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Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA

CMS cut 9 of the 24 hospitals in Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 37.5%, against 24.9% nationally.

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

9

Of 24 with a payment decision

2Share cut

37.5%

+12.6 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Rank

11th of 59

Share cut, highest first, among metro areas with at least 10 hospitals with a decision

4Median score

0.1499

Nation: −0.0453

5Scored on all 6

15

Of 24 scored (63%; nation 66%)

6Scored without data

2

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

7Estimated dollars

$2.0M estimate
0.6% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $1.5–2.5M

8Per traditional Medicare stay

$39

The nation: $47

38% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 9 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 9 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA: 9 cut of 24 with a payment decision.
Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Orange: 0.3656 · not cutProvidence St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton: −0.3715 · not cutHoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach: −0.2416 · not cutAHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center, Anaheim: 0.1757 · not cutGarden Grove Hospital & Medical Center, Garden Grove: 0.4980 · cutUCI Health-Orange, Orange: −0.3883 · not cutWest Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim: −0.5188 · not cutHuntington Beach Hospital, Huntington Beach: 1.2956 · cutCollege Hospital Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa: −1.4597 · not cutUCI Health - Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos: 0.7609 · cutProvidence Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo: −0.4242 · not cutUCI Health - Fountain Valley, Fountain Valley: 0.1569 · not cutLa Palma Intercommunity Hospital, La Palma: 0.0050 · not cutUCI Health-Placentia Linda, Placentia: −0.1950 · not cutMemorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Laguna Hills: −0.0013 · not cutKaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim, Anaheim: 0.1429 · not cutMemorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center, Fountain Valley: 0.4643 · cutAnaheim Global Medical Center, Anaheim: 0.6251 · cutChapman Global Medical Center, Orange: 1.0518 · cutOrange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana: 0.7201 · cutCoastal Communities Hospital, Santa Ana: −1.0058 · not cutHoag Orthopedic Institute, Irvine: 0.5722 · cutFoothill Regional Medical Center, Tustin: −1.4044 · not cutAnaheim Community Hospital, LLC, Anaheim: 2.2433 · cut Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Orange: 0.3656 · not cutProvidence St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton: −0.3715 · not cutHoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach: −0.2416 · not cutAHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center, Anaheim: 0.1757 · not cutGarden Grove Hospital & Medical Center, Garden Grove: 0.4980 · cutUCI Health-Orange, Orange: −0.3883 · not cutWest Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim: −0.5188 · not cutHuntington Beach Hospital, Huntington Beach: 1.2956 · cutCollege Hospital Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa: −1.4597 · not cutUCI Health - Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos: 0.7609 · cutProvidence Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo: −0.4242 · not cutUCI Health - Fountain Valley, Fountain Valley: 0.1569 · not cutLa Palma Intercommunity Hospital, La Palma: 0.0050 · not cutUCI Health-Placentia Linda, Placentia: −0.1950 · not cutMemorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Laguna Hills: −0.0013 · not cutKaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim, Anaheim: 0.1429 · not cutMemorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center, Fountain Valley: 0.4643 · cutAnaheim Global Medical Center, Anaheim: 0.6251 · cutChapman Global Medical Center, Orange: 1.0518 · cutOrange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana: 0.7201 · cutCoastal Communities Hospital, Santa Ana: −1.0058 · not cutHoag Orthopedic Institute, Irvine: 0.5722 · cutFoothill Regional Medical Center, Tustin: −1.4044 · not cutAnaheim Community Hospital, LLC, Anaheim: 2.2433 · cut
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim0.1757No
Anaheim Community Hospital, LLCAnaheim2.2433Yes
Anaheim Global Medical CenterAnaheim0.6251Yes
Chapman Global Medical CenterOrange1.0518Yes
Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana−1.0058No
College Hospital Costa MesaCosta Mesa−1.4597No
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin−1.4044No
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove0.4980Yes
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach−0.2416No
Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine0.5722Yes
Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach1.2956Yes
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim0.1429No
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma0.0050No
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley0.4643Yes
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills−0.0013No
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana0.7201Yes
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo−0.4242No
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange0.3656No
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton−0.3715No
UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley0.1569No
UCI Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos0.7609Yes
UCI Health-OrangeOrange−0.3883No
UCI Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia−0.1950No
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim−0.5188No

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 37.5% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is 0.1499, and nationally −0.0453.
0%5%10%15%20% −1.6 to −1.4: 4% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 4% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 4% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 8% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 13% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 4% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 21% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 4% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 13% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 13% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 4% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 4% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 4% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%5%10%15%20% −1.6 to −1.4: 4% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 4% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 4% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 8% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 13% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 4% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 21% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 4% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 13% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 13% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 4% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 4% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 4% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4140
−1.4−1.2117
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.81126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.42290
−0.4−0.23357
−0.20.01407
0.00.25343
0.20.41333
0.40.63237
0.60.83173
0.81.00116
1.01.2191
1.21.4130
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4124

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on CDI (77% of its hospitals above the national median); best on PSI 90 (36%).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 902236%
CLABSI1947%
CAUTI2148%
SSI1644%
CDI2277%
MRSA1953%

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA across the line

The nation’s hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates, Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA’s in full ink: scores a hair apart, money all or nothing.

Figure 4. Of the nation’s 141 hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates, Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA has 1 hospital not cut, where a cut would have been about $889K.
CMS’s line 82 not cut $52.8M at stake82 not cut$52.8M at stake 59 cut $29.8M cut59 cut$29.8M cut 0.340.360.380.400.42 Total HAC Score CMS’s line 82 not cut $52.8M at stake82 not cut$52.8M at stake 59 cut $29.8M cut59 cut$29.8M cut Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA: score 0.3656; a cut would have been $889K 0.340.360.380.400.42 Total HAC Score

3 more within 0.05 have no estimate, and Maryland’s 2 are exempt.

Estimate · Source: this site’s arithmetic on CMS’s FY2026 IPPS final rule files (the impact file, the rate tables and the value-based factors), its FY2026 HRRP supplemental file and HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Side of the lineHospitalsEstimated cut, taken or not (whole dollars)
Under the line: not cut82$52,846,861
Over the line: cut59$29,847,503

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA, year by year

Every hospital in Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA with a payment decision in any year, one sliver each, one row per fiscal year; red where CMS cut it. At the right of each row: the share of Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 5. Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA’s share cut was above the nation’s in 5 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 19 of its 24 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 31.8% · 21.9%27.3% · 23.4%39.1% · 24.0%18.2% · 23.6%21.7% · 25.0%17.4% · 25.0%21.7% · 24.9%21.7% · 25.0%17.4% · 24.9%30.4% · 24.8%37.5% · 24.9% Ever cut: 19 Never cut: 5 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 31.8% · 21.9%27.3% · 23.4%39.1% · 24.0%18.2% · 23.6%21.7% · 25.0%17.4% · 25.0%21.7% · 24.9%21.7% · 25.0%17.4% · 24.9%30.4% · 24.8%37.5% · 24.9% Ever cut: 19 Never cut: 5

Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

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Fiscal yearHospitals with a decisionCutShare cutNation
FY201522731.8%21.9%
FY201622627.3%23.4%
FY201723939.1%24.0%
FY201822418.2%23.6%
FY201923521.7%25.0%
FY202023417.4%25.0%
FY202123521.7%24.9%
FY202223521.7%25.0%
FY202300
FY202423417.4%24.9%
FY202523730.4%24.8%
FY202624937.5%24.9%

Every hospital in Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA

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A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

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Paid & Penalized. Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/11244/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.