Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest time in emergency department
267 California hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| T101 | California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 75.0%, 74th percentile | 82.0%, 55th percentile | Compare California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital |
| T101 | Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 75.0%, 74th percentile | 65.0%, 28th percentile | Compare Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital |
| T101 | Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 91.0%, 98th percentile | 51.0%, 14th percentile | Compare Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center |
| T101 | Adventist Health Clearlake | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | — | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Clearlake |
| T101 | St Rose Hospital | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare St Rose Hospital |
| T106 | El Camino Health | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 78.0%, 47th percentile | Compare El Camino Health |
| T106 | Kern Valley Healthcare District | 163 min, 40th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | — | 53.0%, 16th percentile | Compare Kern Valley Healthcare District |
| T106 | Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 163 min, 40th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 69.0%, 59th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital |
| T106 | Barstow Community Hospital | 163 min, 40th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 92.0%, 98th percentile | 69.0%, 34th percentile | Compare Barstow Community Hospital |
| T110 | French Hospital Medical Center | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare French Hospital Medical Center |
| T110 | Doctors Hospital Of Manteca | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 78.0%, 47th percentile | Compare Doctors Hospital Of Manteca |
| T112 | St Johns Regional Medical Center | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 66.0%, 30th percentile | Compare St Johns Regional Medical Center |
| T112 | Sutter Tracy Community Hospital | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare Sutter Tracy Community Hospital |
| T114 | Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 166 min, 38th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula |
| T114 | UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 61.0%, 23rd percentile | Compare UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital |
| T114 | NMC San Diego | 166 min, 38th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | — | Compare NMC San Diego |
| T114 | Palo Verde Hospital | 166 min, 38th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Palo Verde Hospital |
| 118 | Desert Valley Hospital | 167 min, 37th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 26.0%, 2nd percentile | 53.0%, 16th percentile | Compare Desert Valley Hospital |
| T119 | Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 71.0%, 64th percentile | 61.0%, 23rd percentile | Compare Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro |
| T119 | Washington Hospital | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 90.0%, 97th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Washington Hospital |
| T121 | Petaluma Valley Hospital | 170 min, 35th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 67.0%, 54th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Petaluma Valley Hospital |
| T121 | Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley | 170 min, 35th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | — | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley |
| T121 | Mercy General Hospital | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Mercy General Hospital |
| T121 | Watsonville Community Hospital | 170 min, 35th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 50.0%, 13th percentile | Compare Watsonville Community Hospital |
| T121 | San Mateo Medical Center | 170 min, 35th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare San Mateo Medical Center |
| T126 | Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | 171 min, 35th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 64.0%, 27th percentile | Compare Contra Costa Regional Medical Center |
| T126 | Adventist Health Sonora | 171 min, 35th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 82.0%, 55th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Sonora |
| T126 | John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 171 min, 35th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 60.0%, 22nd percentile | Compare John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus |
| T126 | Lompoc Valley Medical Center | 171 min, 35th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 65.0%, 28th percentile | Compare Lompoc Valley Medical Center |
| T130 | Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center |
| T130 | UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 65.0%, 49th percentile | 42.0%, 8th percentile | Compare UCLA West Valley Medical Center |
| T130 | East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | 172 min, 34th percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 44.0%, 11th percentile | 43.0%, 9th percentile | Compare East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital |
| T133 | Chino Valley Medical Center | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 74.0%, 41st percentile | Compare Chino Valley Medical Center |
| T133 | Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 70.0%, 35th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Folsom |
| T133 | Providence St Joseph Hospital | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 66.0%, 30th percentile | Compare Providence St Joseph Hospital |
| T133 | Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 89.0%, 96th percentile | 64.0%, 27th percentile | Compare Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital |
| 137 | Marian Regional Medical Center | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare Marian Regional Medical Center |
| T138 | MarinHealth Medical Center | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare MarinHealth Medical Center |
| T138 | Peninsula Medical Center | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Peninsula Medical Center |
| T138 | Marshall Medical Center | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 87.0%, 95th percentile | 66.0%, 30th percentile | Compare Marshall Medical Center |
| T138 | NorthBay Medical Center | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 67.0%, 31st percentile | Compare NorthBay Medical Center |
| T138 | St Bernardine Medical Center | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 78.0%, 81st percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare St Bernardine Medical Center |
| T138 | Menifee Global Medical Center | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 39.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Menifee Global Medical Center |
| T144 | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center |
| T144 | Orchard Hospital | 177 min, 31st percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | — | 65.0%, 28th percentile | Compare Orchard Hospital |
| T146 | Desert Regional Medical Center | 178 min, 31st percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 50.0%, 19th percentile | 57.0%, 19th percentile | Compare Desert Regional Medical Center |
| T146 | Ventura County Medical Center | 178 min, 31st percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Ventura County Medical Center |
| T148 | Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | 180 min, 29th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 80.0%, 85th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital |
| T148 | Adventist Health Hanford | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 88.0%, 96th percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Adventist Health Hanford |
| T148 | Sutter Delta Medical Center | 180 min, 29th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 78.0%, 81st percentile | 74.0%, 41st percentile | Compare Sutter Delta Medical Center |
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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.