BGood · score 67/100 · #47 of 293 in California
Sutter Lakeside Hospital
5176 Hill Road East, Lakeport, CA 95453 · Critical access hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private
CMS overall rating 4 of 5top quarter among California critical access hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
Why Sutter Lakeside Hospital is graded B
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against California hospitals of the same type (critical access hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.
Sutter Lakeside Hospital at a Glance
B
67/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 4 of 5.
79<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 4 measures (net +0).
52<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 1 measures (net +0).
50<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 1 better, 0 worse of 6 measures (net +1).
87<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 9 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
–Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: California, critical access hospitals · CMS record 051329 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address5176 Hill Road East, Lakeport, CA 95453
Phone(707) 262-5000
CountyLAKE
TypeCritical Access Hospitals
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency servicesYes
Birthing-Friendly designationYes (CMS)
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