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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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#HospitalCentral line bloodstream infectionslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1501UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh, PA · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.2%, 84th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.95, 55th percentile233 min, 8th percentile1.01, 38th percentile250Compare UPMC St Margaret
1502Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile9.2%, 84th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.74, 97th percentile198 min, 20th percentile1.05, 19th percentile897Compare Sarasota Memorial Hospital
T1503Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile11.9%, 32nd percentile14.8%, 61st percentile1.04, 28th percentile204 min, 17th percentile1.10, 8th percentile505Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
T1503Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile0.92, 67th percentile209 min, 15th percentile1.08, 12th percentile81Compare Community Hospital Of Huntington Park
1505Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.84, 87th percentile234 min, 8th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile779Compare Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals
1506AdventHealth GordonCalhoun, GA · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile11.2%, 46th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile0.98, 41st percentile175 min, 32nd percentile0.87, 93rd percentile69Compare AdventHealth Gordon
T1507Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.89, 75th percentile231 min, 8th percentile0.99, 50th percentile142Compare Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
T1507Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston, IL · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile8.8%, 88th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile0.84, 87th percentile179 min, 30th percentile1.08, 12th percentile427Compare Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston
T1509Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens, FL · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile2, 17th percentile1, 1st percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile8.9%, 87th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile138 min, 58th percentile0.99, 50th percentile199Compare Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
T1509SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of BrooklynBrooklyn, NY · Acute care0.86, 22nd percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile1.05, 26th percentile164 min, 39th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile376Compare SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn
T1511Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.21, 10th percentile227 min, 10th percentile1.03, 28th percentile431Compare Valley Hospital
T1511Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile—12.7%, 19th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.95, 55th percentile76 min, 99th percentile1.43, 0th percentile104Compare Greater El Monte Community Hospital
T1513Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Veterans Affairs0.87, 22nd percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile6.1%, 99th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile——218Compare Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center
T1513Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco, CA · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——14.9%, 54th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—0.85, 95th percentile120Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
T1513MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—8.3%, 93rd percentile14.7%, 68th percentile1.13, 16th percentile365 min, 0th percentile1.00, 44th percentile535Compare MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
T1513Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus, OH · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.96, 51st percentile317 min, 1st percentile0.98, 55th percentile971Compare Ohio State University State Health System
1517Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs CampusHialeah, FL · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—10.4%, 62nd percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.94, 59th percentile198 min, 20th percentile1.26, 1st percentile247Compare Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus
1518Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile9.7%, 98th percentile6.3%, 99th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile276 min, 2nd percentile0.98, 55th percentile613Compare Stanford Health Care
T1519Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile—14.6%, 74th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—0.87, 93rd percentile475Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center
T1519Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville, TX · Acute care0.87, 22nd percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile15.0%, 46th percentile1.13, 16th percentile176 min, 32nd percentile0.97, 61st percentile214Compare Valley Regional Medical Center
1521Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care0.87, 21st percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile1.45, 3rd percentile182 min, 28th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile252Compare Shelby Baptist Medical Center
1522California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.87, 21st percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile—10.2%, 66th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile1.06, 25th percentile254 min, 4th percentile1.05, 19th percentile309Compare California Hospital Medical Center La
1523Northwest Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care0.87, 21st percentile2, 17th percentile1, 1st percentile13.6%, 7th percentile13.9%, 8th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.76, 96th percentile224 min, 10th percentile1.01, 38th percentile300Compare Northwest Medical Center
1524Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa, OK · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile11.4%, 41st percentile13.8%, 96th percentile1.11, 18th percentile197 min, 20th percentile1.06, 16th percentile703Compare Ascension St John Medical Center
T1525Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile12.3%, 25th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.90, 73rd percentile151 min, 48th percentile0.93, 80th percentile276Compare Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
T1525Intermountain Health Platte Valley HospitalBrighton, CO · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—13.0%, 15th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.91, 70th percentile166 min, 38th percentile1.08, 12th percentile98Compare Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital
T1525Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.96, 51st percentile177 min, 31st percentile1.17, 3rd percentile926Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center
T1528Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile5, 94th percentile2, 10th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile8.7%, 89th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.96, 51st percentile184 min, 27th percentile1.03, 28th percentile652Compare Lenox Hill Hospital
T1528Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile8.1%, 94th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.96, 51st percentile140 min, 56th percentile0.94, 76th percentile109Compare Ridgeview Medical Center
T1528Franciscan Health MunsterMunster, IN · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile10.7%, 56th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.87, 81st percentile150 min, 49th percentile0.99, 50th percentile63Compare Franciscan Health Munster
1531Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile11.3%, 44th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile0.99, 37th percentile238 min, 7th percentile1.07, 14th percentile275Compare Holy Family Hospital
T1532UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile8.4%, 92nd percentile15.3%, 28th percentile1.51, 2nd percentile273 min, 2nd percentile1.00, 44th percentile527Compare UNM Hospital
T1532Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile9.9%, 72nd percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.62, 1st percentile222 min, 11th percentile0.98, 55th percentile479Compare Howard University Hospital Corp
1534University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile16.0%, 7th percentile1.32, 6th percentile189 min, 25th percentile1.01, 38th percentile710Compare University Of Mississippi Medical Center
1535St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care0.88, 21st percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile14.6%, 5th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile1.06, 25th percentile186 min, 26th percentile0.92, 83rd percentile112Compare St Joseph Hospital
1536Wichita VA Medical CenterWichita, KS · Veterans Affairs0.88, 21st percentile5, 94th percentile5, 97th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile8.6%, 90th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile1.12, 17th percentile——221Compare Wichita VA Medical Center
T1537Shands JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · Acute care0.89, 21st percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile9.2%, 84th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.02, 31st percentile181 min, 29th percentile0.95, 71st percentile715Compare Shands Jacksonville
T1537Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care0.89, 21st percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile10.3%, 64th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.82, 90th percentile245 min, 6th percentile—370Compare Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
T1537Menorah Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · Acute care0.89, 21st percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile0.91, 70th percentile156 min, 45th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile190Compare Menorah Medical Center
1540Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.89, 20th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile8.7%, 89th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.66, 99th percentile290 min, 2nd percentile1.03, 28th percentile782Compare Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania
1541Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care0.89, 20th percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile8.4%, 92nd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile291 min, 2nd percentile0.97, 61st percentile366Compare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance
1542University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · Acute care0.89, 20th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile0.88, 78th percentile250 min, 5th percentile1.07, 14th percentile771Compare University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC
1543Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care0.90, 20th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile——14.6%, 74th percentile1.18, 12th percentile204 min, 17th percentile0.98, 55th percentile200Compare Broadlawns Medical Center
T1544Good Samaritan HospitalVincennes, IN · Acute care0.90, 20th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile11.1%, 74th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile0.89, 75th percentile119 min, 75th percentile1.16, 3rd percentile165Compare Good Samaritan Hospital
T1544Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · Acute care0.90, 20th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile8.1%, 94th percentile16.7%, 2nd percentile0.98, 41st percentile189 min, 25th percentile1.12, 6th percentile517Compare Riverside Community Hospital
1546Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth, TX · Acute care0.90, 20th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile10.4%, 90th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile13.8%, 96th percentile0.95, 55th percentile186 min, 26th percentile1.00, 44th percentile630Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F
T1547SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care0.90, 20th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile11.5%, 39th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile1.10, 19th percentile200 min, 19th percentile0.99, 50th percentile180Compare SSM St Clare Health Center
T1547HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland, TX · Acute care0.90, 20th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile1.00, 35th percentile134 min, 62nd percentile0.99, 50th percentile53Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
T1549St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · Acute care0.90, 20th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile12.5%, 22nd percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile0.88, 78th percentile228 min, 9th percentile1.03, 28th percentile397Compare St Vincent's Medical Center
T1549Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma, AZ · Acute care0.90, 20th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.4%, 9th percentile12.3%, 25th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.91, 70th percentile192 min, 23rd percentile1.04, 23rd percentile369Compare Yuma Regional Medical Center

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).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).