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Top-rated hospitals in California

279 California hospitals ranked by overall star rating 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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279 hospitals ranked in California by overall star rating; 98 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T117Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care3210.5%7.2%14.7%0.64206 min0.99447Compare
T117Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care3312.3%11.2%13.5%0.76163 min1.04346Compare
T117Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care3212.3%8.0%14.9%0.82238 min1.11448Compare
T117San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care3311.9%8.9%15.5%1.12257 min1.06363Compare
T117San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning, CA · Acute care33—11.4%14.6%0.96194 min1.0779Compare
T117St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care3313.9%12.2%13.9%1.06225 min0.99335Compare
T117Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care3312.4%13.5%15.1%0.76180 min0.99235Compare
T117Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care33—11.9%15.0%0.95198 min1.02112Compare
T117Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care3210.2%8.1%15.8%0.84167 min0.93148Compare
T117Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care33——15.2%1.14—0.88362Compare
T117Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care3211.2%11.3%15.3%1.09193 min1.04211Compare
T117Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care3211.1%9.9%15.0%0.86142 min1.06157Compare
T117Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care3213.1%11.4%14.0%0.94231 min1.12679Compare
T117Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · Acute care3211.2%9.0%16.0%0.87188 min1.07237Compare
T117Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care33—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min1.43193Compare
T117Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care3211.5%7.7%15.3%0.93234 min1.05439Compare
T117Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care33——14.8%0.89—0.91247Compare
T117Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care32——15.3%0.90153 min1.23106Compare
T117Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley, CA · Acute care32—10.8%15.0%1.15191 min0.8799Compare
T117Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · Acute care3210.8%10.4%14.8%1.20191 min1.02240Compare
T117Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care3311.9%11.2%14.3%0.99136 min1.03111Compare
T117UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care32—13.8%14.7%0.84138 min1.09288Compare
T117Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care3211.5%10.9%14.8%0.95199 min1.10377Compare
T117Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora, CA · Acute care3211.3%10.8%15.2%1.16160 min1.16106Compare
T117Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care3211.0%7.7%16.1%0.86241 min1.18345Compare
T117La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma, CA · Acute care3210.8%10.3%16.5%0.87204 min1.18140Compare
T117Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville, CA · Acute care3211.5%12.2%14.9%1.08189 min1.02120Compare
T117USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care3214.3%9.6%14.0%1.27258 min1.13374Compare
T117Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care31—10.8%15.6%0.94134 min1.26150Compare
T117Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care3212.0%9.3%14.1%0.88180 min0.98111Compare
T117Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care32—11.6%14.4%0.96140 min0.98186Compare
T117Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care3210.1%12.1%14.8%0.81218 min1.04240Compare
T117Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care31—10.1%14.9%0.79155 min1.42135Compare
T117Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care31—8.6%15.1%0.84233 min1.3196Compare
T117Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
T117Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care31—7.4%13.7%0.67151 min1.38180Compare
T117Adventist Health White Memorial MontebelloMontebello, CA · Acute care3——11.8%15.7%1.48——224Compare
T117Banner Lassen Medical CenterSusanville, CA · Critical access3——12.1%14.5%—116 min—38Compare
T117College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care3———15.2%0.92322 min1.36157Compare
T117Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictLake Isabella, CA · Critical access3———14.8%—163 min—27Compare
T117L A Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care3———19.1%0.84—1.29187Compare
T192Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care24—11.0%15.0%1.11119 min1.0183Compare
T192Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · Acute care2312.2%8.9%16.2%0.88204 min1.02456Compare
T192Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care2313.4%14.0%15.4%1.16242 min1.05352Compare
T192Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care23——15.3%0.91—1.02108Compare
T192Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care2412.6%—14.6%0.97—0.87475Compare
T192Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care23—9.1%15.3%1.14320 min0.83324Compare
T192Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · Acute care23—11.9%14.3%0.96231 min1.05229Compare
T192Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care2311.9%10.8%15.9%1.02240 min0.99436Compare
T192Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care2312.2%7.5%15.2%1.12300 min0.91367Compare

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.

Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure 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.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
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).