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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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T200	El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.99, 12th percentile	1.38, 18th percentile	0.71, 58th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.39, 34th percentile	Compare El Camino Health
T200	John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	—	0.25, 77th percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
T200	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	1.03, 20th percentile	0.59, 19th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park
T200	Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.48, 60th percentile	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Memorial Medical Center
T200	Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Delano
T200	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	1.05, 14th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	—	0.60, 50th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
T200	Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	1.18, 36th percentile	0.83, 31st percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Saint Agnes Medical Center
T200	Mad River Community HospitalArcata, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	1.75, 1st percentile	Compare Mad River Community Hospital
T200	St Rose HospitalHayward, CA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	—	0.75, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare St Rose Hospital
T210	Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	1.48, 6th percentile	1.90, 2nd percentile	0.27, 77th percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	0.67, 14th percentile	Compare Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
T210	Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.30, 75th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
T210	Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Woodland Memorial Hospital
T210	MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	1.65, 4th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.85, 41st percentile	3.23, 4th percentile	1.23, 13th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center
T210	St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.55, 7th percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare St Bernardine Medical Center
T215	MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare MarinHealth Medical Center
T215	Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
T215	NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	0.98, 16th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.92, 25th percentile	0.76, 11th percentile	Compare NorthBay Medical Center
T218	Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sutter Amador Hospital
T218	UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	1.22, 23rd percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.49, 60th percentile	0.63, 16th percentile	Compare UCSF Medical Center
T218	California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	1.72, 10th percentile	—	0.44, 64th percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
T218	Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	1.48, 15th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare Providence St Mary Medical Center
T218	Good Samaritan Hospital, LPBakersfield, CA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Hospital, LP
T223	Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	1.44, 28th percentile	0.50, 59th percentile	0.63, 16th percentile	Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
T223	St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.08, 75th percentile	1.65, 11th percentile	—	1.49, 8th percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton
T223	California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	0.87, 21st percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	2.19, 3rd percentile	0.71, 58th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	0.16, 67th percentile	Compare California Hospital Medical Center La
T223	Highland HospitalOakland, CA · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.68, 10th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare Highland Hospital
T227	Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	2.57, 2nd percentile	2.57, 8th percentile	0.37, 70th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
T227	UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.12, 12th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	1.84, 8th percentile	—	1.78, 4th percentile	0.45, 28th percentile	Compare UCLA West Valley Medical Center
T227	Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.82, 25th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Antelope Valley Hospital
T230	Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
T230	Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	1.95, 1st percentile	2.03, 5th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
T230	PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	0.45, 73rd percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.50, 25th percentile	Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
T230	Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville, CA · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.61, 31st percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sierra View Medical Center
T234	Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	0.97, 17th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.38, 71st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital
T234	Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	3.42, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.75, 1st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Simi Valley
T234	MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	1.98, 15th percentile	1.27, 11th percentile	0.60, 18th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center
T234	Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.81, 50th percentile	0.84, 31st percentile	0.70, 13th percentile	Compare Community Regional Medical Center
238	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville, CA · Acute care	1.10, 19th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.56, 13th percentile	—	0.15, 80th percentile	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville
239	Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care	1.11, 18th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.65, 15th percentile	Compare Sonoma Valley Hospital
T240	Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
T240	San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.99, 21st percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital
T240	Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.39, 34th percentile	Compare Chinese Hospital
T240	Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.45, 45th percentile	1.77, 9th percentile	—	0.71, 41st percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
244	PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	1.13, 16th percentile	0.69, 32nd percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.86, 30th percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
T245	Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	1.94, 6th percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Dominican Hospital
T245	Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	—	—	0.72, 39th percentile	0.08, 76th percentile	Compare Community Hospital Of San Bernardino
T245	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.80, 26th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	1.86, 7th percentile	—	0.30, 75th percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek
T245	John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	2.73, 1st percentile	1.88, 16th percentile	0.24, 77th percentile	0.46, 28th percentile	Compare John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
T245	Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	1.00, 12th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.40, 68th percentile	0.31, 45th percentile	Compare Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
T245	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

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).