Best Hospitals in California

California has about 430 hospitals, 17 of which are nationally ranked. Forty-one other hospitals met standards for strong performance within the state. U.S. News also ranks California hospitals in many metro areas, including Los Angeles and San Francisco-Oakland.

Ranked Hospitals in California

#1 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
#2 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
#3 UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
#4 Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Palo Alto, CA
#5 UC San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
#6 Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
#7 John Muir Medical Center
Walnut Creek, CA
#8 Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena, CA
#9 Scripps La Jolla Hospitals and Clinics
La Jolla, CA
#9 University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
#11 University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Orange, CA
#12 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
#13 Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
#14 City of Hope
Duarte, CA
#15 USC Norris Cancer Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
#16 Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
Downey, CA
#16 Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
#18 John Muir Medical Center
Concord, CA
#18 Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, CA
#20 Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
#20 White Memorial Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
#22 Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center
Woodland Hills, CA
#22 Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Laguna Hills, CA
#22 Washington Hospital
Fremont, CA
#25 Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Fontana, CA
#25 UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA
#27 Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
#27 Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Long Beach, CA
#29 Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center
Vallejo, CA
#29 Mission Hospital
Mission Viejo, CA
#29 St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
#29 St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach, CA
#33 Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance, CA
#34 Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Whittier, CA
#34 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, CA
#34 Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
#34 Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
#38 Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
#38 St. Vincent Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
#40 Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Berkeley, CA
#40 Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
#40 Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
#40 Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
#40 Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Fountain Valley, CA
#40 Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Mission Hills, CA
#40 St. John's Health Center
Santa Monica, CA
#40 St. Joseph Hospital
Eureka, CA
#40 St. Jude Medical Center
Fullerton, CA
#49 California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
#49 Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Inglewood, CA
#49 Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
Valencia, CA
#49 Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center
Riverside, CA
#49 Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center
San Jose, CA
#49 Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center
Walnut Creek, CA
#49 Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
#49 O'Connor Hospital
San Jose, CA
#49 Stanislaus Surgical Hospital
Modesto, CA
#49 Sutter Delta Medical Center
Antioch, CA
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