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San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA

CMS cut 4 of the 16 hospitals in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 25.0%, against 24.9% nationally.

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

4

Of 16 with a payment decision

2Share cut

25.0%

+0.1 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Rank

20th of 59

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

4Median score

−0.0847

Nation: −0.0453

5Scored on all 6

13

Of 16 scored (81%; nation 66%)

6Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

7Estimated dollars

$1.6M estimate
0.5% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $1.3–2.1M

8Per traditional Medicare stay

$60

The nation: $47

25% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 4 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 4 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, 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. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA: 4 cut of 16 with a payment decision.
Peninsula Medical Center, Burlingame: −0.9363 · not cutCalifornia Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp, San Francisco: 0.4281 · cutCalifornia Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus, San Francisco: 0.0340 · not cutCalifornia Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal, San Francisco: −0.3667 · not cutKaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco, South San Francisco: −0.4636 · not cutKaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco, San Francisco: 0.4438 · cutSan Mateo Medical Center, San Mateo: −0.1382 · not cutUCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital, San Francisco: −0.0598 · not cutSequoia Hospital, Redwood City: 0.0267 · not cutZuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr, San Francisco: 0.4979 · cutAHMC Seton Medical Center, Daly City: −0.1096 · not cutChinese Hospital, San Francisco: 1.0334 · cutUCSF Medical Center, San Francisco: 0.2558 · not cutUCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco: −0.2017 · not cutKaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City, Redwood City: −0.3395 · not cutLaguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco: −1.4622 · not cut Peninsula Medical Center, Burlingame: −0.9363 · not cutCalifornia Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp, San Francisco: 0.4281 · cutCalifornia Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus, San Francisco: 0.0340 · not cutCalifornia Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal, San Francisco: −0.3667 · not cutKaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco, South San Francisco: −0.4636 · not cutKaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco, San Francisco: 0.4438 · cutSan Mateo Medical Center, San Mateo: −0.1382 · not cutUCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital, San Francisco: −0.0598 · not cutSequoia Hospital, Redwood City: 0.0267 · not cutZuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr, San Francisco: 0.4979 · cutAHMC Seton Medical Center, Daly City: −0.1096 · not cutChinese Hospital, San Francisco: 1.0334 · cutUCSF Medical Center, San Francisco: 0.2558 · not cutUCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco: −0.2017 · not cutKaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City, Redwood City: −0.3395 · not cutLaguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco: −1.4622 · not 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 Seton Medical CenterDaly City−0.1096No
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco−0.3667No
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco0.0340No
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco0.4281Yes
Chinese HospitalSan Francisco1.0334Yes
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City−0.3395No
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco0.4438Yes
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco−0.4636No
Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco−1.4622No
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame−0.9363No
San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo−0.1382No
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City0.0267No
UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco−0.0598No
UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco−0.2017No
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco0.2558No
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco0.4979Yes

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. 25.0% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is −0.0847, and nationally −0.0453.
0%5%10%15%20%25% −1.6 to −1.4: 6% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 6% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 6% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 13% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 25% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 13% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 6% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 19% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 6% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% 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: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%5%10%15%20%25% −1.6 to −1.4: 6% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 6% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 6% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 13% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 25% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 13% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 6% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 19% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 6% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% 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: 0% 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
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.81126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.41290
−0.4−0.22357
−0.20.04407
0.00.22343
0.20.41333
0.40.63237
0.60.80173
0.81.00116
1.01.2191
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4024

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 SSI (64% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CDI (38%).

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

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 901553%
CLABSI1443%
CAUTI1457%
SSI1464%
CDI1638%
MRSA1450%

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA across the line

The nation’s hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, 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, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA has 1 cut hospital, about $207K by this site’s estimate.
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 California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp, San Francisco, CA: score 0.4281; cut $207K 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

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA, year by year

Every hospital in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 5. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA’s share cut was above the nation’s in 5 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 14 of its 16 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 18.8% · 21.9%26.7% · 23.4%20.0% · 24.0%25.0% · 23.6%18.8% · 25.0%31.3% · 25.0%18.8% · 24.9%37.5% · 25.0%12.5% · 24.9%6.3% · 24.8%25.0% · 24.9% Ever cut: 14 Never cut: 2 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 18.8% · 21.9%26.7% · 23.4%20.0% · 24.0%25.0% · 23.6%18.8% · 25.0%31.3% · 25.0%18.8% · 24.9%37.5% · 25.0%12.5% · 24.9%6.3% · 24.8%25.0% · 24.9% Ever cut: 14 Never cut: 2

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
FY201516318.8%21.9%
FY201615426.7%23.4%
FY201715320.0%24.0%
FY201816425.0%23.6%
FY201916318.8%25.0%
FY202016531.3%25.0%
FY202116318.8%24.9%
FY202216637.5%25.0%
FY202300
FY202416212.5%24.9%
FY20251616.3%24.8%
FY202616425.0%24.9%

Every hospital in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

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

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/41884/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.