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% | ||
| T99 | Sutter Solano Medical Center | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Sutter Solano Medical Center |
| T99 | Emanuel Medical Center | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | — | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Emanuel Medical Center |
| T99 | Saint Agnes Medical Center | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 3.9%, 5th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Saint Agnes Medical Center |
| T99 | Shasta Regional Medical Center | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 18.0%, 14th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Shasta Regional Medical Center |
| T105 | Dominican Hospital | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Dominican Hospital |
| T105 | USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 11.3%, 95th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare USC Verdugo Hills Hospital |
| T105 | Sutter Delta Medical Center | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Sutter Delta Medical Center |
| T105 | Dameron Hospital | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 18.5%, 11th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 3.1%, 16th percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Dameron Hospital |
| T105 | MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center |
| T110 | Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 17.8%, 15th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura |
| T110 | Sharp Memorial Hospital | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital |
| T110 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital South Sacramento | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 19.9%, 5th percentile | — | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital South Sacramento |
| T110 | Ventura County Medical Center | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Ventura County Medical Center |
| T110 | Washington Hospital | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Washington Hospital |
| T115 | Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center |
| T115 | UCI Health-Orange | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 3.3%, 12th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare UCI Health-Orange |
| T115 | Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital |
| T115 | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | — | — | 17.7%, 4th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Arrowhead Regional Medical Center |
| T115 | Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center |
| T120 | Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Folsom |
| T120 | Providence St Joseph Hospital | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 12.5%, 100th percentile | Compare Providence St Joseph Hospital |
| T120 | Kaweah Health Medical Center | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center |
| T120 | Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 8.3%, 97th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital |
| T120 | Saint Francis Medical Center | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Medical Center |
| T120 | Adventist Health And Rideout | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 4.9%, 1st percentile | 8.2%, 97th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Adventist Health And Rideout |
| T126 | San Gabriel Valley Medical Center | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | 8.9%, 94th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare San Gabriel Valley Medical Center |
| T126 | Adventist Health Hanford | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 17.8%, 15th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Hanford |
| T126 | Enloe Health | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Enloe Health |
| T126 | Mercy Medical Center Redding | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center Redding |
| T126 | St Bernardine Medical Center | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare St Bernardine Medical Center |
| T126 | Garfield Medical Center | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 18.8%, 9th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Garfield Medical Center |
| T132 | Sequoia Hospital | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | — | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Sequoia Hospital |
| T132 | Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 10.3%, 98th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley |
| T132 | Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 7.4%, 99th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento |
| T132 | Los Angeles General Medical Center | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare Los Angeles General Medical Center |
| T132 | PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 13.2%, 26th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T137 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | — | 17.6%, 17th percentile | — | — | 14.1%, 17th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center |
| T137 | Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 15.3%, 11th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| T137 | Oroville Hospital | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 5.3%, 100th percentile | — | 19.1%, 3rd percentile | 19.3%, 0th percentile | Compare Oroville Hospital |
| T140 | Good Samaritan Hospital | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 8.5%, 96th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T140 | Valley Presbyterian Hospital | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 15.1%, 11th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Valley Presbyterian Hospital |
| T142 | Temecula Valley Hospital | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Temecula Valley Hospital |
| T142 | John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 10.5%, 10th percentile | — | 14.2%, 16th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital |
| T144 | MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center |
| T144 | NorthBay Medical Center | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 3.7%, 6th percentile | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare NorthBay Medical Center |
| T144 | Tri-City Medical Center | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 10.1%, 14th percentile | — | 15.6%, 9th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Tri-City Medical Center |
| T147 | VA N California Healthcare System | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare VA N California Healthcare System |
| T147 | Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 11.3%, 4th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 13.6%, 22nd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Palomar Health Downtown Campus |
| T149 | Mercy General Hospital | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Mercy General Hospital |
| T149 | St Rose Hospital | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 20.6%, 3rd percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | — | — | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare St Rose 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.