Best Hospitals in California, Graded A–F — page 10
All 293 graded Medicare-certified hospitals in California, scored from CMS Care Compare — overall rating, mortality, safety of care and readmissions — against California hospitals of the same type. Grades are computed, never edited, and every input is shown on the hospital page.
CMS data as of Sep 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026
All California
Los Angeles (16)San Francisco (10)Sacramento (6)Bakersfield (5)Fresno (5)San Diego (5)Anaheim (4)Long Beach (4)Downey (3)
226
Barstow Community Hospital - Barstow, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 1 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
DScore 38 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(760) 256-1761
Barstow, SAN BERNARDINO County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
227
Colusa Medical Center - Colusa, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 1 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care 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
DScore 38 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(530) 619-0800
Colusa, COLUSA County
Emergency dept.
228
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital - Los Angeles, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 1 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
DScore 38 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(323) 268-5514
Los Angeles, LOS ANGELES County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
229
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley - Tehachapi, CA · Critical access hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
DScore 37 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(661) 868-6800
Tehachapi, KERN County
Emergency dept.
230
Va N California Healthcare System - Mather, CA · Acute care hospital · veterans health administration CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — above median among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 5
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
DScore 37 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(800) 382-8387
Mather, SACRAMENTO County
Emergency dept.
231
Fairchild Medical Center - Yreka, CA · Critical access hospital · voluntary non-profit - other CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 5
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(530) 842-4121
Yreka, SISKIYOU County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
232
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center - Garden Grove, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(714) 537-5160
Garden Grove, ORANGE County
Emergency dept.
233
Hi-Desert Medical Center - Joshua Tree, CA · Acute care hospital · government - hospital district or authority CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(760) 366-3711
Joshua Tree, SAN BERNARDINO County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
234
Shasta Regional Medical Center - Redding, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(530) 244-5454
Redding, SHASTA County
Emergency dept.
235
Sonoma Valley Hospital - Sonoma, CA · Acute care hospital · government - hospital district or authority CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 5
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(707) 935-5000
Sonoma, SONOMA County
Emergency dept.
236
Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Los Angeles, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(213) 977-2121
Los Angeles, LOS ANGELES County
Birthing-Friendly
237
Saint Agnes Medical Center - Fresno, CA · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - church CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(559) 450-3000
Fresno, FRESNO County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
238
Washington Hospital - Fremont, CA · Acute care hospital · government - hospital district or authority CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(510) 797-1111
Fremont, ALAMEDA County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
239
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial - Lodi, CA · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - other CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 35 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(209) 334-3411
Lodi, SAN JOAQUIN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
240
Adventist Health Tulare - Tulare, CA · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
DScore 35 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(559) 688-0821
Tulare, TULARE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
241
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park - Baldwin Park, CA · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - other CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 35 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(626) 851-1011
Baldwin Park, LOS ANGELES County
Birthing-Friendly
242
Mission Community Hospital - Panorama City, CA · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 35 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(818) 904-3100
Panorama City, LOS ANGELES County
243
Mercy General Hospital - Sacramento, CA · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
DScore 35 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(916) 453-4453
Sacramento, SACRAMENTO County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
244
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr - San Francisco, CA · Acute care hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 7
DScore 34 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(415) 206-8000
San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
245
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch - Antioch, CA · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 1 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 34 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(925) 813-6500
Antioch, CONTRA COSTA County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
246
Mark Twain Medical Center - San Andreas, CA · Critical access hospital · voluntary non-profit - other CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among California critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 5
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
DScore 33 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(209) 754-3521
San Andreas, CALAVERAS County
247
Adventist Health Twin Cities - Templeton, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 5
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 5
DScore 32 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(805) 434-3500
Templeton, SAN LUIS OBISPO County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
248
Desert Regional Medical Center - Palm Springs, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 32 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(760) 323-6511
Palm Springs, RIVERSIDE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
249
Uci Health-Lakewood - Lakewood, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 32 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(562) 602-6751
Lakewood, LOS ANGELES County
Emergency dept.
250
Coast Plaza Hospital - Norwalk, CA · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 1 of 5 — bottom quarter among California acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
DScore 32 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(562) 868-3751
Norwalk, LOS ANGELES County
Emergency dept.
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