CA · 58 Counties

California Rural Hospitals

477 active hospitals serving 58 counties. 2 counties have no hospital access.

477
Hospitals
39
Critical Access
34
Rural
103,831
Beds
2
Deserts
3%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

California Receives $233.6M/year$1.2B total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), California receives $233,639,308/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Award ID: RHTCMS332078

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore California's 58 counties and 477 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 477 active hospitals in California. Search by name, city, or county.

HospitalCityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysvilleYuba173For-Profit
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfieldKern255Government
Adventist Health ClearlakeClearlakeLake32GovernmentCAHRural
Adventist Health DelanoDelanoKern156Not-for-Profit
Adventist Health HanfordHanfordKings235Government
Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillitsMendocino25GovernmentCAHRural
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodiSan Joaquin190Not-for-Profit
Adventist Health Mendocino CoastFort BraggMendocino25GovernmentCAHRural
Adventist Health ReedleyReedleyFresno49Government
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo186Not-for-Profit

477 hospitals shown

Hospital Deserts

2 of 58 counties (3%) have no hospital.

Residents in these counties must travel to neighboring areas for hospital care.

2 counties in California have no hospital.

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County Health Profiles

All 58 counties in California. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

CountyPopulationHospitalsStatus
Alameda1,682,3532020 Hospitals
Alpine1,2040Desert
Amador40,47411 Hospital
Butte211,63233 Hospitals
Calaveras45,29211 Hospital
Colusa21,83911 Hospital
Contra Costa1,165,92799 Hospitals
Del Norte27,74311 Hospital
El Dorado191,18522 Hospitals
Fresno1,008,6541111 Hospitals

58 counties shown

County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across California's 58 counties

10.3%
Avg Diabetes Rate
30.4%
Avg Obesity Rate
7.2%
Avg Uninsured Rate
6.9
PCPs per 10K
30
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.69

Health Professional Shortage Areas

1255
Primary Care HPSAs
1258
Dental Health HPSAs
639
Mental Health HPSAs
54.2M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

-7.3%
Median Operating Margin
112
Negative Margin Hospitals

112 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

20 active HRSA grants totaling $20.7M in FY2025

$13.6M
Rural Health Outreach
17 grants · CFDA 93.912
$3.0M
Small Hospital Improvement (SHIP)
1 grant · CFDA 93.301
$3.0M
1 grant · CFDA 93.241
$1.1M
State Office of Rural Health
1 grant · CFDA 93.913

Largest Grant Recipients

California Department Of Health Care Access And Information$7.1M
Reach Out West End$2.8M
Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation$1.9M
Open Door Community Health Centers$1.5M
Ampla Health$1.0M

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

32,792
Primary Care Physicians
84.2/100k
29,975
Nurse Practitioners
16,648
Physician Assistants
119.7 NP+PA/100k
37,726
Dentists
96.8/100k
$13,627
Medicare Per Capita Cost
17.2%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

2,703
FQHC Sites
259
Rural Sites
9.6% of total
2,444
Urban Sites
170
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

214
Total Designations
172
Underserved Areas (MUA)
42
Underserved Populations (MUP)
56.5
Avg MUA Score
Min: 41.8

CDC PLACES Health Indicators

Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages

12.1%
Diabetes
Max: 16.2%
30.1%
Obesity
Max: 38%
22.4%
Depression
Max: 26.5%
17.5%
Mental Distress
Max: 20.5%
6.6%
COPD
12.7%
Smoking
33.3%
High Blood Pressure
6.8%
Heart Disease
3.6%
Stroke
10.3%
Uninsured (18-64)

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Closures

10 rural hospitals closed since 2005

HospitalCityCountyYear
Glenn Medical CenterWILLOWSGlenn2025
Adventist Health Feather RiverParadiseButte2018
Coalinga Regional Medical CenterCoalingaFresno2018
Corcoran District HospCorcoranKings2013
Kingsburg Medical CenterKingsburgFresno2010
N M Holderman Memorial HospitalYountvilleNapa2009
Indian Valley HospitalGreenvillePlumas2008
Tuolumne General HospSonoraTuolumne2007
Chowchilla District Mem HospitalChowchillaMadera2006
Dos Palos Memorial HospitalDos PalosMerced2006

Source: UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of California's 477 hospitals by ownership type

223
Not-for-Profit
47% of total
8
For-Profit
2% of total
246
Government
52% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-03-11.