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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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#	Hospital	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
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1651	Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care	1.86, 7th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	2.73, 0th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Duluth
1652	Integris Canadian Valley HospitalYukon, OK · Acute care	1.87, 7th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	—	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Integris Canadian Valley Hospital
1653	Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn, MI · Acute care	1.87, 7th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.55, 45th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	2.98, 5th percentile	1.03, 20th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn
1654	Mercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care	1.87, 7th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital
T1655	Mercy Health - West HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care	1.87, 7th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.65, 35th percentile	0.68, 25th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Mercy Health - West Hospital
T1655	Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · Acute care	1.87, 7th percentile	1.74, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	—	—	0.46, 27th percentile	Compare Central Vermont Medical Center
1657	Bassett HealthcareCooperstown, NY · Acute care	1.88, 7th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	0.64, 15th percentile	Compare Bassett Healthcare
1658	Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · Acute care	1.88, 7th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.59, 18th percentile	Compare Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
1659	Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood, TX · Acute care	1.88, 7th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
T1660	Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care	1.89, 7th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.74, 38th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Mercy St Vincent Medical Center
T1660	Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care	1.89, 7th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.78, 35th percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
T1662	Intermountain Health Platte Valley HospitalBrighton, CO · Acute care	1.90, 6th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital
T1662	Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care	1.90, 6th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.78, 27th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	—	1.43, 9th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
1664	JPS Health NetworkFort Worth, TX · Acute care	1.91, 6th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.29, 8th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.42, 29th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare JPS Health Network
1665	Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.91, 6th percentile	1.60, 1st percentile	0.63, 37th percentile	0.26, 62nd percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Greater Baltimore Medical Center
1666	Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis, OR · Acute care	1.92, 6th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
1667	Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo, MI · Acute care	1.93, 6th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.26, 63rd percentile	—	0.77, 36th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Borgess Medical Center
1668	Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care	1.93, 6th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato
T1669	Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care	1.94, 6th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Dominican Hospital
T1669	Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · Acute care	1.94, 6th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	—	0.82, 32nd percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock
1671	John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · Acute care	1.94, 6th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.50, 24th percentile	Compare John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect
1672	University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care	1.94, 6th percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	—	0.71, 40th percentile	0.66, 15th percentile	Compare University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
T1673	Harris HealthHouston, TX · Acute care	1.94, 6th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.14, 12th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.85, 31st percentile	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare Harris Health
T1673	Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access	1.94, 6th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.31, 45th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Franklin Hospital
1675	Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie, IN · Acute care	1.95, 6th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	Compare Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital
1676	Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · Acute care	1.96, 6th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.62, 17th percentile	Compare Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
1677	Taylor Regional HospitalCampbellsville, KY · Acute care	1.96, 6th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	—	1.50, 4th percentile	—	—	1.14, 4th percentile	Compare Taylor Regional Hospital
1678	Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care	1.97, 6th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	—	0.73, 39th percentile	0.06, 79th percentile	Compare Alamance Regional Medical Center
1679	Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial HospitalHamilton, OH · Acute care	1.98, 5th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.58, 5th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.63, 46th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital
1680	HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston, NY · Acute care	1.99, 5th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	—	1.15, 16th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus
1681	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station, TX · Acute care	1.99, 5th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.95, 18th percentile	1.41, 5th percentile	1.62, 24th percentile	1.30, 11th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati
1682	Mercy Regional Medical CenterLorain, OH · Acute care	2.00, 5th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	—	—	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Mercy Regional Medical Center
1683	Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta, OH · Acute care	2.00, 5th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	—	1.97, 3rd percentile	1.03, 5th percentile	Compare Marietta Memorial Hospital
1684	HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman, OH · Acute care	2.01, 5th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	1.09, 13th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	—	0.54, 55th percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
T1685	Homestead HospitalHomestead, FL · Acute care	2.01, 5th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.12, 12th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Homestead Hospital
T1685	Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa, OK · Acute care	2.01, 5th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	2.05, 14th percentile	0.38, 69th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Ascension St John Medical Center
1687	North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care	2.01, 5th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.81, 19th percentile	—	1.00, 21st percentile	0.46, 28th percentile	Compare North Shore Medical Center -
1688	Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care	2.01, 5th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	1.80, 18th percentile	2.22, 2nd percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Erlanger Medical Center
1689	Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka, IN · Acute care	2.02, 5th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	1.01, 15th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.34, 72nd percentile	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
1690	Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care	2.02, 5th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.91, 20th percentile	0.67, 27th percentile	—	1.44, 8th percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
1691	Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · Acute care	2.02, 5th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.89, 27th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center
1692	Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care	2.03, 5th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	1.95, 1st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
1693	United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport, WV · Acute care	2.03, 5th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	0.31, 45th percentile	Compare United Hospital Center, Inc
1694	Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care	2.04, 5th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Ridgeview Medical Center
1695	Banner Casa Grande Medical CenterCasa Grande, AZ · Acute care	2.04, 5th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
1696	The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care	2.04, 5th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.88, 3rd percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	0.62, 16th percentile	Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
1697	Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care	2.05, 4th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	—	0.40, 68th percentile	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center
1698	Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington, WV · Acute care	2.05, 4th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.48, 42nd percentile	0.43, 73rd percentile	0.61, 48th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc
1699	MH St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalYoungstown, OH · Acute care	2.06, 4th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.20, 67th percentile	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare MH St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
1700	Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN · Acute care	2.07, 4th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	1.04, 20th percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Blount Memorial 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).