Ten Sutter Health Plan network hospitals achieved recognition as being among the best hospitals in California for 2026-27 from U.S. News & World Report, a global leader in quality rankings. The annual rankings rate top hospitals in the state and in major metropolitan regions according to their performance across adult specialties, procedures and conditions.

National and Regional “Bests”

Hospitals awarded a Best designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience. Ten network hospitals were recognized among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals in California and their metropolitan regions:

• Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento: No. 16 in California and No. 2 in the Sacramento Metro Area; recognized as a Best Regional Hospital for Community Access.
• El Camino Hospital (Mountain View): No. 18 in California and No. 2 in the San Jose metro area.
• California Pacific Medical Center – Van Ness Campus: No. 27 (tie) in California and No. 4 (tie) in the San Francisco Metro Area; nationally ranked No. 45 (tie) in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery.
• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Summit Campus: No. 33 (tie) in California and No. 6 (tie) in the San Francisco Metro Area; nationally ranked No. 45 (tie) in Rehabilitation.
• Mills-Peninsula Medical Center: No. 33 (tie) in California and No. 6 (tie) in the San Francisco Metro Area.
• Sutter Roseville Medical Center: No. 49 (tie) in California and No. 4 (tie) in the Sacramento Metro Area.
• Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City): No. 49 (tie) in California and No. 9 in the San Francisco Metro Area.
• California Pacific Medical Center – Mission Bernal Campus: No. 57 (tie) in California and No. 11 (tie) in the San Francisco Metro Area.
• Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital: No. 57 (tie) in California.
• Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz): No. 68 in California and recognized in the Central Coast metro area.

“Congratulations to our network hospitals for earning these distinguished rankings, which reflect the quality, safety and exceptional care they provide every day,” said Dr. Robert Bixler, Chief Medical Officer at Sutter Health Plan. “This recognition is a testament to the dedication of the physicians, nurses and care teams, whose commitment to excellence continues to improve outcomes and experiences for our members.”

About the rankings: U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings evaluate performance across specialties, procedures and conditions using measures such as survival and readmissions. Hospitals can be nationally ranked, state and regionally ranked overall, state and regionally ranked in certain specialties, or earn High Performing ratings for specialties, procedures and conditions.