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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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1051Sunrise Hospital And Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care0.84, 41st percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.55, 44th percentile0.33, 57th percentile1.92, 16th percentile0.54, 55th percentile0.02, 80th percentileCompare Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
T1052MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · Acute care0.85, 41st percentile1.03, 29th percentile1.65, 4th percentile0.16, 71st percentile3.23, 4th percentile1.23, 13th percentile0.43, 30th percentileCompare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center
T1052Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI · Acute care0.85, 41st percentile0.75, 97th percentile0.76, 28th percentile0.52, 38th percentile—0.69, 42nd percentile0.32, 44th percentileCompare Rhode Island Hospital
T1052Bon Secours Maryview Medical CenterPortsmouth, VA · Acute care0.85, 41st percentile0.82, 90th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.17, 70th percentile—1.04, 19th percentile0.00, 90th percentileCompare Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
1055The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · Acute care0.85, 41st percentile0.57, 100th percentile0.66, 35th percentile0.39, 51st percentile1.26, 34th percentile0.39, 68th percentile0.32, 44th percentileCompare The Nebraska Medical Center
1056Campbell County HealthGillette, WY · Acute care0.85, 41st percentile1.15, 14th percentile————0.70, 13th percentileCompare Campbell County Health
T1057Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.88, 16th percentile—0.94, 24th percentile0.69, 13th percentileCompare Northern Light Mercy Hospital
T1057Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.00, 90th percentileCompare Acadia General Hospital
T1059Orlando Health South Lake HospitalClermont, FL · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.70, 98th percentile0.56, 43rd percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.36, 70th percentile0.22, 59th percentileCompare Orlando Health South Lake Hospital
T1059Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.82, 90th percentile0.61, 39th percentile0.27, 62nd percentile1.56, 25th percentile0.80, 34th percentile0.24, 55th percentileCompare Wellstar Cobb Medical Center
T1059UCI Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile1.19, 11th percentile1.75, 4th percentile0.87, 16th percentile—1.73, 5th percentile0.35, 39th percentileCompare UCI Health - Los Alamitos
1062Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.78, 95th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.22, 8th percentile0.96, 42nd percentile0.47, 62nd percentile0.00, 90th percentileCompare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
T1063Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.91, 70th percentile—0.70, 24th percentile——0.00, 90th percentileCompare Sequoia Hospital
T1063St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.61, 100th percentile0.23, 72nd percentile0.24, 64th percentile2.14, 12th percentile0.70, 41st percentile0.20, 62nd percentileCompare St Lukes Hospital
T1063Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KS · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.66, 99th percentile0.71, 31st percentile0.23, 65th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.53, 56th percentile0.26, 52nd percentileCompare Wesley Medical Center
T1063Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile1.09, 20th percentile1.03, 14th percentile0.82, 19th percentile0.81, 50th percentile0.84, 31st percentile0.70, 13th percentileCompare Community Regional Medical Center
1067Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw, MI · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile1.28, 7th percentile1.00, 16th percentile0.41, 49th percentile—0.58, 52nd percentile0.30, 47th percentileCompare Covenant Medical Center
T1068Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NY · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.30, 60th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.69, 42nd percentile0.31, 46th percentileCompare Staten Island University Hospital
T1068University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · Acute care0.85, 40th percentile0.94, 59th percentile1.02, 15th percentile0.77, 21st percentile0.45, 73rd percentile1.33, 10th percentile0.47, 26th percentileCompare University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
T1070O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Acute care0.86, 40th percentile1.50, 2nd percentile0.35, 62nd percentile0.20, 68th percentile2.06, 14th percentile0.70, 41st percentile0.31, 45th percentileCompare O U Medical Center
T1070St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia, MI · Acute care0.86, 40th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.77, 28th percentile0.21, 67th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.89, 28th percentile0.47, 26th percentileCompare St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia
T1072Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care0.86, 40th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.62, 30th percentile—0.59, 51st percentile0.84, 8th percentileCompare Mount Nittany Medical Center
T1072NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · Acute care0.86, 40th percentile0.67, 99th percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.29, 61st percentile1.09, 38th percentile0.53, 57th percentile0.10, 75th percentileCompare NYU Langone Hospitals
T1072Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care0.86, 40th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.65, 3rd percentile—0.98, 22nd percentile0.13, 71st percentileCompare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
T1075Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care0.86, 39th percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.93, 14th percentile—0.84, 31st percentile0.45, 28th percentileCompare Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
T1075Saint Joseph LondonLondon, KY · Acute care0.86, 39th percentile1.11, 18th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.09, 76th percentileCompare Saint Joseph London
1077Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.86, 39th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.97, 17th percentile0.65, 27th percentile—1.50, 8th percentile0.33, 43rd percentileCompare Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
1078Memorial Hospital At GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care0.86, 39th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.60, 39th percentile0.88, 16th percentile—1.07, 19th percentile0.29, 49th percentileCompare Memorial Hospital At Gulfport
1079Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · Acute care0.86, 39th percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.00, 90th percentile6.51, 0th percentile——0.85, 8th percentileCompare Central Peninsula General Hospital
1080Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco, TX · Acute care0.86, 39th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.47, 51st percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.17, 66th percentileCompare Knapp Medical Center
T1081CHI St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.60, 39th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.61, 17th percentileCompare CHI St Alexius Health
T1081Christus Spohn Hospital AliceAlice, TX · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile————0.00, 90th percentileCompare Christus Spohn Hospital Alice
1083Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile1.69, 1st percentile1.00, 16th percentile0.44, 45th percentile—0.81, 33rd percentile0.51, 24th percentileCompare Valley Medical Center
T1084Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusBrooklyn, NY · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile0.88, 78th percentile1.82, 4th percentile0.41, 49th percentile—1.66, 5th percentile0.12, 72nd percentileCompare Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
T1084University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile1.30, 6th percentile1.42, 7th percentile0.80, 19th percentile3.01, 5th percentile0.91, 26th percentile0.24, 55th percentileCompare University Medical Center New Orleans
T1086Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.64, 36th percentile0.21, 67th percentile1.54, 26th percentile0.54, 56th percentile0.11, 73rd percentileCompare Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
T1086Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, IncWichita, KS · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.67, 26th percentile——0.28, 50th percentileCompare Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc
T1088Mercy Hospital AdaAda, OK · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile0.84, 87th percentile2.37, 1st percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.26, 53rd percentileCompare Mercy Hospital Ada
T1088San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care0.87, 39th percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.73, 30th percentile0.90, 15th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.99, 21st percentile0.38, 36th percentileCompare San Antonio Regional Hospital
T1090Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside, CA · Acute care0.88, 39th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.36, 61st percentile0.78, 20th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.34, 42nd percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside
T1090Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX · Acute care0.88, 39th percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.40, 50th percentile0.65, 63rd percentile0.39, 68th percentile0.22, 59th percentileCompare Methodist Hospital
T1090Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care0.88, 39th percentile2.01, 0th percentile0.96, 17th percentile0.53, 37th percentile1.52, 26th percentile0.79, 34th percentile0.47, 27th percentileCompare Baptist Memorial Hospital
1093Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township, MI · Acute care0.88, 38th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile0.83, 24th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.48, 60th percentile0.32, 45th percentileCompare Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
T1094Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care0.88, 38th percentile0.95, 55th percentile1.24, 10th percentile0.63, 29th percentile1.81, 18th percentile0.23, 78th percentile0.11, 73rd percentileCompare Maine General Medical Center
T1094Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care0.88, 38th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.28, 68th percentile0.36, 54th percentile2.21, 11th percentile0.79, 34th percentile0.09, 76th percentileCompare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
T1094Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton, GA · Acute care0.88, 38th percentile1.92, 1st percentile1.47, 6th percentile0.49, 41st percentile—1.93, 3rd percentile0.13, 71st percentileCompare Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
T1097Morton Plant HospitalClearwater, FL · Acute care0.88, 38th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.97, 12th percentile0.37, 75th percentile0.61, 48th percentile0.42, 31st percentileCompare Morton Plant Hospital
T1097Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Elk Grove Village, IL · Acute care0.88, 38th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.43, 55th percentile0.43, 46th percentile0.88, 46th percentile0.89, 28th percentile0.33, 43rd percentileCompare Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1
1099Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · Acute care0.89, 38th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.68, 33rd percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.11, 74th percentileCompare Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center
T1100Sentara Careplex HospitalHampton, VA · Acute care0.89, 38th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.48, 41st percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.33, 43rd percentileCompare Sentara Careplex 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 (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).