Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Colorado with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
34 Colorado hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: AdventHealth Castle Rock, AdventHealth Parker, Mercy Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower 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 | AdventHealth Castle Rock | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.14, 71st percentile | Compare AdventHealth Castle Rock |
| T1 | AdventHealth Parker | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 1.91, 2nd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 2.00, 2nd percentile | 0.50, 25th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Parker |
| T1 | Mercy Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | — | — | 0.30, 48th percentile | Compare Mercy Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | St Mary-Corwin Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Mary-Corwin Hospital |
| 5 | Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 0.10, 81st percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.40, 51st percentile | 0.40, 74th percentile | 0.66, 45th percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services |
| 6 | HCA Healthone Rose | 0.31, 75th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Rose |
| 7 | Swedish Medical Center | 0.31, 75th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.46, 44th percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Swedish Medical Center |
| 8 | AdventHealth Porter | 0.35, 73rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.01, 21st percentile | 0.49, 25th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Porter |
| 9 | Community Hospital | 0.40, 70th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.78, 10th percentile | Compare Community Hospital |
| 10 | Longs Peak Hospital | 0.42, 69th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare Longs Peak Hospital |
| 11 | AdventHealth Littleton | 0.42, 69th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 1.62, 3rd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Littleton |
| 12 | UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 0.46, 67th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.32, 64th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital |
| 13 | Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 0.55, 60th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.43, 55th percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | — | 0.52, 58th percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Banner North Colorado Medical Center |
| 14 | Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 0.59, 58th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.73, 29th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | — | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC |
| 15 | Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 0.61, 56th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.20, 68th percentile | — | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital |
| 16 | The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital | 0.66, 53rd percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 0.94, 18th percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | — | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital |
| 17 | UCHealth Greeley Hospital | 0.71, 50th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.29, 6th percentile | — | — | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare UCHealth Greeley Hospital |
| 18 | Sky Ridge Medical Center | 0.76, 46th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.34, 62nd percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 4.05, 1st percentile | 0.26, 77th percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Sky Ridge Medical Center |
| 19 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 0.78, 45th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.12, 78th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.69, 60th percentile | 0.19, 80th percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 20 | AdventHealth Avista | 0.79, 44th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Avista |
| 21 | Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | 0.83, 42nd percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.19, 74th percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | — | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus |
| 22 | University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 0.90, 37th percentile | 1.33, 6th percentile | 0.57, 43rd percentile | 0.49, 40th percentile | 1.29, 32nd percentile | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare University Of Colorado Hospital Authority |
| 23 | HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | 0.91, 36th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge |
| 24 | Denver Health & Hospital Authority | 0.95, 34th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.36, 61st percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | — | 0.65, 45th percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Denver Health & Hospital Authority |
| 25 | Montrose Regional Health | 0.99, 32nd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Montrose Regional Health |
| 26 | Poudre Valley Hospital | 0.99, 32nd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.81, 19th percentile | — | 0.27, 76th percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Poudre Valley Hospital |
| 27 | UCH-Memorial Health System | 1.10, 27th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.45, 45th percentile | 1.05, 38th percentile | 0.66, 44th percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare UCH-Memorial Health System |
| 28 | Boulder Community Health | 1.11, 27th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | — | 2.19, 2nd percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Boulder Community Health |
| 29 | Medical Center Of The Rockies | 1.12, 27th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.03, 11th percentile | — | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Medical Center Of The Rockies |
| 30 | Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | 1.13, 26th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.03, 14th percentile | 0.70, 24th percentile | — | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital |
| 31 | HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | 1.16, 25th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes |
| 32 | Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 1.18, 24th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | — | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.12, 73rd percentile | Compare Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital |
| 33 | Parkview Medical Center, Inc | 1.59, 12th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.16, 71st percentile | — | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Parkview Medical Center, Inc |
| 34 | Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital | 1.90, 6th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.88, 21st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital |
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.
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).