Hospitals & Nursing Homes in California

Last updated: June 2026.

At a glance

378
Hospitals
915
Nursing homes

Want to see how California compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in California based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Trinity Hospital Weaverville 1h 10m
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital King City 1h 15m
Greater El Monte Community Hospital South El Monte 1h 18m
Monterey Park Hospital Monterey Park 1h 28m
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg 1h 34m
Modoc Medical Center Alturas 1h 34m
Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus Portola 1h 36m
Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta Mount Shasta 1h 36m
Whittier Hospital Medical Center Whittier 1h 40m
Seneca District Hospital Chester 1h 42m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
California Pacific Medical Ctr- Davies Campus Hosp San Francisco 5.93
Dept of State Hospitals - Napa D/p Snf Napa 5.64
Desert Regional Medical Center D/p Snf Palm Springs 5.28
Providence Holy Cross Med Ctr D/p Snf Mission Hills 3.87
Helen Bernardy Center D/p Snf San Diego 3.46
Providence Little Co of Mary Transitional Care Ctr Torrance 3.34
Westland House Monterey 2.61
All Saints Healthcare Subacute North Hollywood 2.29
Community Convalescent Center of San Bernardino San Bernardino 2.23
San Gabriel Valley Medical Ctr D/p Snf San Gabriel 2.19

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