Bay Area's Top 6 Hospitals: Who Made The List?

What are the top hospitals in the Bay Area?

U.S. News and World Report sifted through data for nearly 5,000 hospitals and results from surveys of more than 140,000 physicians to rank the best centers in 16 adult specialties from cancer to urology.

Death rates, patient safety and hospital reputation were a few of factors considered. Only 137 hospitals were nationally ranked in a specialty.

U.S. News counted 430 California hospitals, with 18 making its national rankings. Thirty-eight other hospitals met “national high-performing standards.”

Here are the top 6 in the Bay Area ranked in the top 15 state-wide:

1. Stanford Health Care—Stanford Hospital, Stanford

Bed Count: 476

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 2,050

Nationally ranked in 13 specialties



3. UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco

Bed Count: 650

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 3,186

Nationally ranked hospital in 14 specialties



8. John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek

Bed Count: 367

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,296

Nationally ranked hospital in 3 specialties



12. Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco

Bed Count: 215

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 39

Nationally ranked hospital in 1 specialty


14. John Muir Medical Center, Concord

Bed Count: 182

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 538

Nationally ranked hospital in 1 specialty

15. California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

Bed Count: 785

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,279

Nationally ranked hospital in 1 specialty

More information, including full rankings, can be found by clicking here.