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Hospitals in California with the lowest medicare spending per patient

269 California hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient 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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269 hospitals ranked in California by medicare spending per patient; 108 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsOverall star ratinghigher is betterCompare
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T47Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1584, 73rd percentileCompare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
T47Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile3064, 73rd percentileCompare Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
T47Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile2273, 43rd percentileCompare Marian Regional Medical Center
T47Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1583, 43rd percentileCompare Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento
T47Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile3962, 17th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond
T47NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1232, 17th percentileCompare NorthBay Medical Center
T57Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile3285, 94th percentileCompare Sutter Roseville Medical Center
T57Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1274, 73rd percentileCompare Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
T57Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1114, 73rd percentileCompare Marshall Medical Center
T57Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1314, 73rd percentileCompare Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
T57St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile764, 73rd percentileCompare St Elizabeth Community Hospital
T57California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile6083, 43rd percentileCompare California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
T57Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1863, 43rd percentileCompare Mercy Medical Center
T57Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile3542, 17th percentileCompare Emanuel Medical Center
T57Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile2462, 17th percentileCompare Shasta Regional Medical Center
T66Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1705, 94th percentileCompare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
T66Alameda HospitalAlameda, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1454, 73rd percentileCompare Alameda Hospital
T66Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1644, 73rd percentileCompare Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
T66PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile5474, 73rd percentileCompare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
T66Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1404, 73rd percentileCompare Providence St Joseph Hospital
T66Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile524, 73rd percentileCompare Sutter Amador Hospital
T66UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1,0194, 73rd percentileCompare UCSF Medical Center
T66Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile2753, 43rd percentileCompare Memorial Medical Center
T66Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1562, 17th percentileCompare Adventist Health Delano
T66Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1142, 17th percentileCompare Adventist Health Twin Cities
T66Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville, CA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1062, 17th percentileCompare Watsonville Community Hospital
T77Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile2855, 94th percentileCompare Keck Hospital Of USC
T77Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile3015, 94th percentileCompare Peninsula Medical Center
T77Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile3665, 94th percentileCompare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance
T77Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile3325, 94th percentileCompare Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
T77Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile5554, 73rd percentileCompare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
T77John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile3034, 73rd percentileCompare John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
T77Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile2264, 73rd percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside
T77Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile994, 73rd percentileCompare Petaluma Valley Hospital
T77San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile1234, 73rd percentileCompare San Ramon Regional Medical Center
T77Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile1243, 43rd percentileCompare Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
T77John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile1562, 17th percentileCompare John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
T77Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile2412, 17th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital South Sacramento
T77El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile1611, 3rd percentileCompare El Centro Regional Medical Center
T77Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile1501, 3rd percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch
T91MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile3255, 94th percentileCompare MarinHealth Medical Center
T91Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile6135, 94th percentileCompare Stanford Health Care
T91Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile6284, 73rd percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento
T91Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile3874, 73rd percentileCompare Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro
T91Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1714, 73rd percentileCompare Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center
T91Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile2634, 73rd percentileCompare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center
T91Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile824, 73rd percentileCompare Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
T91Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1863, 43rd percentileCompare Adventist Health Sierra Vista
T91Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1113, 43rd percentileCompare Sutter Delta Medical Center
T91Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1732, 17th percentileCompare Adventist Health And Rideout

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.

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).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).