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Hospitals in California with the lowest serious complications

276 California hospitals ranked by serious complications 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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276 hospitals ranked in California by serious complications; 101 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
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T89	Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	—	—	—	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Victor Valley Global Medical Center
T89	Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	1.45, 5th percentile	—	—	0.42, 66th percentile	0.98, 6th percentile	Compare Huntington Hospital
T89	Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City, CA · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Sutter Surgical Hospital - North Valley
T104	Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	—	0.70, 24th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sequoia Hospital
T104	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	3.08, 0th percentile	—	0.72, 39th percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
T104	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.38, 35th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA
T104	John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio, CA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.70, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
T104	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	1.33, 8th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.32, 45th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro
T104	Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park, CA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Monterey Park Hospital
T104	AHMC Seton Medical CenterDaly City, CA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare AHMC Seton Medical Center
T104	Docs Surgical HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Docs Surgical Hospital
T112	Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Providence Mission Hospital
T112	Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.89, 15th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	—	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
T112	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.98, 12th percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	0.61, 49th percentile	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City
T112	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	2.44, 2nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.67, 14th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville
T112	Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.49, 49th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.14, 71st percentile	Compare Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
T112	Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.65, 36th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.03, 30th percentile	—	1.09, 18th percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Scripps Mercy Hospital
T112	College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	1.12, 9th percentile	—	—	—	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare College Medical Center
T112	Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CenterDowney, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.82, 25th percentile	4.73, 0th percentile	—	—	—	1.70, 1st percentile	Compare Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
T112	Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.16, 67th percentile	Compare Washington Hospital
T112	Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.86, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	—	1.28, 3rd percentile	Compare Community Hospital Of Huntington Park
T122	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno, CA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno
T122	Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.62, 48th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca
T122	Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.09, 13th percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.95, 24th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
T122	Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	1.48, 8th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center
T122	Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana, CA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	1.57, 7th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Coastal Communities Hospital
T122	Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.97, 17th percentile	1.05, 10th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	—	1.10, 18th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Tri-City Medical Center
T128	Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Palomar Medical Center Poway
T128	Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	1.03, 15th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	4.13, 1st percentile	0.63, 47th percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
T128	Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Encino Hospital Medical Center
T128	Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Memorial Hospital Los Banos
T128	Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	1.17, 9th percentile	2.12, 4th percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Palomar Health Downtown Campus
T128	Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.39, 51st percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center
T128	Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	1.70, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Adventist Health Twin Cities
T128	Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
T128	Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.45, 63rd percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Oroville Hospital
T128	Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Hoag Orthopedic Institute
T138	Palo Alto VA Medical CenterPalo Alto, CA · Veterans Affairs	0.95, 55th percentile	0.50, 48th percentile	1.14, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Palo Alto VA Medical Center
T138	Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.12, 73rd percentile	Compare Alhambra Hospital Medical Center
T138	San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.64, 36th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.77, 36th percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
T138	Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	—	0.44, 64th percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare Temecula Valley Hospital
T138	Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.44, 30th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Tulare
T138	Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	0.80, 51st percentile	1.67, 5th percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Adventist Health White Memorial
T138	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	1.39, 9th percentile	0.59, 19th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa
T138	Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.23, 79th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
T138	Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	—	—	—	1.02, 5th percentile	Compare Greater El Monte Community Hospital
T138	Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sutter Coast Hospital
T138	Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	1.24, 9th percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.25, 12th percentile	0.54, 22nd percentile	Compare Ventura County Medical Center
T149	Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael, CA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	—	—	0.66, 14th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital
T149	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.81, 1st percentile	—	1.71, 5th percentile	0.18, 64th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley

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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).