UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading hospitals for outstanding patient care, according to the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report prestigious Best Hospitals survey.

As the region’s only comprehensive level 1 trauma center for both adult and pediatric patients, UC Davis Medical Center ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Sacramento and No. 8 in California. It has been the No. 1 hospital in Sacramento for at least the last 13 years and among the Top 10 in the state for over a decade.

“UC Davis Health is built on our commitment to improve lives and transform health care by providing excellent patient-centered care, conducting groundbreaking research and administering interprofessional education,” said David Lubarsky, vice chancellor of human health sciences and CEO of UC Davis Health. “We are honored to be recognized for this commitment and the exceptional care our clinical teams deliver every day.”

Medical center ranked among top 50 hospitals nationwide in 8 adult specialties

At No. 15, ear, nose and throat was the medical center’s highest-ranked specialty, followed by geriatrics (No. 24), pulmonology and lung surgery (No. 24).

Five other specialties also placed in the nation’s top 50: neurology and neurosurgery (No. 28), cardiology and heart & vascular surgery (No. 35), cancer (No. 37), orthopedics (No. 39) and diabetes and endocrinology (No. 41).

These rankings reflect the unrelenting efforts and collective commitment of the entire UC Davis Health team to improve the quality, safety and equity of the care we provide.” —David Lubarsky, CEO of UC Davis Health

U.S. News also rated the medical center’s services in gastroenterology and GI surgery as “high performing.” That means the hospital scored in the top 10% of all hospitals rated for those specialty areas.

UC Davis Medical Center was also rated “high performing,” the highest rating possible, for its quality of care in 14 common adult procedures and conditions:

• Acute Kidney Failure
• Colon Cancer Surgery
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Gynecological Cancer Surgery
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Hip Fracture
• Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
• Lung Cancer Surgery
• Pneumonia
• Prostate Cancer Surgery
• Spinal Fusion
• Stroke
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

“These rankings reflect the unrelenting efforts and collective commitment of the entire UC Davis Health team to improve the quality, safety and equity of the care we provide,” Lubarsky added.

For more than three decades, U.S. News & World Report has annually updated its Best Hospitals rankings to help people find the best care when they need it most. Its team of data journalists analyzes millions of hospital visits and admissions to identify the best hospitals in 15 adult specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. U.S. News also publishes an Honor Roll to recognize hospitals that perform exceptionally well across many of these specialties, procedures and conditions.

The full list of hospital rankings can be viewed on the U.S. News website.