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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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1501High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care1.45, 15th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.26, 69th percentile0.84, 18th percentile0.69, 60th percentile0.37, 70th percentile0.16, 68th percentileCompare High Point Regional Health System
1502Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care1.45, 15th percentile1.34, 5th percentile0.12, 78th percentile0.35, 55th percentile2.40, 9th percentile1.04, 19th percentile0.25, 54th percentileCompare Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
1503St Joseph HospitalNashua, NH · Acute care1.45, 15th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.56, 35th percentile—0.42, 66th percentile0.29, 48th percentileCompare St Joseph Hospital
T1504Jacobi Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute care1.46, 15th percentile1.14, 15th percentile1.02, 15th percentile0.79, 20th percentile—0.66, 44th percentile0.31, 45th percentileCompare Jacobi Medical Center
T1504St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care1.46, 15th percentile2.17, 0th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.77, 21st percentile—0.23, 78th percentile0.52, 23rd percentileCompare St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah
1506Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · Acute care1.46, 15th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile0.19, 74th percentile0.20, 68th percentile1.66, 22nd percentile0.38, 69th percentile0.18, 65th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital South
1507Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield, OR · Acute care1.46, 15th percentile0.66, 99th percentile0.45, 53rd percentile0.20, 67th percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.17, 15th percentile0.55, 21st percentileCompare Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend
1508MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care1.47, 15th percentile1.48, 3rd percentile0.84, 23rd percentile0.78, 20th percentile1.62, 24th percentile0.94, 24th percentile0.52, 23rd percentileCompare MUSC Medical Center
1509Doctors Hospital Of LaredoLaredo, TX · Acute care1.47, 15th percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.45, 54th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.07, 77th percentileCompare Doctors Hospital Of Laredo
1510Aultman HospitalCanton, OH · Acute care1.48, 15th percentile1.48, 3rd percentile1.23, 10th percentile0.35, 55th percentile2.43, 8th percentile0.36, 70th percentile0.41, 33rd percentileCompare Aultman Hospital
1511MetroHealth SystemCleveland, OH · Acute care1.48, 15th percentile1.37, 4th percentile0.61, 38th percentile0.61, 30th percentile2.03, 14th percentile1.65, 6th percentile0.41, 32nd percentileCompare MetroHealth System
1512Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care1.48, 15th percentile1.02, 31st percentile1.02, 15th percentile0.53, 37th percentile—0.28, 75th percentile0.35, 39th percentileCompare Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc
T1513Akron General Medical CenterAkron, OH · Acute care1.48, 15th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.84, 23rd percentile0.57, 34th percentile—0.11, 81st percentile0.31, 46th percentileCompare Akron General Medical Center
T1513Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches, TX · Acute care1.48, 15th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.69, 32nd percentile0.23, 65th percentile——0.25, 54th percentileCompare Nacogdoches Medical Center
T1513Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care1.48, 15th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.40, 51st percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.24, 55th percentileCompare Providence St Mary Medical Center
1516Palmetto General HospitalHialeah, FL · Acute care1.48, 15th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.27, 69th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—0.61, 49th percentile0.08, 77th percentileCompare Palmetto General Hospital
1517Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care1.48, 15th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile1.18, 11th percentile0.43, 46th percentile1.75, 20th percentile0.48, 61st percentile0.25, 55th percentileCompare Northside Hospital
1518Memorial Hospital Of South BendSouth Bend, IN · Acute care1.49, 15th percentile1.89, 1st percentile0.17, 75th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile—0.84, 31st percentile0.13, 71st percentileCompare Memorial Hospital Of South Bend
1519Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · Acute care1.49, 14th percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.36, 61st percentile0.57, 34th percentile1.09, 37th percentile0.48, 60th percentile0.34, 41st percentileCompare Wellspan York Hospital
1520University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna, OH · Acute care1.49, 14th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.73, 30th percentile0.41, 49th percentile—2.38, 1st percentile0.44, 29th percentileCompare University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
1521Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care1.49, 14th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.72, 30th percentile0.52, 38th percentile—1.21, 13th percentile0.40, 33rd percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital South Sacramento
1522Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care1.50, 14th percentile0.96, 51st percentile—1.70, 2nd percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.48, 26th percentileCompare Scotland Memorial Hospital
T1523Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe, MI · Acute care1.50, 14th percentile0.77, 95th percentile0.52, 47th percentile0.38, 52nd percentile4.08, 1st percentile1.15, 16th percentile0.29, 48th percentileCompare Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe
T1523Texoma Medical CenterDenison, TX · Acute care1.50, 14th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.49, 50th percentile0.43, 47th percentile—0.60, 50th percentile0.30, 47th percentileCompare Texoma Medical Center
1525Straub Clinic And HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute care1.50, 14th percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.63, 36th percentile0.42, 48th percentile—0.36, 70th percentile0.49, 25th percentileCompare Straub Clinic And Hospital
T1526Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · Acute care1.51, 14th percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.77, 27th percentile0.69, 25th percentile—1.38, 10th percentile0.42, 32nd percentileCompare Paoli Hospital
T1526Memorial Hospital PembrokePembroke Pines, FL · Acute care1.51, 14th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.95, 18th percentile0.89, 16th percentile—0.57, 52nd percentile0.28, 50th percentileCompare Memorial Hospital Pembroke
1528Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care1.51, 14th percentile1.16, 13th percentile0.92, 19th percentile0.65, 27th percentile—0.45, 64th percentile0.69, 13th percentileCompare Clovis Community Medical Center
1529Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care1.51, 14th percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.30, 66th percentile0.85, 17th percentile1.49, 27th percentile0.42, 66th percentile0.43, 30th percentileCompare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
1530Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater, OK · Acute care1.51, 14th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.44, 54th percentile0.20, 67th percentile0.00, 89th percentile—0.30, 46th percentileCompare Stillwater Medical Center
T1531UChicago Medicine AdventHealth HinsdaleHinsdale, IL · Acute care1.51, 14th percentile0.75, 97th percentile0.47, 51st percentile1.01, 11th percentile3.18, 4th percentile0.34, 72nd percentile0.24, 56th percentileCompare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale
T1531Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care1.51, 14th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.80, 26th percentile1.29, 6th percentile1.84, 17th percentile0.42, 66th percentile0.53, 22nd percentileCompare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
1533Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care1.52, 14th percentile2.43, 0th percentile0.91, 19th percentile0.83, 18th percentile2.33, 10th percentile0.61, 48th percentile0.59, 18th percentileCompare Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
1534Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care1.52, 14th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.82, 25th percentile0.93, 14th percentile—0.87, 29th percentile0.41, 32nd percentileCompare Antelope Valley Hospital
1535University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care1.52, 14th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.48, 41st percentile0.41, 74th percentile0.71, 41st percentile0.61, 17th percentileCompare University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority
1536Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care1.52, 14th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.97, 17th percentile1.05, 10th percentile—1.10, 18th percentile0.39, 35th percentileCompare Tri-City Medical Center
1537MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care1.53, 13th percentile1.36, 5th percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.00, 88th percentile—1.61, 6th percentile0.21, 60th percentileCompare MelroseWakefield Healthcare
1538Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care1.53, 13th percentile1.32, 6th percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.63, 28th percentile0.78, 54th percentile1.03, 20th percentile0.64, 16th percentileCompare Tufts Medical Center
1539Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · Acute care1.53, 13th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile————2.10, 1st percentileCompare Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
1540Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield, MI · Acute care1.54, 13th percentile0.71, 98th percentile1.54, 5th percentile0.00, 88th percentile2.29, 10th percentile0.57, 52nd percentile0.13, 71st percentileCompare Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital
1541Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care1.54, 13th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.92, 19th percentile0.85, 17th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.20, 62nd percentileCompare Liberty Hospital
1542Intermountain Health Alta View HospitalSandy, UT · Acute care1.54, 13th percentile0.94, 59th percentile————0.63, 16th percentileCompare Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital
1543Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · Acute care1.55, 13th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.57, 42nd percentile0.63, 28th percentile—0.47, 62nd percentile0.31, 45th percentileCompare Baptist Health Louisville
1544Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care1.55, 13th percentile1.45, 3rd percentile0.85, 23rd percentile0.76, 21st percentile——0.67, 14th percentileCompare Trinity Regional Medical Center
1545Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS HealthcEl Paso, TX · Acute care1.56, 13th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.07, 75th percentile0.59, 67th percentile0.13, 81st percentile0.04, 80th percentileCompare Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS Healthc
1546Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care1.56, 13th percentile1.11, 18th percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.31, 58th percentile0.58, 67th percentile0.48, 61st percentile0.21, 60th percentileCompare Northside Hospital Forsyth
1547Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville, CA · Acute care1.56, 13th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.53, 46th percentile0.40, 50th percentile—0.15, 80th percentile0.57, 20th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville
1548Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care1.56, 13th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.54, 45th percentile1.08, 10th percentile—0.48, 61st percentile0.34, 42nd percentileCompare Good Samaritan Hospital
1549St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care1.57, 13th percentile1.23, 9th percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.79, 53rd percentile0.74, 38th percentile0.05, 79th percentileCompare St Francis Hospital
1550Kona Community HospitalKealakekua, HI · Acute care1.57, 13th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.55, 45th percentile0.54, 37th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.51, 23rd percentileCompare Kona Community 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).