min0.9576Compare
10Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · Acute care+1.71%44——15.2%0.99—0.89168Compare
11Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno, CA · Acute care+1.68%43——14.6%0.93—0.84169Compare
12Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville, CA · Acute care+1.63%43——14.7%1.10—0.84340Compare
13Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care+1.51%44—9.6%14.0%1.05136 min0.9652Compare
14Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · Acute care+1.45%23—9.8%15.0%1.02150 min0.96156Compare
15Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care+1.34%4410.5%7.6%14.5%0.98200 min0.94158Compare
16Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care+1.33%319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
17Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+1.31%43—9.9%14.9%0.92150 min0.95131Compare
18Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville, CA · Acute care+1.30%44——15.0%0.92—0.8672Compare
19Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care+1.29%54—12.7%13.3%1.04134 min0.9297Compare
20Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+1.27%53—10.3%15.2%0.98—0.90507Compare
T21Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care+1.24%5311.3%7.8%14.7%1.36177 min0.94380Compare
T21Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe, CA · Acute care+1.24%34—11.7%15.0%0.88132 min0.8764Compare
23Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · Acute care+1.23%43——14.7%1.17—0.86239Compare
24Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care+1.21%44—10.6%13.9%0.88144 min0.9057Compare
25Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care+1.18%5410.0%9.0%14.1%0.81176 min0.97301Compare
T26Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care+1.18%5410.7%9.4%14.6%0.90226 min0.95328Compare
T26Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care+1.18%23—9.1%15.3%1.14320 min0.83324Compare
28Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care+1.12%4311.0%6.7%15.7%0.75183 min1.09515Compare
29Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care+1.12%5412.5%9.1%14.7%0.91132 min0.94208Compare
30Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA · Acute care+1.11%54—14.0%14.8%1.03110 min0.89122Compare
31Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care+1.08%34——15.5%0.98—0.93438Compare
32Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care+1.03%548.9%7.7%13.8%1.38186 min0.97332Compare
33Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care+0.93%4410.0%9.7%14.1%1.48166 min0.94286Compare
34Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care+0.91%54—10.4%14.4%1.08149 min1.01122Compare
35UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care+0.90%539.1%7.8%14.3%1.02259 min0.99600Compare
36Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care+0.89%5311.8%10.5%14.4%1.03212 min0.96170Compare
37Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney, CA · Acute care+0.89%43——15.2%1.00—0.88352Compare
38Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care+0.88%43—9.2%15.3%0.89169 min0.98387Compare
39California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care+0.88%43—9.6%15.7%0.87204 min0.93120Compare
40Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael, CA · Acute care+0.87%43——14.6%0.96—0.90120Compare
41Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.86%54—7.7%15.8%0.79—0.97285Compare
42Chino Valley Medical CenterChino, CA · Acute care+0.85%42—9.1%16.1%0.88174 min1.03112Compare
43Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care+0.79%4311.7%11.3%13.7%0.86176 min0.95111Compare
44Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care+0.77%33——15.1%0.95—0.88173Compare
T45College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care+0.76%3———15.2%0.92322 min1.36157Compare
T45Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care+0.76%31—10.8%15.6%0.94134 min1.26150Compare
47Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · Acute care+0.73%339.0%11.7%15.0%0.87171 min0.91143Compare
T48Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey, CA · Acute care+0.71%42—8.1%15.1%0.89180 min1.04145Compare
T48UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care+0.71%4410.1%6.6%14.0%1.05276 min0.961,019Compare
50Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care+0.70%4412.2%10.7%15.9%0.98197 min0.98263Compare

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.

Value-based purchasing adjustment
Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
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.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).