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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
101Mad River Community HospitalArcata, CA · Acute care+0.15%13—11.2%14.9%1.02122 min0.9180Compare
T102Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma, CA · Acute care+0.14%43—11.6%14.5%0.89170 min0.9799Compare
T102Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · Acute care+0.14%4311.1%8.4%15.1%0.86185 min1.02317Compare
T102Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care+0.14%2111.0%9.2%15.8%0.75140 min1.19153Compare
105Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care+0.13%4310.3%7.7%15.4%0.83159 min1.02273Compare
T106St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care+0.12%5211.1%8.3%14.0%1.00150 min1.10539Compare
T106Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care+0.12%42—8.9%15.4%0.88103 min1.34178Compare
108Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care+0.11%3413.2%12.8%14.7%1.43170 min1.00419Compare
109MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care+0.11%4311.2%11.3%13.6%0.98206 min1.06325Compare
110Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care+0.10%5311.4%7.1%14.3%1.03224 min1.01363Compare
111Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care+0.10%23——15.3%0.91—1.02108Compare
T112Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care+0.10%4311.9%9.1%14.9%0.71413 min0.99533Compare
T112Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care+0.10%3312.4%13.5%15.1%0.76180 min0.99235Compare
114Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.09%2312.5%11.0%16.5%0.97286 min0.88676Compare
T115Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care+0.09%4310.2%11.8%14.9%0.99192 min1.00523Compare
T115Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care+0.09%33—11.9%15.0%0.95198 min1.02112Compare
T115Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville, CA · Acute care+0.09%23—13.6%15.6%0.88170 min0.96106Compare
T118Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care+0.07%3312.4%11.2%15.4%0.99188 min0.99298Compare
T118Casa Colina HospitalPomona, CA · Acute care+0.07%————15.0%0.89—1.1199Compare
120John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio, CA · Acute care+0.05%2212.8%14.0%15.9%0.91144 min0.97156Compare
T121Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care+0.05%4210.8%9.4%13.0%0.87208 min0.97555Compare
T121Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care+0.05%32——16.1%1.14153 min1.16347Compare
T121Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · Acute care+0.05%3311.2%7.9%15.7%0.82160 min1.04245Compare
124Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care+0.03%24—11.0%15.0%1.11119 min1.0183Compare
125Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care+0.02%33——14.6%1.02—1.00269Compare
126Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care+0.01%4311.1%9.3%14.3%1.12194 min0.94306Compare
127Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care0.00%3312.5%10.7%15.2%0.85185 min0.94158Compare
128Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills, CA · Acute care−0.01%43——14.9%1.00—0.99218Compare
129Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · Acute care−0.02%2311.4%9.4%14.9%1.09156 min1.00149Compare
130Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.03%3211.2%11.3%15.3%1.09193 min1.04211Compare
131Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.03%2211.7%11.3%16.4%0.94224 min1.07106Compare
132Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care−0.04%2211.9%12.0%15.4%0.86190 min0.95354Compare
133Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena, CA · Acute care−0.05%4311.3%11.5%15.1%1.22130 min1.04181Compare
134San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning, CA · Acute care−0.06%33—11.4%14.6%0.96194 min1.0779Compare
135Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · Acute care−0.06%3211.2%9.0%16.0%0.87188 min1.07237Compare
136Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City, CA · Acute care−0.06%33——15.3%0.89—0.99251Compare
137La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma, CA · Acute care−0.06%3210.8%10.3%16.5%0.87204 min1.18140Compare
138Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care−0.07%3311.7%11.3%15.1%0.74224 min0.95186Compare
139Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.09%3211.5%10.9%14.8%0.95199 min1.10377Compare
140Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care−0.09%2311.2%10.7%16.0%1.01—0.94396Compare
141West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−0.11%2210.9%9.5%16.6%0.79190 min1.23219Compare
142Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.12%33—9.2%15.6%0.91—1.02293Compare
T143Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care−0.14%4312.3%13.0%12.5%0.68174 min0.96140Compare
T143Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care−0.14%31—10.1%14.9%0.79155 min1.42135Compare
T143Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care−0.14%3315.9%10.7%13.7%0.67175 min0.94227Compare
146Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care−0.16%3211.5%7.7%15.3%0.93234 min1.05439Compare
147St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care−0.16%438.7%10.1%13.9%0.85165 min1.02265Compare
148Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park, CA · Acute care−0.17%22—10.0%15.9%0.9187 min1.05102Compare
T149UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care−0.19%4212.2%10.3%14.7%0.90318 min1.02415Compare
T149Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care−0.19%3311.9%11.2%14.3%0.99136 min1.03111Compare

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).