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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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551Tidelands Waccamaw Community HospitalMurrells Inlet, SC · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.38, 36th percentileCompare Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
552Singing River Health SystemPascagoula, MS · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.32, 65th percentile0.73, 23rd percentile0.97, 41st percentile0.73, 38th percentile0.10, 75th percentileCompare Singing River Health System
553Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.46, 52nd percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.08, 77th percentileCompare Longs Peak Hospital
554HCA Florida Kendall HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.26, 70th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.40, 67th percentile0.00, 90th percentileCompare HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
T555Pelham Medical CenterGreer, SC · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.00, 90th percentile———0.00, 90th percentileCompare Pelham Medical Center
T555Columbus Regional HospitalColumbus, IN · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.29, 49th percentileCompare Columbus Regional Hospital
T555Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.18, 75th percentile1.63, 3rd percentile—1.18, 15th percentile0.26, 53rd percentileCompare Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
558Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile0.78, 95th percentile0.47, 51st percentile0.36, 54th percentile0.70, 59th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.06, 78th percentileCompare Houston Methodist West Hospital
T559AdventHealth LittletonLittleton, CO · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile1.09, 20th percentile1.01, 16th percentile1.62, 3rd percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.29, 48th percentileCompare AdventHealth Littleton
T559Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth, TX · Acute care0.42, 69th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.25, 63rd percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.72, 39th percentile0.14, 71st percentileCompare Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth
561Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka, KS · Acute care0.43, 68th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.51, 48th percentile1.07, 10th percentile0.70, 58th percentile0.15, 80th percentile0.26, 53rd percentileCompare Stormont Vail Hospital
T562Overland Park Regional Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · Acute care0.43, 68th percentile1.15, 14th percentile0.78, 27th percentile0.54, 36th percentile1.85, 17th percentile0.55, 55th percentile0.09, 76th percentileCompare Overland Park Regional Medical Center
T562Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL · Acute care0.43, 68th percentile1.37, 4th percentile0.69, 32nd percentile0.73, 23rd percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.87, 29th percentile0.41, 32nd percentileCompare Loyola University Medical Center
564Sentara Princess Anne HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care0.43, 68th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile0.37, 60th percentile0.17, 70th percentile—0.93, 25th percentile0.12, 72nd percentileCompare Sentara Princess Anne Hospital
T565Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford, TX · Acute care0.43, 68th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.28, 68th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.08, 38th percentile0.63, 47th percentile0.12, 72nd percentileCompare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford
T565Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling, WV · Acute care0.43, 68th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.35, 55th percentile—0.66, 45th percentile0.56, 20th percentileCompare Wheeling Hospital, Inc
567Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage, TN · Acute care0.43, 68th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.29, 67th percentile0.45, 44th percentile—0.18, 80th percentile0.25, 54th percentileCompare Tristar Summit Medical Center
568Atrium Medical CenterFranklin, OH · Acute care0.44, 68th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.58, 33rd percentile—0.42, 66th percentile0.34, 41st percentileCompare Atrium Medical Center
569Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · Acute care0.44, 68th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.72, 30th percentile0.54, 36th percentile0.56, 68th percentile0.38, 69th percentile0.44, 29th percentileCompare Milton S Hershey Medical Center
570Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care0.44, 68th percentile0.64, 100th percentile0.95, 17th percentile0.40, 50th percentile—0.15, 80th percentile0.39, 35th percentileCompare Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
571The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care0.44, 68th percentile1.59, 1st percentile3.26, 1st percentile1.70, 3rd percentile—0.77, 35th percentile1.12, 4th percentileCompare The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc
T572University Medical Center Of El PasoEl Paso, TX · Acute care0.44, 68th percentile1.31, 6th percentile0.69, 32nd percentile0.44, 45th percentile2.74, 6th percentile0.14, 81st percentile0.88, 7th percentileCompare University Medical Center Of El Paso
T572Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care0.44, 68th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.62, 38th percentile0.42, 48th percentile1.26, 33rd percentile1.20, 14th percentile0.17, 65th percentileCompare Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
574Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford, OR · Acute care0.44, 68th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.59, 33rd percentile—0.25, 77th percentile0.22, 59th percentileCompare Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
T575AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, FL · Acute care0.45, 68th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.26, 70th percentile0.24, 64th percentile0.36, 76th percentile0.59, 51st percentile0.13, 71st percentileCompare AdventHealth Orlando
T575UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care0.45, 68th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.67, 34th percentile0.57, 34th percentile—0.43, 65th percentile0.66, 14th percentileCompare UPMC Altoona
T577Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.20, 73rd percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.62, 65th percentile0.78, 35th percentile0.21, 60th percentileCompare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano
T577Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile1.21, 10th percentile0.87, 22nd percentile0.00, 88th percentile—1.69, 5th percentile0.20, 62nd percentileCompare Valley Hospital
T577Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.25, 70th percentile0.18, 69th percentile—1.64, 6th percentile0.28, 50th percentileCompare Adventist Health And Rideout
580Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile1.15, 14th percentile0.76, 28th percentile0.84, 18th percentile3.27, 4th percentile1.10, 18th percentile0.62, 16th percentileCompare Methodist Hospitals Inc
T581CJW Medical CenterRichmond, VA · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.46, 52nd percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.75, 55th percentile0.46, 63rd percentile0.17, 66th percentileCompare CJW Medical Center
T581UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.56, 43rd percentile0.42, 47th percentile0.55, 69th percentile0.36, 71st percentile0.55, 21st percentileCompare UCI Health-Orange
T583Medina HospitalMedina, OH · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile1.02, 31st percentile1.27, 9th percentile1.59, 4th percentile—2.10, 2nd percentile0.75, 11th percentileCompare Medina Hospital
T583University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile1.44, 3rd percentile0.52, 47th percentile0.33, 57th percentile0.56, 68th percentile0.97, 22nd percentile0.35, 40th percentileCompare University Health System, Inc
T583Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.42, 55th percentile0.44, 45th percentile—0.47, 62nd percentile0.17, 65th percentileCompare Sentara Leigh Hospital
586Thedacare Regional Medical Center - NeenahNeenah, WI · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.30, 60th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.73, 12th percentileCompare Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Neenah
587MacNeal HospitalBerwyn, IL · Acute care0.45, 67th percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.32, 58th percentile—0.87, 29th percentile0.24, 57th percentileCompare MacNeal Hospital
588Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care0.46, 67th percentile0.68, 99th percentile0.25, 70th percentile1.05, 10th percentile1.61, 24th percentile2.27, 2nd percentile0.29, 49th percentileCompare Sibley Memorial Hospital
T589UCHealth Highlands Ranch HospitalHighlands Ranch, CO · Acute care0.46, 67th percentile0.76, 96th percentile0.32, 64th percentile0.41, 49th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.33, 43rd percentileCompare UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
T589Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care0.46, 67th percentile1.13, 16th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.91, 15th percentile—0.63, 47th percentile0.85, 8th percentileCompare Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
T589St Josephs HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care0.46, 67th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.09, 79th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.37, 69th percentile0.15, 69th percentileCompare St Josephs Hospital
T589Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.46, 67th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.57, 43rd percentile0.77, 21st percentile0.13, 78th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.79, 10th percentileCompare Mercy Medical Center Inc
T593Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care0.46, 67th percentile1.16, 13th percentile0.79, 26th percentile0.68, 25th percentile—0.54, 56th percentile0.46, 28th percentileCompare Bellevue Hospital Center
T593Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care0.46, 67th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.02, 11th percentile0.69, 60th percentile1.03, 20th percentile0.30, 47th percentileCompare Kern Medical Center
T595IU Health West HospitalAvon, IN · Acute care0.46, 66th percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.65, 35th percentile1.03, 11th percentile—0.44, 65th percentile0.16, 68th percentileCompare IU Health West Hospital
T595Southern Hills Hospital And Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care0.46, 66th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.15, 76th percentile0.16, 71st percentile—1.96, 3rd percentile0.12, 72nd percentileCompare Southern Hills Hospital And Medical Center
T595Ascension ProvidenceWaco, TX · Acute care0.46, 66th percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.31, 66th percentile0.65, 28th percentile—0.27, 76th percentile0.13, 71st percentileCompare Ascension Providence
T595HCA Florida Blake HospitalBradenton, FL · Acute care0.46, 66th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.47, 62nd percentile0.00, 90th percentileCompare HCA Florida Blake Hospital
599UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas, TX · Acute care0.47, 66th percentile1.13, 16th percentile0.58, 41st percentile0.42, 48th percentile1.59, 25th percentile1.08, 18th percentile0.26, 53rd percentileCompare UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
600Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care0.47, 66th percentile1.45, 3rd percentile0.87, 21st percentile0.32, 58th percentile—1.03, 20th percentile0.45, 28th percentileCompare Shelby Baptist 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).