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Hospitals in San Jose, CA

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, San Jose, California, has 5 hospitals, 4 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 24 min, 30 min shorter than the California median of 2 hr 54 min. The shortest is at Good Samaritan Hospital (2 hr 19 min). The highest Medicare star rating among its 3 rated hospitals is 3 out of 5, at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose.

5 hospitals 4 with an ER Santa Clara County
Hospitals 5 1,272 beds (4 reporting)
With an ER 4 emergency departments
Median ER visit 2 hr 24 min −30 min vs California
Average stars 2.3 / 5 3 rated by CMS
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San Jose hospitals

Showing all 5 hospitals

No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): O'Connor Hospital, San Jose Medical Center. These pages are kept for reference.

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Best-rated hospitals in San Jose, by Medicare stars

Ranked by the CMS overall star rating (1–5), a score built from quality and safety measures. These are not patient reviews.

#HospitalCMS starsMedian ER visit
1 Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose —
2 Good Samaritan Hospital 2 hr 19 min
3 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center 2 hr 29 min
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About hospitals in San Jose

There are 5 hospitals in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. 4 of them have an emergency department. By type: 4 acute care hospitals and 1 psychiatric hospital.

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in San Jose lasts 2 hr 24 min, 30 min shorter than the California median of 2 hr 54 min. The shortest is at Good Samaritan Hospital, 2 hr 19 min.

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Compare hospitals in San Jose

Two San Jose hospitals side by side on Medicare star ratings, patient survey results, ER times and safety.

Good Samaritan Hospital vs Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Good Samaritan Hospital vs Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose vs Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Community health centers near San Jose

Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.

Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).

Care after the hospital in San Jose

Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.

Dialysis centers in San Jose (19) Home health agencies in San Jose (20) Hospice care providers in San Jose (8)

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Find doctors in San Jose

Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in San Jose, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

Internal medicine doctors 454 Family doctors 255 Psychiatrists 165 Cardiologists 126 OB-GYNs 92 All doctors in San Jose

People and health care in San Jose

From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of San Jose.

Population
990,138
Median age 38.2
Hospitals per 100,000
0.5
5 hospitals listed
No health insurance
4.8%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
14.5%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$146,427
U.S. $80,734

What nurses earn in California

Registered Nurses · $140,270 Nurse Practitioners · $168,520 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · $79,750 Nursing Assistants · $47,630 All healthcare salaries in California
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Questions about hospitals in San Jose

How many hospitals are in San Jose, California?

There are 5 hospitals in San Jose, California. 4 of them have an emergency department.

How long is the emergency room wait in San Jose?

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in San Jose lasts 2 hr 24 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The California median is 2 hr 54 min.

Which hospital in San Jose has the shortest ER wait?

Good Samaritan Hospital reports the shortest median emergency department visit in San Jose at 2 hr 19 min.

What is the best hospital in San Jose?

Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose has 3 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 3 San Jose hospitals CMS rates. CMS star ratings measure quality and safety; they are not patient reviews.

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Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.

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