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Hospitals in Connecticut with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

20 Connecticut hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Greenwich Hospital Association -, Manchester Memorial Hospital, William W Backus Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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20 hospitals ranked in Connecticut by mrsa bloodstream infections; 16 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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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T1	Greenwich Hospital Association -Greenwich, CT · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.37, 61st percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	1.13, 26th percentile	—	0.26, 52nd percentile	Compare Greenwich Hospital Association -
T1	Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	—	—	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare Manchester Memorial Hospital
T1	William W Backus HospitalNorwich, CT · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.04, 79th percentile	Compare William W Backus Hospital
T1	John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	1.94, 6th percentile	—	0.50, 24th percentile	Compare John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect
T1	Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	1.27, 21st percentile	—	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Middlesex Hospital
T1	Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Saint Mary's Hospital
T1	The Hospital Of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	0.52, 71st percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare The Hospital Of Central Connecticut
8	Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · Acute care	0.24, 78th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	1.22, 23rd percentile	1.56, 26th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Danbury Hospital
9	Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT · Acute care	0.29, 75th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.13, 77th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.92, 36th percentile	—	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
10	MidState Medical CenterMeriden, CT · Acute care	0.30, 74th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.54, 61st percentile	—	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare MidState Medical Center
11	St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · Acute care	0.43, 65th percentile	1.39, 4th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	0.59, 66th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
12	Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care	0.51, 58th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	3.02, 4th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare Bridgeport Hospital
13	St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · Acute care	0.53, 57th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.13, 26th percentile	—	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare St Vincent's Medical Center
14	Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute care	0.55, 55th percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	1.67, 22nd percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Hartford Hospital
15	Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · Acute care	0.55, 55th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	1.09, 12th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	1.03, 30th percentile	—	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Stamford Hospital
16	Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · Acute care	0.56, 54th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	—	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Norwalk Hospital
17	Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · Acute care	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.70, 98th percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	0.46, 72nd percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Yale-New Haven Hospital
18	Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT · Acute care	1.35, 10th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.44, 16th percentile	—	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
19	Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care	1.57, 7th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	—	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Waterbury Hospital
20	Griffin HospitalDerby, CT · Acute care	2.14, 2nd percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare Griffin 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.

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).