Hospital rankings
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.
| # | 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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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T149 | Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | 0.96, 51st percentile | 1.43, 6th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 1.31, 20th percentile | — | 1.37, 10th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Folsom |
| T149 | UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital |
| T149 | Adventist Health Sierra Vista | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.92, 35th percentile | — | 1.63, 6th percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Adventist Health Sierra Vista |
| T149 | San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital |
| T149 | Doctors Hospital Of Manteca | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.17, 67th percentile | Compare Doctors Hospital Of Manteca |
| T149 | Redlands Community Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.49, 49th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 1.13, 26th percentile | — | 0.48, 60th percentile | 1.38, 3rd percentile | Compare Redlands Community Hospital |
| T149 | East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital |
| T149 | Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.29, 6th percentile | — | — | — | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley |
| T159 | Scripps Green Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.74, 22nd percentile | 0.51, 63rd percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.21, 61st percentile | Compare Scripps Green Hospital |
| T159 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont | 0.97, 46th percentile | 1.09, 13th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | — | — | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont |
| T159 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 0.72, 24th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.90, 45th percentile | 1.59, 7th percentile | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento |
| T159 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.87, 22nd percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco |
| T159 | Loma Linda VA Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.56, 44th percentile | 0.33, 57th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Loma Linda VA Medical Center |
| T159 | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.73, 29th percentile | 0.70, 24th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System |
| T159 | Anaheim Global Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | 1.06, 19th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Anaheim Global Medical Center |
| T159 | Hi-Desert Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.93, 7th percentile | Compare Hi-Desert Medical Center |
| T159 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.87, 22nd percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 2.05, 4th percentile | — | 0.40, 68th percentile | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center |
| T159 | Los Angeles General Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 0.15, 81st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.19, 14th percentile | 0.12, 73rd percentile | Compare Los Angeles General Medical Center |
| T159 | Garfield Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | 2.04, 2nd percentile | 0.92, 14th percentile | 2.34, 3rd percentile | — | 1.26, 12th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Garfield Medical Center |
| T159 | Menifee Global Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Menifee Global Medical Center |
| T159 | San Mateo Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.66, 15th percentile | Compare San Mateo Medical Center |
| T159 | Stanislaus Surgical Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Stanislaus Surgical Hospital |
| T173 | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.08, 79th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.55, 60th percentile | 0.73, 56th percentile | 0.75, 37th percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian |
| T173 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 0.67, 26th percentile | 1.22, 23rd percentile | — | 0.30, 74th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles |
| T173 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 1.49, 5th percentile | 0.34, 73rd percentile | — | 0.49, 60th percentile | 0.83, 8th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center |
| T173 | Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | 1.08, 13th percentile | 1.49, 5th percentile | 0.37, 72nd percentile | — | 0.43, 65th percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center |
| T173 | Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.44, 54th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.63, 55th percentile | — | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.26, 54th percentile | Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas |
| T173 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.83, 18th percentile | 0.67, 53rd percentile | 0.90, 45th percentile | 1.56, 7th percentile | 0.71, 12th percentile | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| T173 | Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.37, 61st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | — | 1.66, 5th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Lodi Memorial |
| T173 | California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 1.76, 4th percentile | 0.19, 64th percentile | Compare California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital |
| T173 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.10, 78th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.34, 73rd percentile | 0.88, 46th percentile | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario |
| T173 | Chapman Global Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.68, 2nd percentile | Compare Chapman Global Medical Center |
| T173 | Riverside Community Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.90, 20th percentile | 0.65, 28th percentile | 1.29, 21st percentile | 1.39, 30th percentile | 1.24, 13th percentile | 0.56, 20th percentile | Compare Riverside Community Hospital |
| T173 | Oak Valley Hospital District | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Oak Valley Hospital District |
| T173 | Patients' Hospital Of Redding | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Patients' Hospital Of Redding |
| T186 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.16, 11th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 1.01, 31st percentile | — | 1.38, 9th percentile | 0.73, 12th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos |
| T186 | Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.46, 63rd percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento |
| T186 | VA Long Beach Healthcare System | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.38, 60th percentile | 0.39, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA Long Beach Healthcare System |
| T186 | Enloe Health | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 0.74, 22nd percentile | 0.34, 73rd percentile | — | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.18, 64th percentile | Compare Enloe Health |
| T186 | Sutter Solano Medical Center | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Sutter Solano Medical Center |
| T191 | St Mary Medical Center | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.68, 26th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T191 | VA San Diego Healthcare System | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA San Diego Healthcare System |
| T191 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.91, 19th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.20, 61st percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey |
| T191 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills | 1.00, 35th percentile | 2.67, 1st percentile | 1.23, 8th percentile | 0.24, 78th percentile | — | 0.36, 70th percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills |
| T195 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.20, 73rd percentile | 0.76, 21st percentile | 0.63, 56th percentile | — | 0.16, 80th percentile | 0.63, 16th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego |
| T195 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.71, 30th percentile | 0.56, 35th percentile | 2.20, 3rd percentile | — | 0.88, 28th percentile | 0.33, 42nd percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond |
| T195 | Kern Medical Center | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 11th percentile | 0.46, 67th percentile | 0.69, 60th percentile | 1.03, 20th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Kern Medical Center |
| T195 | Lompoc Valley Medical Center | 1.01, 33rd percentile | — | 0.61, 31st percentile | — | — | — | 0.78, 10th percentile | Compare Lompoc Valley Medical Center |
| T195 | Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz | 1.01, 33rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz |
| T200 | UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 0.38, 71st percentile | 0.67, 61st percentile | 0.72, 40th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest 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.
- 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).