Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Illinois with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
67 Illinois hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers, Northwest Community Hospital 1. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | 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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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.50, 48th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.17, 67th percentile | Compare Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital |
| T1 | Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.56, 34th percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.18, 80th percentile | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers |
| T1 | Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | — | 1.25, 12th percentile | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare Northwest Community Hospital 1 |
| T1 | Riverside Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.29, 60th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare Riverside Medical Center |
| T1 | Javon Bea Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.55, 45th percentile | 0.54, 37th percentile | — | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Javon Bea Hospital |
| T1 | OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | — | 0.75, 22nd percentile | — | — | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl Center |
| T1 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.53, 37th percentile | — | — | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook |
| T1 | UW Health | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.41, 56th percentile | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 0.73, 56th percentile | 0.26, 76th percentile | 0.24, 55th percentile | Compare UW Health |
| T1 | Ingalls Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | — | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Ingalls Memorial Hospital |
| 10 | St Alexius Medical Center | 0.26, 77th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.99, 40th percentile | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.18, 64th percentile | Compare St Alexius Medical Center |
| 11 | Carle Health Methodist Hospital | 0.39, 71st percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | — | 0.61, 48th percentile | 0.30, 48th percentile | Compare Carle Health Methodist Hospital |
| 12 | John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 0.41, 69th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.55, 45th percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 0.80, 51st percentile | 1.09, 18th percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare John H Stroger Jr Hospital |
| 13 | Loyola University Medical Center | 0.43, 68th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 0.69, 32nd percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Loyola University Medical Center |
| 14 | MacNeal Hospital | 0.45, 67th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.32, 58th percentile | — | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.24, 57th percentile | Compare MacNeal Hospital |
| 15 | Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | 0.48, 66th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.95, 18th percentile | 2.02, 1st percentile | — | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.66, 15th percentile | Compare Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center |
| 16 | Midwestern Region Medical Center, Inc | 0.49, 65th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Midwestern Region Medical Center, Inc |
| 17 | Palos Community Hospital | 0.49, 65th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 0.50, 49th percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.81, 50th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Palos Community Hospital |
| 18 | Rush University Medical Center | 0.50, 64th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.39, 59th percentile | 0.46, 43rd percentile | 2.15, 12th percentile | 0.49, 59th percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare Rush University Medical Center |
| 19 | University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics | 0.54, 62nd percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 1.43, 29th percentile | 0.15, 81st percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics |
| 20 | Blessing Hospital | 0.54, 61st percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.31, 65th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | — | 0.54, 56th percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Blessing Hospital |
| 21 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange | 0.55, 61st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.40, 58th percentile | 0.33, 57th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.69, 13th percentile | Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange |
| 22 | Alton Memorial Hospital | 0.55, 60th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.35, 62nd percentile | 0.26, 63rd percentile | — | 0.51, 58th percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Alton Memorial Hospital |
| 23 | Anderson Hospital | 0.56, 59th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.15, 72nd percentile | 0.95, 42nd percentile | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.55, 21st percentile | Compare Anderson Hospital |
| 24 | Trinity Rock Island | 0.59, 58th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.48, 41st percentile | — | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare Trinity Rock Island |
| 25 | Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 0.61, 57th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.11, 17th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Elmhurst Memorial Hospital |
| 26 | Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 0.65, 54th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.19, 69th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.14, 71st percentile | Compare Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital |
| 27 | Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | 0.75, 47th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | — | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | Compare Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital |
| 28 | Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 0.75, 47th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.40, 58th percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | — | 1.07, 19th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Northwestern Medicine MCHenry |
| 29 | Memorial Medical Center | 0.78, 45th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 1.05, 14th percentile | 1.13, 9th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Memorial Medical Center |
| 30 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | 0.78, 45th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital |
| 31 | Edward Hospital | 0.80, 44th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.12, 78th percentile | 0.15, 72nd percentile | 2.70, 7th percentile | 0.65, 45th percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Edward Hospital |
| 32 | Carle Bromenn Medical Center | 0.84, 42nd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.56, 44th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Carle Bromenn Medical Center |
| 33 | Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | 0.88, 38th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.43, 55th percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.88, 46th percentile | 0.89, 28th percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 |
| 34 | NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 0.89, 38th percentile | 0.58, 100th percentile | 0.11, 78th percentile | 0.56, 35th percentile | 1.50, 27th percentile | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.24, 57th percentile | Compare NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital |
| 35 | Decatur Memorial Hospital | 0.89, 38th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Decatur Memorial Hospital |
| 36 | St Mary Medical Center | 0.89, 37th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 2.79, 1st percentile | 1.98, 1st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| 37 | Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | 0.90, 37th percentile | 1.42, 3rd percentile | 1.14, 12th percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center |
| 38 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 0.90, 37th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.83, 24th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.39, 34th percentile | Compare Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| 39 | The University Of Chicago Medical Center | 0.91, 36th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.56, 54th percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare The University Of Chicago Medical Center |
| 40 | Advocate Condell Medical Center | 0.92, 35th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 1.19, 10th percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | — | 0.66, 44th percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Advocate Condell Medical Center |
| 41 | Presence St Marys Hospital | 0.94, 34th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | — | — | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare Presence St Marys Hospital |
| 42 | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 1.07, 13th percentile | 0.42, 47th percentile | 0.78, 53rd percentile | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Advocate Lutheran General Hospital |
| 43 | Saint Joseph Medical Center | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 0.59, 41st percentile | 1.61, 4th percentile | — | 1.17, 15th percentile | 0.71, 13th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Medical Center |
| 44 | Saint Francis Medical Center | 1.02, 31st percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.76, 28th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 1.66, 22nd percentile | 0.23, 78th percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Medical Center |
| 45 | Advocate Sherman Hospital | 1.05, 30th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.90, 20th percentile | 0.25, 64th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Advocate Sherman Hospital |
| 46 | Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center | 1.10, 28th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.11, 73rd percentile | Compare Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center |
| 47 | Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | 1.14, 26th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 0.40, 58th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.57, 19th percentile | Compare Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center |
| 48 | OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center | 1.15, 26th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 1.01, 11th percentile | — | 0.39, 68th percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center |
| 49 | St Johns Hospital | 1.17, 25th percentile | 1.53, 2nd percentile | 0.41, 56th percentile | 0.30, 59th percentile | — | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare St Johns Hospital |
| 50 | Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 1.22, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.29, 67th percentile | — | — | 1.05, 19th percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago |
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).