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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. 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
51Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care+0.68%1112.6%8.6%19.3%0.94243 min0.88133Compare
52Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah, CA · Acute care+0.66%43—9.9%14.4%0.92148 min0.95127Compare
T53UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care+0.66%4211.8%9.6%15.2%0.96166 min0.99275Compare
T53Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree, CA · Acute care+0.66%22—11.1%15.2%0.97154 min0.9259Compare
T55French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care+0.64%5311.3%13.7%13.3%0.71164 min0.93135Compare
T55California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care+0.64%3410.5%9.8%15.0%1.05198 min0.95608Compare
57Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · Acute care+0.63%4312.3%9.9%14.9%0.96174 min0.94106Compare
58Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care+0.63%33——14.8%0.89—0.91247Compare
T59Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care+0.62%54—10.0%14.4%0.85156 min0.9375Compare
T59Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care+0.62%549.7%6.3%14.7%0.86276 min0.98613Compare
61Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.59%538.3%5.5%14.3%1.06355 min1.04877Compare
62Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care+0.56%219.6%6.0%17.3%0.82188 min1.09346Compare
63Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care+0.56%33——15.2%1.14—0.88362Compare
T64Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care+0.53%3210.2%8.1%15.8%0.84167 min0.93148Compare
T64Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care+0.53%2412.6%—14.6%0.97—0.87475Compare
66Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care+0.53%539.8%8.9%13.4%0.88235 min1.01569Compare
67Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside, CA · Acute care+0.52%43——14.7%0.85—0.97226Compare
68Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra, CA · Acute care+0.52%4311.4%10.7%14.7%0.95133 min1.18144Compare
69Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley, CA · Acute care+0.51%32—10.8%15.0%1.15191 min0.8799Compare
T70Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care+0.50%4211.1%6.9%16.0%0.86196 min1.11334Compare
T70MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · Acute care+0.50%4313.0%8.7%14.8%1.03154 min1.05210Compare
72Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care+0.49%5311.0%8.4%15.1%0.90291 min0.97366Compare
73USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · Acute care+0.47%4312.0%7.4%15.8%0.90243 min0.99158Compare
74San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care+0.45%4312.4%8.0%14.8%0.95138 min1.21273Compare
75Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care+0.44%5312.5%9.5%14.0%0.79199 min1.01175Compare
76Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · Acute care+0.43%4311.8%12.0%14.5%0.85152 min0.98171Compare
77Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care+0.41%43——14.4%0.93—1.04251Compare
78El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care+0.40%4411.8%8.9%14.5%1.02163 min1.01471Compare
79Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.39%31—7.4%13.7%0.67151 min1.38180Compare
80Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care+0.38%4310.4%8.0%15.6%0.78215 min1.09435Compare
81Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CenterDowney, CA · Acute care+0.38%33——14.9%0.92—1.03395Compare
82Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care+0.36%3312.2%11.1%14.3%0.83145 min0.97124Compare
T83John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care+0.36%4310.4%8.0%14.0%1.02145 min0.97303Compare
T83Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care+0.36%11—8.6%16.3%0.86138 min1.10180Compare
85Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care+0.35%43—8.8%14.2%1.08171 min0.96164Compare
86Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care+0.33%32——15.3%0.90153 min1.23106Compare
87Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care+0.31%33—14.5%15.3%0.94152 min1.0048Compare
88Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care+0.29%4410.5%12.6%14.2%0.94185 min1.01450Compare
89Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care+0.28%2312.2%7.5%15.2%1.12300 min0.91367Compare
90MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care+0.27%539.6%9.5%13.7%1.04176 min0.98325Compare
91Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City, CA · Acute care+0.27%43——14.9%0.92—0.91325Compare
92Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care+0.25%3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
93Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.24%439.5%7.9%14.5%0.90312 min0.99445Compare
94Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City, CA · Acute care+0.22%24—15.8%13.9%0.95128 min0.9249Compare
95Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care+0.22%3212.0%9.3%14.1%0.88180 min0.98111Compare
96Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · Acute care+0.21%5410.0%11.2%14.9%0.98194 min1.02409Compare
97Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.20%3211.0%7.7%16.1%0.86241 min1.18345Compare
98Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care+0.18%4311.8%12.5%14.8%0.74259 min1.00289Compare
T99AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care+0.17%4211.3%11.1%14.9%0.90141 min1.08224Compare
T99Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care+0.17%2211.9%10.5%15.9%0.90156 min0.95246Compare

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).