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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. Leading: Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles Community Hospital, Marian Regional Medical Center. 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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1	Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care	0.64, 100th percentile	0.95, 17th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	0.15, 80th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
T2	Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.67, 99th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Los Angeles Community Hospital
T2	Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care	0.67, 99th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.69, 52nd percentile	—	0.95, 23rd percentile	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare Marian Regional Medical Center
4	Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care	0.68, 99th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.67, 10th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.78, 10th percentile	Compare Providence St Joseph Hospital
T5	French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care	0.71, 98th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.94, 1st percentile	—	—	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare French Hospital Medical Center
T5	Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	0.71, 98th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center
T7	Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care	0.74, 97th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.54, 69th percentile	0.68, 42nd percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Eisenhower Medical Center
T7	Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care	0.74, 97th percentile	0.17, 76th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.76, 46th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center
T9	Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care	0.75, 97th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	0.98, 40th percentile	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Glendale Adventist Medical Center
T9	Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care	0.75, 97th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Sherman Oaks Hospital
T11	Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care	0.76, 96th percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	1.18, 24th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Hanford
T11	Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	0.76, 96th percentile	0.55, 44th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	1.35, 19th percentile	—	0.30, 75th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
T13	Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · Acute care	0.77, 95th percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.14, 81st percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	Compare Mercy San Juan Medical Center
T13	Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute care	0.77, 95th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	1.14, 16th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Desert Regional Medical Center
15	Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care	0.78, 95th percentile	0.15, 77th percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	1.04, 30th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Northridge Hospital Medical Center
T16	Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	0.93, 43rd percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	0.64, 15th percentile	Compare Keck Hospital Of USC
T16	Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.11, 17th percentile	0.24, 57th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
T16	Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	0.32, 65th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.49, 60th percentile	0.39, 34th percentile	Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center
T16	Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Foothill Regional Medical Center
T16	West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	0.32, 65th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare West Anaheim Medical Center
T21	Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.26, 76th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Peninsula Medical Center
T21	Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	0.31, 74th percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Eden Medical Center
T21	Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Corona Regional Medical Center
T21	Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	—	1.02, 20th percentile	0.39, 34th percentile	Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center
T25	Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	1.16, 11th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.23, 78th percentile	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
T25	Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.42, 67th percentile	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
T25	Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.18, 14th percentile	0.06, 79th percentile	Compare Saint Francis Medical Center
T25	Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	—	0.41, 67th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Bakersfield
T25	Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.13, 77th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Centinela Hospital Medical Center
T25	Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CA · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Fresno Surgical Hospital
T31	Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.76, 21st percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.85, 8th percentile	Compare Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
T31	San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	1.10, 27th percentile	—	—	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare San Ramon Regional Medical Center
T31	Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
T34	Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	—	0.98, 12th percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
T34	Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare Desert Valley Hospital
T34	L A Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare L A Downtown Medical Center
T34	Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	—	—	1.87, 3rd percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Mission Community Hospital
T34	UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
T34	Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	1.08, 10th percentile	1.56, 13th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Hospital
T40	Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Novato Community Hospital
T40	Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside, CA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.78, 20th percentile	0.88, 39th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside
T40	Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	Compare Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center
T40	St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.74, 49th percentile	—	1.57, 7th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare St Johns Regional Medical Center
T40	Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	—	—	1.39, 9th percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento
T40	Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	1.46, 5th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.34, 10th percentile	0.66, 15th percentile	Compare Orange County Global Medical Center
T40	Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina, CA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.20, 79th percentile	—	0.44, 64th percentile	0.85, 8th percentile	Compare Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital
T47	Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System)Fresno, CA · Veterans Affairs	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System)
T47	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	0.37, 76th percentile	0.86, 30th percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care
T47	Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.27, 77th percentile	—	1.42, 9th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center
T47	Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Marshall 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).