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🏥 SCI Rehab Centers in California

76 inpatient rehabilitation facilities in California report treating spinal cord injury. The filters below are pre-set to California — change any of them to widen or narrow the search.

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Read this before you read the scores. These ratings come from CMS quality data that is facility-wide — no public measure breaks results out by spinal cord injury specifically — so a score reflects general rehab quality plus the complications most relevant to SCI (pressure injuries and catheter UTIs are weighted heavily). A facility marked "Not enough data to rate" is not a bad facility — it simply doesn't report the core measures. And three of the most renowned SCI hospitals in the country — Craig Hospital, Shepherd Center, and University of Michigan — are exempt from this CMS program, so they can't carry a CMS score; we pin curated profiles for them at the top of the results instead. Use this as one input, not a verdict. Not medical advice; not a CMS endorsement.

📊 Scores blend CMS quality measures — function, return to community, and safety — with SCI patient volume, plus bonuses for SCI Model Systems and CARF Spinal Cord accreditation. See the full methodology →

⭐ SCI Model Systems — the recognized national leaders

Federally designated (NIDILRR) centers of excellence for spinal cord injury care and research. Where one is in the CMS data, it carries a SCI Model System badge below — and you can browse the full directory of all 18 designated centers. Three of the most renowned — listed below — are exempt from the CMS program, so they can't carry a CMS score; we pin curated profiles for them at the top of the results so they're not invisible. Their absence from CMS data is not a quality signal:

  • Craig Hospital — Englewood, CO
  • Shepherd Center — Atlanta, GA
  • University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, MI
76 facilities in California

SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER

ROSEVILLE, CA · Non-profit
81
★★★★★
of 100
Moderate SCI volume✓ CARF Spinal Cord
~35 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA · For profit
76
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume
~54 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

SAM KARAS ARU - NATIVIDAD

SALINAS, CA · Government
72
★★★★★
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~41 SCI patients/yrFull profile →
70
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume
~66 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

PALOMAR REHABILITATION INSTITUTE

ESCONDIDO, CA · Non-profit
68
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume
~84 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL

SAN JOSE, CA · For profit
68
★★★★★
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~46 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

SACRAMENTO REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

SACRAMENTO, CA · For profit
68
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume
~66 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

ALTA BATES SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER

OAKLAND, CA · Non-profit
68
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume✓ CARF Spinal Cord
~83 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

METHODIST HOSP S CALIFORNIA

ARCADIA, CA · Non-profit
67
★★★★★
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~34 SCI patients/yrFull profile →
67
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume
~83 SCI patients/yrFull profile →
67
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume
~136 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

LOMA LINDA, CA · Non-profit
66
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume
~60 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER

FULLERTON, CA · Non-profit
66
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume✓ CARF Spinal Cord
~58 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR

PALMDALE, CA · For profit
64
★★★★★
of 100
High SCI volume
~72 SCI patients/yrFull profile →
63
★★★★★
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~25 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

SANTA MARIA, CA · Non-profit
62
★★★★☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~23 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

LOS ROBLES HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA · For profit
60
★★★★☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~30 SCI patients/yrFull profile →
59
★★★★☆
of 100
High SCI volume
~57 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

MISSION HOSPITAL

MISSION VIEJO, CA · Non-profit
59
★★★★☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~28 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

ALHAMBRA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

ALHAMBRA, CA · For profit
55
★★★★☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~24 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

BAKERSFIELD, CA · For profit
55
★★★★☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~20 SCI patients/yrFull profile →
54
★★★★☆
of 100
High SCI volume✓ CARF Spinal Cord
~100 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

UNIV OF CA IRVINE MED CTR

ORANGE, CA · Government
54
★★★★☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~49 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

DOMINICAN HOSPITAL

SANTA CRUZ, CA · Non-profit
54
★★★☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume
~50 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

UC DAVIS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

SACRAMENTO, CA · For profit
53
★★★☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume
~122 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER

WALNUT CREEK, CA · Non-profit
53
★★★☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume
~86 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

SAN JOSE, CA · Government
51
★★★☆☆
of 100
⭐ SCI Model SystemHigh SCI volume✓ CARF Spinal Cord
~137 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

KAISER FOUNDATION REHAB CENTER

VALLEJO, CA · Non-profit
51
★★★☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume✓ CARF Spinal Cord
~111 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

COTTAGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

SANTA BARBARA, CA · Non-profit
50
★★★☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume✓ CARF Spinal Cord
~69 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

THE FUDGE FAMILY ACUTE REHABILITATION CENTER

NEWPORT BEACH, CA · Non-profit
49
★★★☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume
~63 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

KAWEAH DELTA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

VISALIA, CA · Government
48
★★★☆☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~42 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

EL CAMINO HOSP OF LOS GATOS

LOS GATOS, CA · Government
48
★★★☆☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~33 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL

SACRAMENTO, CA · Non-profit
48
★★★☆☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~47 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

NORTHRIDGE, CA · Non-profit
46
★★★☆☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~26 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

FAIRMONT HOSPITAL

SAN LEANDRO, CA · Government
46
★★★☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume
~50 SCI patients/yrFull profile →
45
★★☆☆☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~33 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

GROSSMONT HOSPITAL SHARP

LA MESA, CA · Government
44
★★☆☆☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~21 SCI patients/yrFull profile →
44
★★☆☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume
~54 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL

PASADENA, CA · Non-profit
44
★★☆☆☆
of 100
High SCI volume
~97 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

MEMORIACARE LONG BEACH MEDICAL CENTER

LONG BEACH, CA · Non-profit
43
★★☆☆☆
of 100
Moderate SCI volume
~44 SCI patients/yrFull profile →

Showing 40 of 76 facilities in California that report treating SCI. Use the filters above to see them all.

Source: CMS Care Compare — Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program (public domain). Data snapshot: —. Scores are computed by SCI.help across three domains — functional recovery (30%), return to community & readmissions (35%), and safety/complications (35%) — using risk-adjusted measures where CMS provides them; the overall then blends that CMS composite (75%) with the facility's SCI patient volume (25%, scored as a national percentile), plus a +15 bonus for federally designated SCI Model Systems and +10 for CARF Spinal Cord accreditation. Coordinates are approximate (city-level). Curated Model System profiles are compiled from public sources and carry no CMS score. This is an aid for comparison and advocacy, not medical advice or a government endorsement.

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