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Hospitals with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

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1,936 hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections; 3,483 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower 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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1251	Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	1.51, 2nd percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	0.61, 65th percentile	0.75, 37th percentile	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Cleveland Clinic
1252	Mercy Health - West HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.68, 25th percentile	1.87, 7th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Mercy Health - West Hospital
T1253	St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.36, 70th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare St Anthony Hospital
T1253	IU Health West HospitalAvon, IN · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	0.46, 66th percentile	—	0.44, 65th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare IU Health West Hospital
T1253	Community Hospital NorthIndianapolis, IN · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	0.74, 55th percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare Community Hospital North
T1253	Memorial HealthLawton, OK · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.91, 14th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	—	2.02, 2nd percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Memorial Health
T1253	Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	0.59, 67th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Albany Medical Center Hospital
T1258	Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.41, 70th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.26, 54th percentile	Compare Inova Loudoun Hospital
T1258	Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	1.69, 1st percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.77, 54th percentile	0.67, 44th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Baystate Medical Center
1260	Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	0.96, 51st 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
T1261	St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	0.99, 40th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	0.18, 64th percentile	Compare St Alexius Medical Center
T1261	Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics
T1261	Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	1.46, 3rd percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.50, 65th percentile	0.95, 43rd percentile	0.95, 23rd percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Tampa General Hospital
T1264	Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	1.44, 28th percentile	0.50, 59th percentile	0.63, 16th percentile	Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
T1264	Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	0.72, 57th percentile	0.78, 35th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Temple University Hospital
T1264	Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	1.35, 19th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.72, 39th percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Carilion Medical Center
T1264	St. Mary's HospitalTucson, AZ · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	2.77, 1st percentile	—	1.08, 18th percentile	0.30, 46th percentile	Compare St. Mary's Hospital
1268	The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	0.57, 100th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.85, 41st percentile	1.26, 34th percentile	0.39, 68th percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare The Nebraska Medical Center
1269	Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS · Acute care	0.66, 34th percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	0.56, 34th percentile	1.18, 24th percentile	—	0.71, 40th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto
1270	UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.45, 68th percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	0.66, 14th percentile	Compare UPMC Altoona
T1271	Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.13, 73rd percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	0.95, 24th percentile	0.35, 41st percentile	Compare Christian Hospital Northeast
T1271	VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare SystemNashville, TN · Veterans Affairs	0.67, 34th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	1.25, 7th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System
T1273	Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Mount Auburn Hospital
T1273	San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Veterans Affairs	0.67, 34th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare San Francisco VA Medical Center
T1273	Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township, MI · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.48, 1st percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
T1276	Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	2.23, 10th percentile	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.42, 32nd percentile	Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
T1276	Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.98, 0th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	—	1.02, 20th percentile	0.60, 18th percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center South
T1276	Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.74, 23rd percentile	1.38, 17th percentile	2.15, 12th percentile	0.40, 68th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Emory University Hospital Midtown
T1279	Community Howard Regional Health Inc.Kokomo, IN · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.84, 8th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare Community Howard Regional Health Inc.
T1279	Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	2.64, 7th percentile	0.62, 47th percentile	0.64, 15th percentile	Compare Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
T1279	Marion General HospitalMarion, IN · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.65, 15th percentile	Compare Marion General Hospital
T1282	St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	1.50, 27th percentile	0.64, 46th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T1282	Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 52nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.24, 13th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center
T1282	Albany VA Medical CenterAlbany, NY · Veterans Affairs	0.67, 34th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.80, 19th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Albany VA Medical Center
T1285	AHN Wexford HospitalWexford, PA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	1.66, 3rd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare AHN Wexford Hospital
T1285	Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.22, 3rd percentile	—	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.11, 73rd percentile	Compare Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
1287	St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	3.89, 0th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare St Joseph Medical Center
1288	Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care	0.67, 33rd percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	1.07, 10th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.94, 6th percentile	Compare Thomas Hospital
1289	Indiana University Health Bloomington HospitalBloomington, IN · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.28, 76th percentile	1.43, 28th percentile	0.29, 75th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital
T1290	Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Newton-Wellesley Hospital
T1290	MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	1.49, 5th percentile	0.34, 73rd percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	0.83, 8th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center
T1292	Sentara Obici HospitalSuffolk, VA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	1.25, 34th percentile	1.60, 6th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Sentara Obici Hospital
T1292	University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	1.56, 7th percentile	0.71, 12th percentile	Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center
T1292	Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	1.62, 24th percentile	0.92, 25th percentile	0.59, 18th percentile	Compare Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
T1292	Parkland Health & Hospital SystemDallas, TX · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.94, 13th percentile	0.72, 49th percentile	1.02, 39th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.11, 73rd percentile	Compare Parkland Health & Hospital System
T1296	Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	—	—	0.60, 50th percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare Meadville Medical Center
T1296	Dameron HospitalStockton, CA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	18.37, 0th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Dameron Hospital
1298	St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare St Mary's Hospital
T1299	Beckley ARH HospitalBeckley, WV · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	1.12, 4th percentile	Compare Beckley ARH Hospital
T1299	Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	1.10, 18th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Saint Agnes 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.

Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
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).