Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Illinois with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
72 Illinois hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. 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 | ||||
| 51 | West Suburban Medical Center | 0.84, 31st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 272 min, 3rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 287 | Compare West Suburban Medical Center |
| 52 | Saint Anthony Hospital | 0.85, 30th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 176 | Compare Saint Anthony Hospital |
| 53 | Swedish Hospital | 0.87, 29th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 284 | Compare Swedish Hospital |
| 54 | MacNeal Hospital | 0.87, 29th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 427 | Compare MacNeal Hospital |
| 55 | Loyola University Medical Center | 0.87, 29th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 275 min, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 507 | Compare Loyola University Medical Center |
| 56 | Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | 0.89, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 483 | Compare Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 |
| 57 | Rush Oak Park Hospital | 0.89, 27th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 296 | Compare Rush Oak Park Hospital |
| 58 | Anderson Hospital | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 231 min, 8th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 151 | Compare Anderson Hospital |
| 59 | Palos Community Hospital | 1.05, 19th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 252 min, 5th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 436 | Compare Palos Community Hospital |
| 60 | Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 1.05, 19th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | — | 402 | Compare Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago |
| 61 | Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 1.07, 19th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 7.1%, 98th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 177 | Compare Northwestern Medicine MCHenry |
| 62 | John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 1.09, 18th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 293 min, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 918 | Compare John H Stroger Jr Hospital |
| 63 | Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 1.11, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 247 | Compare Elmhurst Memorial Hospital |
| 64 | St Joseph Medical Center | 1.12, 17th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 180 | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| 65 | Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | 1.16, 15th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 203 | Compare Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center |
| 66 | Saint Joseph Medical Center | 1.17, 15th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 443 | Compare Saint Joseph Medical Center |
| 67 | Good Samaritan Regional Health Center | 1.19, 14th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 175 | Compare Good Samaritan Regional Health Center |
| 68 | Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston | 1.20, 14th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 427 | Compare Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston |
| 69 | Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 1.25, 12th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 563 | Compare Northwest Community Hospital 1 |
| 70 | Herrin Hospital | 1.42, 9th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 17.0%, 1st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 104 | Compare Herrin Hospital |
| 71 | Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center | 1.53, 7th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 431 | Compare Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center |
| 72 | Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale | 2.01, 2nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 140 | Compare Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale |
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).