9 CA Hospitals Ranked In Top 1% Nationally In New Report

Nine hospitals in California are ranked among the top 1% of clinical care facilities in the country, according to a new report Tuesday.

The 2026 America's Best Hospitals awards from Healthgrades, an online resource to help people find doctors and hospitals, is a three-tiered ranking of the top 50, 100 and 250 hospitals, which, respectively, represent the top 1%, 2% and 5% of clinical care hospitals nationwide.

In California, medical centers named to America's 50 Best Hospitals are:

• Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, Sutter Health, Burlingame
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Health System, West Hollywood
• Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Sutter Health, Roseville
• Northridge Hospital Medical Center, CommonSpirit Health, Northridge
• Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Providence St Joseph Health, Mission Hills
• Stanford Hospital, Stanford Medicine, Stanford
• Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Health, Encinitas
• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Sutter Health, Oakland
• Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, Scripps Health, San Diego

Outside the top 50, California hospitals ranked in the top 100 are:

• UC San Diego Health Hillcrest Hillcrest Medical Center, University of California Health, San Diego
• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates Campus, Sutter Health, Berkeley
• UC Davis Medical Center, University of California Health, Sacramento
• St. John's Regional Medical Center, CommonSpirit Health, Oxnard
• Regional Medical Center of San Jose, Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, San Jose

Outside the top 50 and 100, California Hospitals in the top 250 are:

• Good Samaritan Hospital, HCA Healthcare, San Jose
• Los Robles Regional Medical Center, HCA Healthcare, Thousand Oaks
• Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey
• UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, University of California San Francisco Health System, San Francisco
• Riverside Community Hospital, HCA Healthcare, Riverside
• MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center, MemorialCare Health System, Laguna Hills
• St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton, CommonSpirit Health, Stockton
• St. Mary's Medical Center, University of California San Francisco Health System, San Francisco
• Eden Medical Center, Sutter Health, Castro Valley

If all hospitals performed similarly to America's 250 Best Hospitals, 211,370 lives could have been saved, Healthgrades said in a news release.

Nearly two-thirds of consumers say they're more likely to choose a hospital with a quality award than without, highlighting the growing importance of access to objective hospital quality data, Healthgrades said. To determine the top 250 U.S. hospitals, Healthgrades evaluated clinical performance for approximately 4,500 hospitals across more than 30 common procedures and conditions.

"Patients are taking a more active role in their care than ever before, but real empowerment comes from having choices and access to information they can trust," Healthgrades medical adviser Alana Biggers said in the news release. "This year's America’s Best Hospitals list gives patients a clearer picture of where high-quality care is delivered most consistently, helping them understand their options and feel confident in choosing the care that's right for them."