Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest heart attack death rate
162 California hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| T49 | Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Providence Holy Cross Medical Center |
| T49 | Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 10.7%, 8th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center |
| T49 | Saint John's Health Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 11.0%, 97th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Saint John's Health Center |
| T49 | Scripps Mercy Hospital | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Scripps Mercy Hospital |
| T49 | Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 3.3%, 12th percentile | 8.2%, 97th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center |
| T49 | Palmdale Regional Medical Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Palmdale Regional Medical Center |
| T57 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center |
| T57 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 10.1%, 99th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| T57 | Mercy Hospital | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital |
| T57 | Paradise Valley Hospital | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Paradise Valley Hospital |
| T57 | Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 4.2%, 3rd percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center |
| T57 | Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center |
| T57 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond |
| T64 | French Hospital Medical Center | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | Compare French Hospital Medical Center |
| T64 | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center |
| T64 | AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center |
| T64 | Adventist Health St Helena | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Adventist Health St Helena |
| T64 | PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier |
| T64 | Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital |
| T64 | Orange County Global Medical Center | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | — | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Orange County Global Medical Center |
| T71 | Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 7.1%, 98th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital |
| T71 | Alhambra Hospital Medical Center | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 12.1%, 91st percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Alhambra Hospital Medical Center |
| T71 | Adventist Health Simi Valley | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Simi Valley |
| T74 | Grossmont Hospital | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Grossmont Hospital |
| T74 | Adventist Health White Memorial | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Adventist Health White Memorial |
| T74 | Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center |
| T74 | Sierra View Medical Center | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 21.4%, 2nd percentile | 11.5%, 4th percentile | — | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Sierra View Medical Center |
| T74 | UCI Health-Lakewood | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 14.5%, 14th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare UCI Health-Lakewood |
| T74 | Antelope Valley Hospital | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 21.7%, 1st percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | — | 15.1%, 11th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Antelope Valley Hospital |
| 80 | Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital |
| T81 | Eden Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 17.6%, 17th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Eden Medical Center |
| T81 | Marshall Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare Marshall Medical Center |
| T81 | Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 14.9%, 12th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Providence St. Joseph Hospital |
| T81 | Mercy Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 17.5%, 18th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| T81 | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 5.5%, 100th percentile | 9.8%, 99th percentile | 5.6%, 99th percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System |
| T81 | Adventist Health Bakersfield | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 14.1%, 7th percentile | 18.7%, 10th percentile | 10.1%, 14th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Adventist Health Bakersfield |
| T81 | Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta |
| T81 | Riverside Community Hospital | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 11.3%, 95th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Riverside Community Hospital |
| T81 | UCI Health - Fountain Valley | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare UCI Health - Fountain Valley |
| T81 | Community Regional Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 50th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 3.2%, 14th percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Community Regional Medical Center |
| T91 | Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital |
| T91 | Eisenhower Medical Center | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 10.3%, 11th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 16.3%, 7th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Eisenhower Medical Center |
| T91 | El Camino Health | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare El Camino Health |
| T91 | Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center |
| T91 | UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital |
| T91 | Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Lodi Memorial |
| T91 | El Centro Regional Medical Center | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 18.0%, 14th percentile | 10.2%, 12th percentile | — | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare El Centro Regional Medical Center |
| T91 | Highland Hospital | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Highland Hospital |
| T99 | Loma Linda University Medical Center | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center |
| T99 | San Antonio Regional Hospital | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 16.7%, 6th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital |
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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.