Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Colorado with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
25 Colorado hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, AdventHealth Littleton, HCA Healthone Rose. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 87 | Compare UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital |
| T1 | AdventHealth Littleton | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 231 | Compare AdventHealth Littleton |
| T1 | HCA Healthone Rose | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 422 | Compare HCA Healthone Rose |
| 4 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 0.19, 80th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 400 | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 5 | Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | 0.21, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 346 | Compare Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital |
| 6 | Swedish Medical Center | 0.21, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 408 | Compare Swedish Medical Center |
| 7 | Sky Ridge Medical Center | 0.26, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 304 | Compare Sky Ridge Medical Center |
| 8 | Poudre Valley Hospital | 0.27, 76th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 12.8%, 100th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 255 | Compare Poudre Valley Hospital |
| 9 | Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 0.38, 69th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 13.4%, 98th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 338 | Compare Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital |
| 10 | Medical Center Of The Rockies | 0.41, 67th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 13.1%, 99th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 180 | Compare Medical Center Of The Rockies |
| 11 | The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital | 0.42, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 281 | Compare The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital |
| 12 | Parkview Medical Center, Inc | 0.42, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 171 min, 35th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 350 | Compare Parkview Medical Center, Inc |
| 13 | Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 236 | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus |
| 14 | HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | 0.48, 61st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 680 | Compare HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes |
| 15 | Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 0.52, 58th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 137 min, 59th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 378 | Compare Banner North Colorado Medical Center |
| 16 | Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 234 | Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC |
| 17 | University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 0.59, 51st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.33, 6th percentile | 102 min, 89th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 858 | Compare University Of Colorado Hospital Authority |
| 18 | Denver Health & Hospital Authority | 0.65, 45th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 555 | Compare Denver Health & Hospital Authority |
| 19 | Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 0.66, 45th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 300 | Compare Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services |
| 20 | UCH-Memorial Health System | 0.66, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.2%, 99th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 103 min, 88th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 583 | Compare UCH-Memorial Health System |
| 21 | HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | 0.67, 44th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 157 | Compare HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge |
| 22 | Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 237 | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital |
| 23 | AdventHealth Porter | 1.01, 21st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 199 min, 20th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 368 | Compare AdventHealth Porter |
| 24 | AdventHealth Parker | 2.00, 2nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 179 | Compare AdventHealth Parker |
| 25 | Boulder Community Health | 2.19, 2nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 135 min, 61st percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 181 | Compare Boulder Community Health |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).