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 | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.32, 64th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.46, 67th percentile | — | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital |
| T1 | AdventHealth Littleton | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 1.62, 3rd percentile | 0.42, 69th percentile | — | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Littleton |
| T1 | HCA Healthone Rose | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.31, 75th percentile | — | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Rose |
| 4 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 0.19, 80th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.12, 78th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.78, 45th percentile | 0.69, 60th percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 5 | Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.03, 14th percentile | 0.70, 24th percentile | 1.13, 26th percentile | — | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital |
| 6 | Swedish Medical Center | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.46, 44th percentile | 0.31, 75th percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Swedish Medical Center |
| 7 | Sky Ridge Medical Center | 0.26, 77th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.34, 62nd percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 0.76, 46th percentile | 4.05, 1st percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Sky Ridge Medical Center |
| 8 | Poudre Valley Hospital | 0.27, 76th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.81, 19th percentile | 0.99, 32nd percentile | — | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Poudre Valley Hospital |
| 9 | Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 1.18, 24th percentile | — | 0.12, 73rd percentile | Compare Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital |
| 10 | Medical Center Of The Rockies | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.03, 11th percentile | 1.12, 27th percentile | — | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Medical Center Of The Rockies |
| 11 | The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital | 0.42, 66th percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 0.94, 18th percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | 0.66, 53rd percentile | — | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital |
| 12 | Parkview Medical Center, Inc | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.16, 71st percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | — | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Parkview Medical Center, Inc |
| 13 | Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.19, 74th percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.83, 42nd percentile | — | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus |
| 14 | HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | 0.48, 61st percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.16, 25th percentile | — | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes |
| 15 | Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 0.52, 58th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.43, 55th percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | 0.55, 60th percentile | — | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Banner North Colorado Medical Center |
| 16 | Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.73, 29th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.59, 58th percentile | — | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC |
| 17 | University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 0.59, 51st percentile | 1.33, 6th percentile | 0.57, 43rd percentile | 0.49, 40th percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | 1.29, 32nd percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare University Of Colorado Hospital Authority |
| 18 | Denver Health & Hospital Authority | 0.65, 45th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.36, 61st percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | 0.95, 34th percentile | — | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Denver Health & Hospital Authority |
| 19 | Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 0.66, 45th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.40, 51st percentile | 0.10, 81st percentile | 0.40, 74th percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services |
| 20 | UCH-Memorial Health System | 0.66, 44th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.45, 45th percentile | 1.10, 27th percentile | 1.05, 38th percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare UCH-Memorial Health System |
| 21 | HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.91, 36th percentile | — | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge |
| 22 | Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.20, 68th percentile | 0.61, 56th percentile | — | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital |
| 23 | AdventHealth Porter | 1.01, 21st percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.35, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.49, 25th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Porter |
| 24 | AdventHealth Parker | 2.00, 2nd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 1.91, 2nd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.50, 25th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Parker |
| 25 | Boulder Community Health | 2.19, 2nd percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 1.11, 27th percentile | — | 0.28, 50th percentile | 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).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).