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 | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 51 | West Suburban Medical Center | 0.84, 31st percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 3.91, 0th percentile | 0.45, 44th percentile | — | — | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare West Suburban Medical Center |
| 52 | Saint Anthony Hospital | 0.85, 30th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Saint Anthony Hospital |
| 53 | Swedish Hospital | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.28, 67th percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | 1.33, 19th percentile | — | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Swedish Hospital |
| 54 | MacNeal Hospital | 0.87, 29th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.32, 58th percentile | 0.45, 67th percentile | — | 0.24, 57th percentile | Compare MacNeal Hospital |
| 55 | Loyola University Medical Center | 0.87, 29th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 0.69, 32nd percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.43, 68th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Loyola University Medical Center |
| 56 | Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | 0.89, 28th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.43, 55th percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.88, 38th percentile | 0.88, 46th percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 |
| 57 | Rush Oak Park Hospital | 0.89, 27th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.74, 29th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Rush Oak Park Hospital |
| 58 | Anderson Hospital | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.15, 72nd percentile | 0.56, 59th percentile | 0.95, 42nd percentile | 0.55, 21st percentile | Compare Anderson Hospital |
| 59 | Palos Community Hospital | 1.05, 19th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 0.50, 49th percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | 0.81, 50th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Palos Community Hospital |
| 60 | Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 1.05, 19th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.29, 67th percentile | — | 1.22, 23rd percentile | — | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago |
| 61 | Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 1.07, 19th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.40, 58th percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | 0.75, 47th percentile | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Northwestern Medicine MCHenry |
| 62 | John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 1.09, 18th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.55, 45th percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 0.41, 69th percentile | 0.80, 51st percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare John H Stroger Jr Hospital |
| 63 | Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 1.11, 17th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 0.61, 57th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Elmhurst Memorial Hospital |
| 64 | St Joseph Medical Center | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 1.71, 10th percentile | — | 0.40, 34th percentile | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| 65 | Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.95, 18th percentile | 2.02, 1st percentile | 0.48, 66th percentile | — | 0.66, 15th percentile | Compare Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center |
| 66 | Saint Joseph Medical Center | 1.17, 15th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 0.59, 41st percentile | 1.61, 4th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | — | 0.71, 13th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Medical Center |
| 67 | Good Samaritan Regional Health Center | 1.19, 14th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 4.70, 0th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.83, 8th percentile | — | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Regional Health Center |
| 68 | Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston | 1.20, 14th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.86, 22nd percentile | 0.46, 43rd percentile | — | — | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston |
| 69 | Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 1.25, 12th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare Northwest Community Hospital 1 |
| 70 | Herrin Hospital | 1.42, 9th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.54, 45th percentile | 1.45, 5th percentile | 2.79, 1st percentile | — | 0.60, 18th percentile | Compare Herrin Hospital |
| 71 | Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center | 1.53, 7th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 2.63, 1st percentile | 1.06, 10th percentile | 1.35, 19th percentile | 0.66, 62nd percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center |
| 72 | Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale | 2.01, 2nd percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.28, 61st percentile | 1.67, 11th percentile | — | 0.65, 15th percentile | 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).
- 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 (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).