Best Hospitals in California (2026): 279 Ranked by CMS Stars

State rank #35 of 50 In the middle of the pack · all states

Average rating 3.10 stars −0.11 vs U.S. U.S. is 3.21

Rated 4–5 stars 42% 116 of 279 hospitals

Rated 1–2 stars 32% 88 of 279 hospitals

Top 5 hospitals in California by CMS stars

#	Hospital	City
1	Alta Bates Summit Medical Center	Oakland
2	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles
3	Frank R Howard Memorial Hospital	Willits
4	French Hospital Medical Center	San Luis Obispo
5	Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System)	Fresno

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How California hospitals are rated

Number of rated hospitals at each star level. Pick a level to filter the list below.

All 279 rated hospitals in California

Sorted from the highest CMS overall rating to the lowest. 136 other California hospitals in our directory have no CMS rating, usually because they report too few measures.

Showing the top 25 of 279 hospitals

California hospitals by CMS overall star rating, October 2026
Hospital	City	Type
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland Acute care	Oakland	Acute care
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Frank R Howard Memorial HospitalWillits Critical Access	Willits	Critical Access
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo Acute care	San Luis Obispo	Acute care
Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System)Fresno VA	Fresno	VA
Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara Acute care	Santa Barbara	Acute care
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach Acute care	Newport Beach	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
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MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae Acute care	Greenbrae	Acute care
Mills-Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame Acute care	Burlingame	Acute care
Mission Hospital Regional Medical CenterMission Viejo Acute care	Mission Viejo	Acute care
Novato Community HospitalNovato Acute care	Novato	Acute care
Palo Alto VA Medical CenterPalo Alto VA	Palo Alto	VA
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance Acute care	Torrance	Acute care
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla Acute care	La Jolla	Acute care
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla Acute care	La Jolla	Acute care
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City Acute care	Redwood City	Acute care
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach Acute care	Long Beach	Acute care
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton Acute care	Pleasanton	Acute care
Stanford HospitalPalo Alto Acute care	Palo Alto	Acute care
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn Acute care	Auburn	Acute care
Sutter Medical Center of Santa RosaSanta Rosa Acute care	Santa Rosa	Acute care
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville Acute care	Roseville	Acute care
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance Acute care	Torrance	Acute care
UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego Acute care	San Diego	Acute care
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UCLA Santa Monica Medical CenterSanta Monica Acute care	Santa Monica	Acute care
USC University HospitalLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan Diego VA	San Diego	VA
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland Acute care	Woodland	Acute care
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim Acute care	Anaheim	Acute care
Alameda HospitalAlameda Acute care	Alameda	Acute care
Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra Acute care	Alhambra	Acute care
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley Acute care	Berkeley	Acute care
California Pacific Medical Center - St. Luke's CampusSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
Chino Valley Medical CenterChino Acute care	Chino	Acute care
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey Acute care	Monterey	Acute care
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura Acute care	Ventura	Acute care
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez Acute care	Martinez	Acute care
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz Acute care	Santa Cruz	Acute care
Downey Regional Medical CenterDowney Acute care	Downey	Acute care
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley Acute care	Castro Valley	Acute care
Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage Acute care	Rancho Mirage	Acute care
El Camino HospitalMountain View Acute care	Mountain View	Acute care
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale Acute care	Glendale	Acute care
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale Acute care	Glendale	Acute care
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa Acute care	La Mesa	Acute care
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord Acute care	Concord	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael Acute care	San Rafael	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation HospitalBellflower Acute care	Bellflower	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno Acute care	Fresno	Acute care
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City Acute care	Panorama City	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City Acute care	Redwood City	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville Acute care	Roseville	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento/RosevilleSacramento Acute care	Sacramento	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego Acute care	San Diego	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos Acute care	San Marcos	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoMillbrae Acute care	Millbrae	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville Acute care	Vacaville	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills Acute care	Woodland Hills	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital AnaheimAnaheim Acute care	Anaheim	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fremont/HaywardHayward Acute care	Hayward	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca Acute care	Manteca	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside Acute care	Riverside	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley Acute care	Moreno Valley	Acute care
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda Acute care	Loma Linda	Acute care
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks Acute care	Thousand Oaks	Acute care
Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey Acute care	Marina Del Rey	Acute care
Marshall Medical Center (1-Rh)Placerville Acute care	Placerville	Acute care
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom Acute care	Folsom	Acute care
Mercy Medical Center Mt ShastaMt Shasta Critical Access	Mt Shasta	Critical Access
Modoc Medical CenterAlturas Critical Access	Alturas	Critical Access
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge Acute care	Northridge	Acute care
Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain Valley Acute care	Fountain Valley	Acute care
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Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway Acute care	Poway	Acute care
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma Acute care	Petaluma	Acute care
PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier Acute care	Whittier	Acute care
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills Acute care	Mission Hills	Acute care
Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San PedroLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa Acute care	Napa	Acute care
Redwood Memorial HospitalFortuna Critical Access	Fortuna	Critical Access
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Saddleback Memorial Medical CenterLaguna Hills Acute care	Laguna Hills	Acute care
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica Acute care	Santa Monica	Acute care
Salinas Valley Memorial HospitalSalinas Acute care	Salinas	Acute care
San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco VA	San Francisco	VA
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel Acute care	San Gabriel	Acute care
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon Acute care	San Ramon	Acute care
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara Acute care	Santa Barbara	Acute care
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas Acute care	Encinitas	Acute care
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego Acute care	San Diego	Acute care
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista Acute care	Chula Vista	Acute care
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CenterCoronado Acute care	Coronado	Acute care
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego Acute care	San Diego	Acute care
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff Acute care	Red Bluff	Acute care
St Helena HospitalSt Helena Acute care	St Helena	Acute care
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard Acute care	Oxnard	Acute care
St Joseph HospitalOrange Acute care	Orange	Acute care
St Joseph HospitalEureka Acute care	Eureka	Acute care
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St Jude Medical CenterFullerton Acute care	Fullerton	Acute care
St Mary's Medical CenterSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson Acute care	Jackson	Acute care
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis Acute care	Davis	Acute care
Sutter General HospitalSacramento Acute care	Sacramento	Acute care
Sutter Lakeside HospitalLakeport Critical Access	Lakeport	Critical Access
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy Acute care	Tracy	Acute care
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula Acute care	Temecula	Acute care
UCI Health-OrangeOrange Acute care	Orange	Acute care
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
Ukiah Valley Medical Center/Hospital DUkiah Acute care	Ukiah	Acute care
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento Acute care	Sacramento	Acute care
VA Long Beach Healthcare SystemLong Beach VA	Long Beach	VA
VA N California Healthcare SystemMather VA	Mather	VA
Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale Acute care	Glendale	Acute care
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier Acute care	Whittier	Acute care
Adventist Health TulareTulare Acute care	Tulare	Acute care
Adventist Health White Memorial MontebelloMontebello Acute care	Montebello	Acute care
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield Acute care	Bakersfield	Acute care
Banner Lassen Medical CenterSusanville Critical Access	Susanville	Critical Access
Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe Acute care	South Lake Tahoe	Acute care
California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
California Pacific Medical Center-Pacific Campus HospitalSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
College Medical CenterLong Beach Acute care	Long Beach	Acute care
Community Hospital of San BernardinoSan Bernardino Acute care	San Bernardino	Acute care
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Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona Acute care	Corona	Acute care
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville Acute care	Victorville	Acute care
Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino Acute care	Encino	Acute care
Enloe Medical CenterChico Acute care	Chico	Acute care
Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora Acute care	Glendora	Acute care
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin Acute care	Tustin	Acute care
Hanford Community Medical CenterHanford Acute care	Hanford	Acute care
Hollywood Community Hospital of HollywoodLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
John Muir/Mt Diablo Health SystemWalnut Creek Acute care	Walnut Creek	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park Acute care	Baldwin Park	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Harbor CityHarbor City Acute care	Harbor City	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LaLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital FontanaFontana Acute care	Fontana	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose Acute care	San Jose	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa Acute care	Santa Rosa	Acute care
Kaweah Delta Medical CenterVisalia Acute care	Visalia	Acute care
Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictLake Isabella Critical Access	Lake Isabella	Critical Access
L a Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma Acute care	La Palma	Acute care
Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CenterDowney Acute care	Downey	Acute care
Lodi Memorial HospitalLodi Acute care	Lodi	Acute care
Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda Acute care	Loma Linda	Acute care
Loma Linda VA Medical CenterLoma Linda VA	Loma Linda	VA
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
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Marian Medical CenterSanta Maria Acute care	Santa Maria	Acute care
Mark Twain Medical CenterSan Andreas Critical Access	San Andreas	Critical Access
Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos Acute care	Los Banos	Acute care
Memorial Medical CenterModesto Acute care	Modesto	Acute care
Mendocino Coast District HospitalFort Bragg Critical Access	Fort Bragg	Critical Access
Mercy General HospitalSacramento Acute care	Sacramento	Acute care
Mercy HospitalBakersfield Acute care	Bakersfield	Acute care
Mercy Medical Center MercedMerced Acute care	Merced	Acute care
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael Acute care	Carmichael	Acute care
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento Acute care	Sacramento	Acute care
Mission Community Hospital - PanoramaPanorama City Acute care	Panorama City	Acute care
Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair Acute care	Montclair	Acute care
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas Acute care	Salinas	Acute care
Northern Inyo HospitalBishop Critical Access	Bishop	Critical Access
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterLancaster Acute care	Lancaster	Acute care
Palomar Medical CenterEscondido Acute care	Escondido	Acute care
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City Acute care	National City	Acute care
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside Acute care	Riverside	Acute care
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley Acute care	Brawley	Acute care
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona Acute care	Pomona	Acute care
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank Acute care	Burbank	Acute care
Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana Acute care	Tarzana	Acute care
Riverside County Regional Medical CenterMoreno Valley Acute care	Moreno Valley	Acute care
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood Acute care	Lynwood	Acute care
Saint Francis Memorial HospitalSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
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San Antonio Community HospitalUpland Acute care	Upland	Acute care
San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning Acute care	Banning	Acute care
Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa Acute care	Santa Rosa	Acute care
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley Acute care	Grass Valley	Acute care
Sierra View District HospitalPorterville Acute care	Porterville	Acute care
Sierra Vista Regional Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo Acute care	San Luis Obispo	Acute care
Sonora Community HospitalSonora Acute care	Sonora	Acute care
Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta Acute care	Murrieta	Acute care
St Josephs Medical Center of StocktonStockton Acute care	Stockton	Acute care
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch Acute care	Antioch	Acute care
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo Acute care	Vallejo	Acute care
Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee Critical Access	Truckee	Critical Access
Tehachapi HospitalTehachapi Critical Access	Tehachapi	Critical Access
USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia Acute care	Arcadia	Acute care
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemLos Angeles VA	Los Angeles	VA
White Memorial Medical CenterLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield Acute care	Bakersfield	Acute care
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton Acute care	Colton	Acute care
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood Acute care	Inglewood	Acute care
Chapman Medical CenterOrange Acute care	Orange	Acute care
Chinese HospitalSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis Acute care	Clovis	Acute care
Dameron HospitalStockton Acute care	Stockton	Acute care
Delano Regional Medical CenterDelano Acute care	Delano	Acute care
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Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs Acute care	Palm Springs	Acute care
Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca Acute care	Manteca	Acute care
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock Acute care	Turlock	Acute care
Fairchild Medical CenterYreka Critical Access	Yreka	Critical Access
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterFountain Valley Acute care	Fountain Valley	Acute care
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove Acute care	Garden Grove	Acute care
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose Acute care	San Jose	Acute care
Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte Acute care	South El Monte	Acute care
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalValencia Acute care	Valencia	Acute care
Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree Acute care	Joshua Tree	Acute care
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio Acute care	Indio	Acute care
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek Acute care	Walnut Creek	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro Acute care	San Leandro	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo Acute care	Vallejo	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Oakland/RichmondOakland Acute care	Oakland	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital So SacramentoSacramento Acute care	Sacramento	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara Acute care	Santa Clara	Acute care
Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar Acute care	Sylmar	Acute care
Lakewood Regional Medical CenterLakewood Acute care	Lakewood	Acute care
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta Acute care	Murrieta	Acute care
Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterLong Beach Acute care	Long Beach	Acute care
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding Acute care	Redding	Acute care
Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park Acute care	Monterey Park	Acute care
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Northbay Medical CenterFairfield Acute care	Fairfield	Acute care
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana Acute care	Santa Ana	Acute care
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands Acute care	Redlands	Acute care
Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysville Acute care	Marysville	Acute care
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside Acute care	Riverside	Acute care
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno Acute care	Fresno	Acute care
San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas Acute care	San Dimas	Acute care
San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco Acute care	San Francisco	Acute care
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp Acute care	French Camp	Acute care
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose Acute care	San Jose	Acute care
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding Acute care	Redding	Acute care
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks Acute care	Sherman Oaks	Acute care
Simi Valley Hospital & Health Care ServicesSimi Valley Acute care	Simi Valley	Acute care
Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma Acute care	Sonoma	Acute care
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino Acute care	San Bernardino	Acute care
St Helena Hospital-ClearlakeClearlake Critical Access	Clearlake	Critical Access
St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley Acute care	Apple Valley	Acute care
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City Acute care	Crescent City	Acute care
Twin Cities Community HospitalTempleton Acute care	Templeton	Acute care
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura Acute care	Ventura	Acute care
Washington HospitalFremont Acute care	Fremont	Acute care
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville Acute care	Watsonville	Acute care
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim Acute care	Anaheim	Acute care
West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills Acute care	West Hills	Acute care
Western Medical Center Hospital AnaheimAnaheim Acute care	Anaheim	Acute care
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Antelope Valley Hospital Medical CenterLancaster Acute care	Lancaster	Acute care
Barstow Community HospitalBarstow Acute care	Barstow	Acute care
Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk Acute care	Norwalk	Acute care
Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana Acute care	Santa Ana	Acute care
Colusa Medical CenterColusa Acute care	Colusa	Acute care
Community and Mission Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park Acute care	Huntington Park	Acute care
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno Acute care	Fresno	Acute care
Doctors Medical CenterModesto Acute care	Modesto	Acute care
East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles Acute care	Los Angeles	Acute care
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro Acute care	El Centro	Acute care
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina Acute care	Covina	Acute care
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park Acute care	Monterey Park	Acute care
Hemet Valley Medical CenterHemet Acute care	Hemet	Acute care
Highland HospitalOakland Acute care	Oakland	Acute care
Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach Acute care	Huntington Beach	Acute care
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch Acute care	Antioch	Acute care
Kern Medical CenterBakersfield Acute care	Bakersfield	Acute care
Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance Acute care	Torrance	Acute care
Lompoc Healthcare DistrictLompoc Acute care	Lompoc	Acute care
Los Alamitos Medical CenterLos Alamitos Acute care	Los Alamitos	Acute care
Mad River Community HospitalArcata Acute care	Arcata	Acute care
Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena Acute care	Gardena	Acute care
Oak Valley District HospitalOakdale Acute care	Oakdale	Acute care
Oroville HospitalOroville Acute care	Oroville	Acute care
Seton Medical CenterDaly City Acute care	Daly City	Acute care
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St Rose HospitalHayward Acute care	Hayward	Acute care
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside Acute care	Oceanside	Acute care
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys Acute care	Van Nuys	Acute care
Victor Valley Community HospitalVictorville Acute care	Victorville	Acute care

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Latest national report: 79% of Utah's rated hospitals have 4 or 5 CMS stars; 14% of Mississippi's do (Nov 13, 2026)

How California compares with its neighbors

Rank	State	Avg stars	Rated 4–5 ★	5 ★ / 1 ★
#20	Oregon	3.25	45%	3 / 2
#34	Arizona	3.11	33%	8 / 1
#35	California	3.10	42%	29 / 29
#40	Nevada	3.00	28%	3 / 0

Questions about California hospital ratings

What are the best-rated hospitals in California?

29 California hospitals have the top 5-star CMS rating: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles), Frank R Howard Memorial Hospital (Willits), French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo), Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System) (Fresno), Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (Santa Barbara) and 23 more, all listed on this page.

How does California rank for hospital quality?

California ranks #35 of 50 states. Its 279 rated hospitals average 3.10 stars, against a U.S. average of 3.21. 42% are rated 4 or 5 stars and 32% are rated 1 or 2 stars.

How many California hospitals have a 1-star rating?

29 of 279 rated California hospitals have the lowest 1-star rating, and 59 have 2 stars.

Why isn't my hospital on this list?

Only hospitals with a CMS overall star rating are listed. 136 other California hospitals in our directory have no rating, usually because they report too few measures. That is common for small rural, critical access and specialty hospitals. Every hospital still has its own page in the California hospital directory.

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Source: CMS Care Compare, Hospital General Information, published October 2026. Each facility is counted once by its CMS Certification Number. Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data.

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