California hospital Medicare penalties
Which California hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)76 of 27628% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions225 of 252Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs276California hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every California hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville HospitalOroville | 1% cut | 5 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.43 | 38.9 |
| San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco | 1% cut | 5 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.19 | 33.1 |
| St Rose HospitalHayward | 1% cut | 5 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.20 | 20.6 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 47 |
| West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.16 | 19.7 |
| Adventist Health White Memorial MontebelloMontebello | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.05 | – |
| Antelope Valley Hospital Med CenterLancaster | 1% cut | 4 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 19.1 |
| Community Regional Medical CenterFresno | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: COPD 1.11 | 16.6 |
| Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.14 | 17.8 |
| Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.12 | 26 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: COPD 1.15 | 34.2 |
| Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterLong Beach | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.32 | 18.8 |
| Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.18 | – |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.02 | 15.8 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.16 | 30.5 |
| Sierra View District HospitalPorterville | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: COPD 1.08 | 21.5 |
| Simi Valley Hospital & Health Care ServicesSimi Valley | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.16 | 28.8 |
| Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 15.3 |
| Community and Mission Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 18.3 |
| Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 18.8 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalValencia | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: COPD 1.05 | 21.2 |
| Lompoc Healthcare DistrictLompoc | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.11 | 18.8 |
| Los Alamitos Medical CenterLos Alamitos | 1% cut | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.48 | 15.7 |
| Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.19 | 25.2 |
| St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley | 1% cut | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.43 | 16.3 |
| Twin Cities Community HospitalTempleton | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 25.1 |
| Ventura County Medical CenterVentura | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 16.4 |
| Chinese HospitalSan Francisco | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 26 |
| Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 0 |
| Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.16 | 16.9 |
| Highland HospitalOakland | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.10 | 21.5 |
| Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 10.7 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 19.7 |
| Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med CenterTorrance | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 19.1 |
| Lodi Memorial HospitalLodi | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 22.2 |
| Mission Community Hospital - PanoramaPanorama City | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 23.9 |
| Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | 26.5 |
| Oak Valley District HospitalOakdale | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | – |
| Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain Valley | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.10 | 36.3 |
| Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | 11.7 |
| PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.14 | – |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 36.3 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.14 | 29.2 |
| Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.00 | 29.5 |
| University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 22.5 |
| USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.05 | 20.1 |
| Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 30.3 |
| Barstow Community HospitalBarstow | 1% cut | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 21.5 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 21.4 |
| Chapman Medical CenterOrange | 1% cut | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 17 |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey | 1% cut | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | 42.5 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura | 1% cut | 1 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.00 | 22.8 |
| El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.02 | – |
| Kaiser Foundation HospitalSanta Clara | 1% cut | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 20.8 |
| Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.05 | 46.1 |
| Redlands Community HospitalRedlands | 1% cut | 1 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.00 | 20.6 |
| Western Medical Center Hosp AnaheimAnaheim | 1% cut | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | – |
| Adventist Health ReedleyReedley | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | – |
| Anaheim Community Hospital, LLCAnaheim | 1% cut | – | – |
| Casa Colina HospitalPomona | 1% cut | 0 of 2 | 30 |
| Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | – |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno | 1% cut | – | 53.3 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Harbor CityHarbor City | 1% cut | – | 28.1 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | 63.3 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco | 1% cut | – | 46.8 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos | 1% cut | – | 53.8 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills | 1% cut | – | 28.9 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | 38.1 |
| Lac/Rancho los Amigos National Rehabilitation CtrDowney | 1% cut | – | 34.6 |
| Pacifica Hospital of the ValleySun Valley | 1% cut | – | – |
| Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma | 1% cut | 0 of 4 | 31 |
| Porterville Developmental CtrPorterville | 1% cut | – | – |
| San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning | 1% cut | 0 of 2 | 28.2 |
| Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla | 1% cut | 0 of 4 | 62.7 |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado | 1% cut | 0 of 4 | 54.8 |
| Sonora Community HospitalSonora | 1% cut | 0 of 4 | 39.6 |
| Riverside Community HospitalRiverside | No | 6 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.09 | 25.2 |
| St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino | No | 6 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.10 | 22.2 |
| Doctors Medical CenterModesto | No | 5 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.25 | 12.8 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.19 | 12.9 |
| Emanuel Medical Center INCTurlock | No | 5 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.11 | 28.5 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.23 | 20.4 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles | No | 5 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.17 | – |
| Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.11 | 24.9 |
| Lakewood Regional Medical CenterLakewood | No | 5 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.09 | 22.7 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.11 | 30.9 |
| Memorial Medical CenterModesto | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 32.7 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.15 | 21.3 |
| Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose | No | 5 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.21 | 26.3 |
| Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego | No | 5 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 26 |
| Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.39 | 31.5 |
| Washington HospitalFremont | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.18 | 23.7 |
| Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 19.6 |
| Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim | No | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 31.5 |
| California Hospital Medical Center laLos Angeles | No | 4 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.09 | 18.4 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus HospSan Francisco | No | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.16 | 38.3 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.22 | 37.1 |
| Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs | No | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 17 |
| Desert Valley HospitalVictorville | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.38 | 36.8 |
| El Camino HospitalMountain View | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 34.8 |
| Enloe Medical CenterChico | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 30 |
| Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterFountain Valley | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 17.6 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical CtrGlendale | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 45.3 |
| John F Kennedy Memorial HospIndio | No | 4 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.11 | 29.8 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Oakland/RichmondOakland | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 27.7 |
| Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.05 | 30.3 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.11 | 22.4 |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med CenterMission Viejo | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 23.6 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 34.6 |
| Paradise Valley HospitalNational City | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 28.1 |
| Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.09 | 29.7 |
| Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysville | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 22.8 |
| Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.12 | 21.8 |
| Saint Francis Memorial HospitalSan Francisco | No | 4 of 4Highest: COPD 1.06 | 24.8 |
| Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.14 | 31 |
| Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | 13.9 |
| Alameda HospitalAlameda | No | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 20.1 |
| Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield | No | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 24.9 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr - St. Luke's CampusSan Francisco | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 41.8 |
| Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.11 | 19.8 |
| Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino | No | 3 of 3Highest: COPD 1.05 | 40 |
| L a Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles | No | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 61.1 |
| La Palma Intercommunity HospBuena Park | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 28.1 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.13 | 28.5 |
| Marian Medical CenterSanta Maria | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.10 | 27 |
| Marina del Rey HospitalMarina del Rey | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | 39.3 |
| Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena | No | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.19 | 34.2 |
| Mercy General HospitalSacramento | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.28 | 30.7 |
| Mercy Medical Ctr MercedMerced | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 27.9 |
| Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento | No | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 29 |
| Northbay Medical CenterFairfield | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 23.3 |
| Palmdale Regional Medical CenterLancaster | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 21.8 |
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.14 | 18.8 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills | No | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.14 | 25.9 |
| Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica | No | 3 of 6Highest: COPD 1.07 | 31 |
| Salinas Valley Memorial HospitalSalinas | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 39.1 |
| San Antonio Community HospitalUpland | No | 3 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | 22.8 |
| San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.23 | 20.5 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital la JollaLa Jolla | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.07 | 43.9 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley | No | 3 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.27 | 34.3 |
| St Josephs Med Center of StocktonStockton | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.23 | 19.9 |
| St Jude Medical CenterFullerton | No | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 26.2 |
| St Mary's Medical CenterSan Francisco | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 38.5 |
| Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.04 | 32.1 |
| Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.11 | 22.6 |
| Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.18 | 20.1 |
| Victor Valley Community HospitalVictorville | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 7 |
| West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.18 | 27.4 |
| White Memorial Medical CenterLos Angeles | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 27.8 |
| Adventist Health TulareTulare | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 30.3 |
| Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra | No | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 36.5 |
| Chino Valley Medical CenterChino | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 41.3 |
| College Medical CenterLong Beach | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 40 |
| Community Hospital of San BernardinoSan Bernardino | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 29.7 |
| Downey Regional Medical CenterDowney | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | – |
| Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 31.7 |
| Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale | No | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 36.3 |
| Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | – |
| Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree | No | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 38.5 |
| Hollywood Community Hospital of HollywoodLos Angeles | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 48.3 |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 31.9 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 22 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West laLos Angeles | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 27.3 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital FontanaFontana | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 44.7 |
| Kaweah Delta Medical CenterVisalia | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.09 | 16.8 |
| Mad River Community HospitalArcata | No | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.01 | 31.3 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 48 |
| Memorial Hospital los BanosLos Banos | No | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 33.5 |
| Mercy HospitalBakersfield | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 28.6 |
| Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 38.2 |
| Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.24 | 24.3 |
| Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair | No | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.20 | 33.8 |
| Natividad Medical CenterSalinas | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.02 | 24.3 |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 18.3 |
| Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 46.2 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.04 | 36.2 |
| Riverside County Regional Medical CenterMoreno Valley | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.13 | 26.8 |
| San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 35.6 |
| San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.05 | 23.7 |
| San Ramon Regional Medical CtrSan Ramon | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.02 | 24.1 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 33.3 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 14.6 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.26 | 48.4 |
| Seton Medical CenterDaly City | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 19.7 |
| Sierra Vista Regional Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo | No | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.14 | 24.9 |
| St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 30.8 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton | No | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.10 | 35.3 |
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.04 | 38 |
| Sutter General HospitalSacramento | No | 2 of 6Highest: COPD 1.04 | 30.3 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.08 | 46.1 |
| UCI Health-OrangeOrange | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.04 | 26.3 |
| UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 39.3 |
| University of California San Diego Medical CenterSan Diego | No | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.17 | 42.1 |
| USC University HospitalLos Angeles | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.08 | 41.5 |
| Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 35.8 |
| Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 30.8 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland | No | 1 of 6Highest: COPD 1.01 | 36.7 |
| Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 47 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.01 | 37.5 |
| Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | – |
| Colusa Medical CenterColusa | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.02 | 22.2 |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 34.1 |
| Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona | No | 1 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 25 |
| Dameron HospitalStockton | No | 1 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 25.5 |
| Delano Regional Medical CenterDelano | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | 50 |
| Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley | No | 1 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.05 | 23.4 |
| Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 20 |
| French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.00 | 38.3 |
| Hanford Community Medical CenterHanford | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 30.4 |
| Hemet Valley Medical CenterHemet | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 22.8 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.14 | 23.2 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park | No | 1 of 1Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 29.2 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - los AngelesLos Angeles | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart attack 1.03 | 47.4 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro | No | 1 of 1Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 30.4 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital AnaheimAnaheim | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 57.1 |
| Kern Medical CenterBakersfield | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 16.6 |
| Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | – |
| Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 30.4 |
| Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 34.6 |
| Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.01 | 32.9 |
| Menifee Valley Medical CenterSun City | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 22.3 |
| Novato Community HospitalNovato | No | 1 of 4Highest: COPD 1.03 | 38 |
| Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 13.5 |
| Patients' Hospital of ReddingRedding | No | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.03 | – |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.15 | 19 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San PedroLos Angeles | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.00 | 41.8 |
| Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.01 | 35.3 |
| Saddleback Memorial Medical CenterLaguna Hills | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.02 | 30.6 |
| San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo | No | 1 of 1Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | – |
| Sequoia HospitalRedwood City | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.06 | 45.2 |
| Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.14 | 25.7 |
| St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | 54 |
| St Helena HospitalDeer Park | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.04 | 28.3 |
| St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.03 | 26.7 |
| St Joseph HospitalEureka | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.02 | 27 |
| St Joseph HospitalOrange | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | 24.3 |
| Sutter Amador HospitalJackson | No | 1 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.09 | 50.9 |
| Sutter Medical Center of Santa RosaSanta Rosa | No | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.01 | 41.9 |
| Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo | No | 1 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 26.3 |
| Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City | No | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.20 | – |
| Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy | No | 1 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | 23.5 |
| UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.01 | 32.4 |
| Ukiah Valley Medical Center/Hospital DUkiah | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | 38.5 |
| Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 45.2 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley | No | 0 of 4 | 29.7 |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton | No | 0 of 2 | 19.3 |
| College Hospital Costa MesaCosta Mesa | No | – | – |
| Docs Surgical HospitalLos Angeles | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| East los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles | No | 0 of 2 | 4 |
| Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin | No | 0 of 2 | 27 |
| Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara | No | 0 of 3 | 42.3 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalBakersfield | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach | No | 0 of 5 | 32.1 |
| John Muir/Mt Diablo Hlth SystWalnut Creek | No | – | 37.1 |
| Kaiser Foundation HospitalBellflower | No | – | 41.9 |
| Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael | No | – | 41.7 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City | No | – | 32.9 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City | No | – | 54.1 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville | No | – | 52.7 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento/RosevilleSacramento | No | 0 of 2 | 20.5 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoMillbrae | No | – | 68.4 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville | No | – | 47.9 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo | No | 0 of 1 | 36.8 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fremont/HaywardHayward | No | – | 58.3 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca | No | – | 34.9 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside | No | – | 36.6 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley | No | – | – |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa | No | – | 40.1 |
| Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda | No | – | – |
| Marshall Medical Center (1-Rh)Placerville | No | 0 of 4 | 40.4 |
| Stanislaus Surgical HospitalModesto | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn | No | 0 of 4 | 47.8 |
| Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City | No | 0 of 4 | 32.2 |
| Sutter Davis HospitalDavis | No | 0 of 3 | 46.5 |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa CruzSanta Cruz | No | 0 of 1 | – |
Questions
Which California hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
76 of 276 California hospitals in the program (28%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Oroville Hospital, San Francisco General Hospital, St Rose Hospital, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello, Antelope Valley Hospital Med Center, Community Regional Medical Center, Garfield Medical Center, Huntington Memorial Hospital, John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and 64 more.
What does a readmission ratio above 1.00 mean?
It means the hospital's Medicare patients were readmitted within 30 days more often than CMS expected for similar patients. In California, 225 of 252 rated hospitals were above 1.00 on at least one condition.
HAC: the quarter of hospitals with the worst hospital-acquired condition scores get a 1% cut to Medicare inpatient payments. Readmissions: a ratio above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected; whether payments are cut depends on how the hospital compares with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone isn't a penalty. VBP: Value-Based Purchasing total performance score out of 100. How the penalties work.