Hospital rankings
Hospitals in District of Columbia with the lowest surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2 District of Columbia hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (hysterectomy) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Sibley Memorial Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower 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 | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 1.07, 38th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.73, 29th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.37, 72nd percentile | 0.57, 53rd percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
| 2 | Sibley Memorial Hospital | 1.61, 24th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 0.25, 70th percentile | 1.05, 10th percentile | 0.46, 67th percentile | 2.27, 2nd percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Sibley Memorial 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 (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (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).
- 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).