Hospital rankings
Hospitals in California with the lowest time in emergency department
267 California hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| T250 | Huntington Hospital | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 86.0%, 94th percentile | 87.0%, 65th percentile | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| T252 | Stanford Health Care | 276 min, 2nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 87.0%, 65th percentile | Compare Stanford Health Care |
| T252 | UCSF Medical Center | 276 min, 2nd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 28.0%, 3rd percentile | 79.0%, 49th percentile | Compare UCSF Medical Center |
| 254 | El Centro Regional Medical Center | 279 min, 2nd percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare El Centro Regional Medical Center |
| 255 | MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 284 min, 2nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 67.0%, 31st percentile | Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center |
| 256 | Los Angeles General Medical Center | 286 min, 2nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 61.0%, 39th percentile | 61.0%, 23rd percentile | Compare Los Angeles General Medical Center |
| 257 | Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 61.0%, 23rd percentile | Compare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance |
| 258 | Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | 300 min, 1st percentile | 7.0%, 2nd percentile | 44.0%, 11th percentile | 79.0%, 49th percentile | Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center |
| 259 | Kern Medical Center | 306 min, 1st percentile | 11.0%, 0th percentile | 37.0%, 6th percentile | 66.0%, 30th percentile | Compare Kern Medical Center |
| 260 | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 312 min, 1st percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 74.0%, 72nd percentile | 36.0%, 5th percentile | Compare Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
| 261 | Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | 313 min, 1st percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 51.0%, 20th percentile | 61.0%, 23rd percentile | Compare Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| 262 | UCI Health-Orange | 318 min, 1st percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | 74.0%, 41st percentile | Compare UCI Health-Orange |
| 263 | Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center | 320 min, 1st percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 56.0%, 18th percentile | Compare Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center |
| 264 | College Medical Center | 322 min, 1st percentile | 9.0%, 1st percentile | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 60.0%, 22nd percentile | Compare College Medical Center |
| 265 | University Of California Davis Medical Center | 328 min, 1st percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 28.0%, 3rd percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center |
| 266 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 355 min, 0th percentile | 9.0%, 1st percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| 267 | Loma Linda University Medical Center | 413 min, 0th percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 61.0%, 39th percentile | 47.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Loma Linda University 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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.