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Health care in Sacramento, CA: hospitals, ERs, clinics and pharmacies

Sacramento, CA has 12 hospitals in Medicare (CMS) data; 7 list emergency services and 1 state a trauma center designation on their own website. Our data also lists 18 urgent care centers, 75 pharmacies, 65 community health center sites, 23 nursing homes, 18 hospice providers, 36 home health agencies, 21 dialysis facilities and 216 licensed assisted living homes in Sacramento.

Built automatically from official data (Medicare, the NPI Registry, HRSA and state licence lists) and from what each hospital publishes on its own website; see Sources and dates. Services change: call before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911. This guide says what the official data lists for the city on the dates shown; it is not medical advice and not a ranking.

Emergency care

7 of the 12 hospitals in Sacramento list emergency services in Medicare's data; 4 of them state 24-hour emergency care on their own website, and 1 state a trauma center designation. The wording of each designation is quoted from the hospital’s website.

Walk-in care

18 urgent care centers in Sacramento are registered in the federal NPI Registry, and 1 rural health clinic is certified by Medicare. Urgent care centers treat illnesses and injuries that need care soon but are not emergencies, usually without an appointment. The registry does not record opening hours: call before you go.

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Pharmacies

75 pharmacies in Sacramento are registered in the NPI Registry (Community/retail pharmacy: 57; Pharmacy: 18). The registry does not record opening hours or 24-hour service: call the pharmacy. All pharmacies in Sacramento →

Low-cost care

65 community health center sites in Sacramento (Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA: 53; FQHC Look-Alike (meets the same HRSA requirements, without HRSA grant funding): 10; Federally Qualified Health Center enrolled in Medicare (CMS): 2). Health centers in the federal Health Center Program (HRSA) must offer a sliding fee based on income and serve patients whether or not they have insurance. Weekly hours are as reported to HRSA.

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Hospitals compared

12 hospitals, highest Medicare rating first. Rating: CMS overall hospital star rating, 1 to 5 (6 of 12 rated). Beds: from the hospital's own website where our research has read it (2 of 12). Price list: the hospital's federal price-transparency file is on its page (6 of 12).

Hospitals in Sacramento, CA: type, emergency services, Medicare rating, beds and price list
HospitalTypeEmergencyMedicare ratingBedsPrice list
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — —
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — —
University of California Davis Medical Center · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars 660 Yes
Mercy General Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 2 of 5 stars — —
BHC Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated — —
Heritage Oaks Hospital Psychiatric Hospital ER Not rated — —
Sacramento Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif · Full profile Children's Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Sutter Center for Psychiatry · Full profile Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated — —
UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated 52 Yes

Specialists

Clinicians affiliated with these 12 hospitals, by specialty, from Medicare's clinician data; the number counts clinicians whose primary specialty belongs to that page.

Specialties the hospitals list on their own websites

The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).

Long-term care

Medicare-certified providers in Sacramento, with Medicare star ratings where published, and the state’s licensed assisted living homes.

Nursing homes in Sacramento with the highest Medicare overall rating

Sources and dates

This guide is generated from the data files above for the 100 U.S. cities with the most hospitals in Medicare's data (cities as CMS spells them; the data has no metro-area definition). Wording last revised November 8, 2026. Not medical advice.

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