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Hospitals with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

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1,776 hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon); 3,643 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalSurgical site infections (colon)lower is betterSerious complicationslower is betterCentral line bloodstream infectionslower is betterCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is betterSurgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is betterMRSA bloodstream infectionslower is betterC. diff infectionslower is betterCompare
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501Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Acute care0.37, 72nd percentile0.72, 98th percentile0.94, 18th percentile0.35, 55th percentile1.78, 18th percentile0.98, 22nd percentile0.21, 60th percentileCompare Washington Regional Medical Center
502Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian, MS · Acute care0.37, 72nd percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.60, 39th percentile0.17, 70th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.44, 29th percentileCompare Anderson Regional Medical Center
T503Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care0.37, 72nd percentile0.98, 41st percentile1.08, 13th percentile1.49, 5th percentile—0.43, 65th percentile0.25, 55th percentileCompare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center
T503MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · Acute care0.37, 72nd percentile0.71, 98th percentile0.73, 29th percentile0.22, 66th percentile1.07, 38th percentile0.57, 53rd percentile0.27, 52nd percentileCompare MedStar Washington Hospital Center
T505Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care0.37, 72nd percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.78, 27th percentile0.23, 65th percentile0.53, 70th percentile0.66, 45th percentile0.32, 44th percentileCompare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
T505Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · Acute care0.37, 72nd percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.92, 19th percentile0.57, 34th percentile1.84, 17th percentile1.19, 14th percentile0.18, 64th percentileCompare Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
507Roper HospitalCharleston, SC · Acute care0.38, 71st percentile0.75, 97th percentile0.84, 24th percentile0.22, 66th percentile1.65, 22nd percentile2.20, 2nd percentile0.30, 47th percentileCompare Roper Hospital
508UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care0.38, 71st percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.62, 38th percentile0.60, 32nd percentile0.67, 61st percentile0.72, 40th percentile0.38, 36th percentileCompare UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
T509Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care0.38, 71st percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.36, 61st percentile0.28, 61st percentile0.52, 71st percentile0.37, 70th percentile0.22, 59th percentileCompare Houston Methodist Hospital
T509CHI Health St. ElizabethLincoln, NE · Acute care0.38, 71st percentile0.79, 94th percentile1.25, 9th percentile0.42, 47th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.10, 74th percentileCompare CHI Health St. Elizabeth
511Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care0.38, 71st percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.97, 17th percentile0.30, 60th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.16, 68th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital
512Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor, FL · Acute care0.38, 71st percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.19, 8th percentile0.89, 46th percentile0.41, 67th percentile0.48, 26th percentileCompare Mease Countryside Hospital
T513Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.58, 41st percentile0.00, 88th percentile3.02, 4th percentile0.51, 58th percentile0.27, 52nd percentileCompare Bridgeport Hospital
T513The Hospitals Of Providence - East CampusEl Paso, TX · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.91, 70th percentile1.23, 10th percentile0.48, 42nd percentile—1.05, 19th percentile0.37, 37th percentileCompare The Hospitals Of Providence - East Campus
515McLaren MacombMount Clemens, MI · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile1.21, 10th percentile0.29, 67th percentile0.18, 69th percentile—0.56, 54th percentile0.17, 65th percentileCompare McLaren Macomb
516Carle Health Methodist HospitalPeoria, IL · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.81, 25th percentile0.09, 75th percentile—0.61, 48th percentile0.30, 48th percentileCompare Carle Health Methodist Hospital
T517Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.95, 55th percentile1.03, 14th percentile0.40, 50th percentile0.80, 51st percentile1.67, 5th percentile0.17, 67th percentileCompare Adventist Health White Memorial
T517Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.34, 62nd percentile0.10, 74th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.71, 40th percentile0.11, 74th percentileCompare Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
T517Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.92, 67th percentile1.44, 6th percentile0.35, 55th percentile—2.47, 1st percentile0.19, 63rd percentileCompare Baton Rouge General Medical Center
T520Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.67, 99th percentile0.23, 71st percentile0.14, 72nd percentile1.67, 22nd percentile0.55, 55th percentile0.56, 20th percentileCompare Hartford Hospital
T520Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.26, 70th percentile0.17, 70th percentile—0.72, 39th percentile0.06, 79th percentileCompare Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
T520Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.39, 71st percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.91, 19th percentile0.49, 41st percentile—1.57, 7th percentile0.35, 41st percentileCompare Jefferson Health- Northeast
523Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg, PA · Acute care0.40, 71st percentile1.19, 11th percentile0.19, 74th percentile0.13, 73rd percentile—1.12, 17th percentile0.36, 39th percentileCompare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
T524Community HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile1.06, 25th percentile————0.78, 10th percentileCompare Community Hospital
T524Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.24, 55th percentileCompare Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
T524HCA Florida Mercy HospitalPlantation, FL · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile1.13, 16th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.84, 48th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.02, 80th percentileCompare HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
527SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee, OK · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile1.30, 8th percentile0.62, 30th percentile——0.00, 90th percentileCompare SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Shawnee
T528Hendricks Regional HealthDanville, IN · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile0.82, 90th percentile0.32, 64th percentile0.29, 61st percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.12, 73rd percentileCompare Hendricks Regional Health
T528Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford, OR · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.93, 13th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.51, 24th percentileCompare Providence Medford Medical Center
530Medical City DentonDenton, TX · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.14, 77th percentile0.11, 74th percentile—0.26, 76th percentile0.08, 77th percentileCompare Medical City Denton
T531HCA Florida North Florida HospitalGainesville, FL · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile0.65, 99th percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.12, 74th percentile2.88, 6th percentile0.64, 46th percentile0.04, 79th percentileCompare HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
T531Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile1.16, 13th percentile0.32, 64th percentile0.69, 25th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.25, 55th percentileCompare Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
T531Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster, OH · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile1.58, 2nd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.22, 66th percentile—1.09, 18th percentile1.87, 1st percentileCompare Fairfield Medical Center
T534Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.42, 55th percentile0.55, 36th percentile2.65, 7th percentile0.66, 44th percentile0.37, 37th percentileCompare Lehigh Valley Hospital
T534Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.22, 66th percentile—0.74, 37th percentile0.43, 30th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo
T536Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile1.23, 9th percentile0.10, 78th percentile0.44, 46th percentile—0.96, 23rd percentile0.57, 19th percentileCompare Princeton Baptist Medical Center
T536Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care0.40, 70th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.23, 71st percentile0.52, 38th percentile0.90, 45th percentile1.48, 8th percentile0.16, 68th percentileCompare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center
538Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana, TX · Acute care0.41, 70th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.49, 40th percentile1.64, 23rd percentile0.42, 66th percentile0.12, 73rd percentileCompare Christus St Michael Health System
539M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care0.41, 70th percentile0.76, 96th percentile0.81, 25th percentile0.62, 30th percentile1.47, 28th percentile1.11, 17th percentile0.39, 35th percentileCompare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
T540Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care0.41, 70th percentile0.68, 99th percentile0.66, 35th percentile0.40, 50th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.26, 54th percentileCompare Inova Loudoun Hospital
T540St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · Acute care0.41, 70th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.70, 31st percentile0.67, 26th percentile0.94, 43rd percentile0.20, 79th percentile0.46, 28th percentileCompare St Luke's Regional Medical Center
T540Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, IN · Acute care0.41, 70th percentile0.72, 98th percentile0.62, 38th percentile0.00, 88th percentile2.16, 12th percentile0.54, 56th percentile0.15, 69th percentileCompare Indiana University Health North Hospital
T543Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care0.41, 69th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.26, 69th percentile0.07, 75th percentile—0.36, 70th percentile0.13, 71st percentileCompare Sutter Roseville Medical Center
T543Lutheran Hospital Of IndianaFort Wayne, IN · Acute care0.41, 69th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile0.14, 77th percentile0.56, 35th percentile—0.41, 67th percentile0.31, 46th percentileCompare Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana
T543Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.41, 69th percentile1.49, 2nd percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.17, 70th percentile2.12, 13th percentile0.32, 73rd percentile0.30, 47th percentileCompare Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
T543John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.41, 69th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.55, 45th percentile0.63, 29th percentile0.80, 51st percentile1.09, 18th percentile0.53, 22nd percentileCompare John H Stroger Jr Hospital
T547St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care0.41, 69th percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.53, 57th percentile0.06, 79th percentileCompare St Charles Hospital
T547Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth, TX · Acute care0.41, 69th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.43, 47th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.11, 73rd percentileCompare Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South
549Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco, TX · Acute care0.41, 69th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.37, 60th percentile0.19, 68th percentile3.32, 3rd percentile0.92, 25th percentile0.32, 44th percentileCompare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest
550Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care0.41, 69th percentile1.79, 1st percentile0.34, 63rd percentile0.32, 58th percentile—0.18, 80th percentile0.73, 11th percentileCompare Marshfield 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.

Surgical site infections (colon)
Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (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).