Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Colorado with the lowest serious complications
52 Colorado hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: UCH-Memorial Health System, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, Mercy Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | 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 | 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 | ||
| 1 | UCH-Memorial Health System | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.45, 45th percentile | 1.10, 27th percentile | 1.05, 38th percentile | 0.66, 44th percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare UCH-Memorial Health System |
| 2 | UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.32, 64th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.46, 67th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital |
| 3 | Mercy Regional Medical Center | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.30, 48th percentile | Compare Mercy Regional Medical Center |
| 4 | OrthoColorado Hospital At St Anthony Medical Campus | 0.81, 92nd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare OrthoColorado Hospital At St Anthony Medical Campus |
| 5 | Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.19, 74th percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.83, 42nd percentile | — | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus |
| 6 | Parkview Medical Center, Inc | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.16, 71st percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | — | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Parkview Medical Center, Inc |
| T7 | Poudre Valley Hospital | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.81, 19th percentile | 0.99, 32nd percentile | — | 0.27, 76th percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Poudre Valley Hospital |
| T7 | Vail Health Hospital | 0.87, 81st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Vail Health Hospital |
| 9 | Longs Peak Hospital | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.42, 69th percentile | — | — | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare Longs Peak Hospital |
| T10 | VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.67, 26th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System |
| T10 | HCA Healthone Rose | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.31, 75th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Rose |
| T12 | HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.91, 36th percentile | — | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge |
| T12 | Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.88, 21st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.90, 6th percentile | — | — | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital |
| T14 | AdventHealth Porter | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.35, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.01, 21st percentile | 0.49, 25th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Porter |
| T14 | Longmont United Hospital | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Longmont United Hospital |
| T16 | Grand Junction VA Medical Center | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Grand Junction VA Medical Center |
| T16 | Valley View Hospital Association | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Valley View Hospital Association |
| T18 | AdventHealth Castle Rock | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.14, 71st percentile | Compare AdventHealth Castle Rock |
| T18 | Montrose Regional Health | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | 0.99, 32nd percentile | — | — | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Montrose Regional Health |
| T18 | St Mary-Corwin Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Mary-Corwin Hospital |
| T21 | Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.73, 29th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.59, 58th percentile | — | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC |
| T21 | Sterling Regional MedCenter | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Sterling Regional MedCenter |
| T21 | UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center |
| T24 | Swedish Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.46, 44th percentile | 0.31, 75th percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Swedish Medical Center |
| T24 | Delta County Memorial Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.94, 6th percentile | Compare Delta County Memorial Hospital |
| T24 | San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.97, 6th percentile | Compare San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center |
| T24 | Sky Ridge Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.34, 62nd percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 0.76, 46th percentile | 4.05, 1st percentile | 0.26, 77th percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Sky Ridge Medical Center |
| T24 | St Anthony Summit Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.70, 13th percentile | Compare St Anthony Summit Medical Center |
| T29 | AdventHealth Avista | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.79, 44th percentile | — | — | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Avista |
| T29 | St Elizabeth Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare St Elizabeth Hospital |
| T29 | Banner Fort Collins Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Banner Fort Collins Medical Center |
| T29 | UCHealth Grandview Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare UCHealth Grandview Hospital |
| T33 | Medical Center Of The Rockies | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.03, 11th percentile | 1.12, 27th percentile | — | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Medical Center Of The Rockies |
| T33 | UCHealth Broomfield Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare UCHealth Broomfield Hospital |
| T35 | Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 1.18, 24th percentile | — | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.12, 73rd percentile | Compare Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital |
| T35 | Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.03, 14th percentile | 0.70, 24th percentile | 1.13, 26th percentile | — | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital |
| T35 | Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC |
| T38 | AdventHealth Parker | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 1.91, 2nd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 2.00, 2nd percentile | 0.50, 25th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Parker |
| T38 | Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.20, 68th percentile | 0.61, 56th percentile | — | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital |
| T38 | St Francis Hospital - Interquest | 1.03, 29th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare St Francis Hospital - Interquest |
| 41 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.12, 78th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.78, 45th percentile | 0.69, 60th percentile | 0.19, 80th percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 42 | Community Hospital | 1.06, 25th percentile | — | — | 0.40, 70th percentile | — | — | 0.78, 10th percentile | Compare Community Hospital |
| 43 | AdventHealth Littleton | 1.09, 20th percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 1.62, 3rd percentile | 0.42, 69th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Littleton |
| 44 | Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.43, 55th percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | 0.55, 60th percentile | — | 0.52, 58th percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Banner North Colorado Medical Center |
| 45 | HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.16, 25th percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes |
| 46 | UCHealth Greeley Hospital | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.29, 6th percentile | 0.71, 50th percentile | — | — | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare UCHealth Greeley Hospital |
| 47 | Denver Health & Hospital Authority | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.36, 61st percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | 0.95, 34th percentile | — | 0.65, 45th percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Denver Health & Hospital Authority |
| 48 | Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus | 1.18, 12th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.11, 4th percentile | Compare Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus |
| T49 | Boulder Community Health | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 1.11, 27th percentile | — | 2.19, 2nd percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Boulder Community Health |
| T49 | Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.40, 51st percentile | 0.10, 81st percentile | 0.40, 74th percentile | 0.66, 45th percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services |
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.
- 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).
- 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).