Best Hospitals in the Bay Area

These Hospitals or Medical Centers were voted the Bay Area’s 2022 Best of the Best by Bay Area Parent readers. Read the full list of winners here.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Stanford Medical Center. Consistently ranked one of the best hospitals in the United States, this teaching institution is known for its cancer treatment, cardiovascular medicine and surgery, neurosciences and clinical specialties. Stanford. stanfordhealthcare.org.
Silver: Kaiser Permanente. Multiple locations. kaiserpermanente.org.
Bronze: Good Samaritan Hospital. San Jose. goodsamsanjose.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Palo Alto Medical Foundation – San Carlos Center. The center offers high-quality, patient-focused services, including primary care, an urgent care center, and diagnostic radiology and laboratory departments. San Carlos. sutterhealth.org/find-location/facility/san-carlos-center
Gold: Sequoia Hospital. It’s known for its excellent birthing center, cardiac care and emergency services. Redwood City. dignityhealth.org/bayarea/locations/sequoia.
Silver: Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. Burlingame. mills-peninsula.org.
Bronze: Kaiser Permanente. Multiple locations. kaiserpermanente.org.
San Francisco and Marin
Gold: MarinHealth Medical Center. As Marin’s only full-service, acute care hospital, it provides comprehensive medical care across all major service lines. Greenbrae. mymarinhealth.org.
Silver: UCSF Medical Center. Multiple locations in San Francisco. ucsfhealth.org.
Bronze: California Pacific Medical Center. San Francisco. sutterhealth.org/cpmc.
East Bay
Gold: Kaiser Permanente. A large network of medical centers that strive to provide quality care and cover myriad specialties means it’s easy to get care close to where you live. Multiple locations. kaiserpermanente.org.
Silver: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Oakland. childrenshospitaloakland.org.
Bronze: John Muir Health Medical Center. Walnut Creek and Concord. johnmuirhealth.com.