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Hospitals in Illinois with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
72 Illinois hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 176 | Compare Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital |
| T1 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 5.7%, 100th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 222 | Compare Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital |
| T1 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 118 | Compare Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital |
| T1 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 98 | Compare Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital |
| T1 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 223 | Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange |
| T1 | Advocate Sherman Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 255 | Compare Advocate Sherman Hospital |
| T1 | Riverside Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 341 | Compare Riverside Medical Center |
| T1 | Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | — | 277 | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin |
| T1 | Carle Bromenn Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 176 | Compare Carle Bromenn Medical Center |
| T1 | Decatur Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 220 min, 12th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 372 | Compare Decatur Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 300 | Compare Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights |
| T1 | Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 274 | Compare Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 493 | Compare Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center |
| T1 | Holy Cross Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 311 | Compare Holy Cross Hospital |
| T1 | St Mary Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 166 | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T1 | Humboldt Park Health | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 270 | Compare Humboldt Park Health |
| T1 | St Bernard Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 231 min, 8th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 210 | Compare St Bernard Hospital |
| 18 | University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics | 0.15, 81st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 298 min, 1st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 507 | Compare University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics |
| 19 | Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 0.18, 80th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 304 | Compare Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers |
| 20 | Carle Foundation Hospital | 0.20, 79th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 316 | Compare Carle Foundation Hospital |
| 21 | Saint Francis Medical Center | 0.23, 78th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 286 min, 2nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 730 | Compare Saint Francis Medical Center |
| 22 | St Johns Hospital | 0.25, 77th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.53, 2nd percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 731 | Compare St Johns Hospital |
| 23 | NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 0.25, 77th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.58, 100th percentile | 273 min, 2nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 466 | Compare NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital |
| 24 | St Alexius Medical Center | 0.25, 77th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 13.4%, 98th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 342 | Compare St Alexius Medical Center |
| 25 | Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | 0.25, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.42, 3rd percentile | 237 min, 7th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 997 | Compare Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center |
| 26 | UW Health | 0.26, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 217 min, 12th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 397 | Compare UW Health |
| 27 | Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 0.30, 74th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 230 min, 9th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 361 | Compare Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital |
| 28 | Javon Bea Hospital | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 258 min, 4th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 431 | Compare Javon Bea Hospital |
| 29 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale | 0.34, 72nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 261 | Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale |
| 30 | OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center | 0.39, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 256 min, 4th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 298 | Compare OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center |
| 31 | Trinity Rock Island | 0.41, 67th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 314 | Compare Trinity Rock Island |
| 32 | Saint Anthony Medical Center | 0.41, 67th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 254 | Compare Saint Anthony Medical Center |
| 33 | Memorial Medical Center | 0.48, 61st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 241 min, 6th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 562 | Compare Memorial Medical Center |
| 34 | Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | 0.48, 61st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 443 | Compare Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center |
| 35 | Rush University Medical Center | 0.49, 59th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 370 min, 0th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 727 | Compare Rush University Medical Center |
| 36 | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 0.50, 59th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 638 | Compare Advocate Lutheran General Hospital |
| 37 | Alton Memorial Hospital | 0.51, 58th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 222 | Compare Alton Memorial Hospital |
| 38 | Memorial Hospital | 0.51, 58th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 341 | Compare Memorial Hospital |
| 39 | Blessing Hospital | 0.54, 56th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 14.3%, 6th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 312 | Compare Blessing Hospital |
| 40 | Ingalls Memorial Hospital | 0.55, 55th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 582 | Compare Ingalls Memorial Hospital |
| 41 | The University Of Chicago Medical Center | 0.56, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 295 min, 1st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 782 | Compare The University Of Chicago Medical Center |
| 42 | Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 229 min, 9th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 695 | Compare Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center |
| 43 | Carle Health Methodist Hospital | 0.61, 48th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 213 min, 13th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 485 | Compare Carle Health Methodist Hospital |
| 44 | Edward Hospital | 0.65, 45th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 159 | Compare Edward Hospital |
| 45 | Advocate Condell Medical Center | 0.66, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 284 | Compare Advocate Condell Medical Center |
| 46 | Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | 0.73, 38th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 366 | Compare Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital |
| 47 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 0.74, 38th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 5.7%, 100th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 350 min, 0th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 894 | Compare Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| 48 | Copley Memorial Hospital | 0.75, 37th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 210 | Compare Copley Memorial Hospital |
| 49 | HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital | 0.79, 34th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 260 | Compare HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital |
| 50 | Advocate Trinity Hospital | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 263 | Compare Advocate Trinity 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.
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).