California Hospitals

California is home to 480 hospitals and licensed inpatient healthcare facilities. Of these, 276 are general acute care hospitals — the facilities most people think of when they need emergency care, surgery, or an overnight stay.

Beyond acute care, California also has 10 children's hospitals, 40 psychiatric facilities, 83 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 20 long-term acute care facilities, and 8 Veterans Administration medical centers — each evaluated under quality programs tailored to its patient population. Star ratings on this page come from CMS Hospital Compare and apply only to general acute care hospitals. Specialty facilities display the alternative quality programs that govern them.

141 of these 480 facilities have published a machine-readable price file under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Cards marked "Pricing Available" link through to a searchable list of charges for common procedures. Use the search box below to find a hospital by name or city, or sort by rating to surface the highest-rated options first.