The Best Hospitals in California

The best hospitals in California offer medical specialties in cancer, urology, psychiatry, kidney disorders and cardiac surgery, and provide patients with a number of treatment options. The U.S. News & World Report evaluated and ranked 152 hospitals in the country. It based its rankings on a hospital's specialties, death rates, reputation and patient safety.

University of California, San Francisco Medical Center

• The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center has 642 beds for patients and performs more than 24,000 inpatient and outpatient surgeries each year. The hospital specializes in cancer care, fertility treatments, cardiac care and transplants. According to the U.S. News & World Report, in 2010, the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center ranked fourth in diabetes and endocrinology, fifth in urology, and fifth in neurology and neurosurgery. The AIDS Clinic at the hospital provides patients with counseling, medication, pain management, physical therapy, social services and support groups.

  University of California, San Francisco Medical Center

  505 Parnassus Ave.

  San Francisco, CA 94122

  415-476-1000

  ucsfhealth.org

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

• The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has 15 adult and nine pediatric specialties available for patients. Specialties include cancer, psychiatry, geriatrics, kidney disorders and ophthalmology. Additional amenities include a cafeteria, a gift and flower shop, chapel and an outdoor garden. In 2010, the U.S. News & World Report ranked Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center second in geriatrics, fourth in urology, and fifth in diabetes and endocrinology. In addition to providing medical services to patients, the hospital also teaches medical student residents.

  Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

  757 Westwood Plaza

  Los Angeles, CA 90095

  310-825-9111

  uclahealth.org

Stanford Hospital and Clinics

• Stanford Hospital and Clinics offers treatment in the areas of cancer, cardiac care, surgery, organ transplants, obstetrics, neurosurgery and orthopaedics. Additional medical services at the hospital include aging adult services, radiology, life flight, infection control and clinical nutrition. The hospital has 444 beds, and more than 46,000 patients visit the emergency room each year. The U.S. News & World Report showed that in 2010, the Stanford Hospital and Clinics ranked 11th in cancer, 12th in gynecology and 13th in psychiatry.

  Stanford Hospital and Clinics

  300 Pasteur Drive

  Stanford, CA 94305

  650-723-4000

  stanfordmedicine.org