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Hospitals in Illinois with the lowest serious complications

115 Illinois hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital, Rush University Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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115 hospitals ranked in Illinois by serious complications; 78 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	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	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
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1	NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · Acute care	0.58, 100th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	1.50, 27th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	0.24, 57th percentile	Compare NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital
2	Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community HospitalGeneva, IL · Acute care	0.69, 99th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital
3	Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care	0.71, 98th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.50, 64th percentile	2.15, 12th percentile	0.49, 59th percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Rush University Medical Center
4	Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL · Acute care	0.72, 98th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.45, 45th percentile	1.63, 11th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.30, 74th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
5	Memorial HospitalBelleville, IL · Acute care	0.73, 97th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare Memorial Hospital
T6	Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.74, 97th percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.61, 31st percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.74, 38th percentile	0.39, 34th percentile	Compare Northwestern Memorial Hospital
T6	Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights, IL · Acute care	0.74, 97th percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.25, 12th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Northwest Community Hospital 1
8	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth HinsdaleHinsdale, IL · Acute care	0.75, 97th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	3.18, 4th percentile	0.34, 72nd percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale
T9	Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington, IL · Acute care	0.78, 95th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.14, 71st percentile	Compare Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
T9	St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington, IL · Acute care	0.78, 95th percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	1.71, 10th percentile	—	1.12, 17th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare St Joseph Medical Center
T11	Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	2.70, 7th percentile	0.65, 45th percentile	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Edward Hospital
T11	Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana, IL · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	2.15, 4th percentile	—	0.20, 79th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Carle Foundation Hospital
T13	Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb, IL · Acute care	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.50, 48th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
T13	Alton Memorial HospitalAlton, IL · Acute care	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.26, 63rd percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Alton Memorial Hospital
T15	Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville, IL · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	1.19, 10th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	—	0.66, 44th percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Advocate Condell Medical Center
T15	Carle Health Proctor HospitalPeoria, IL · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.77, 10th percentile	Compare Carle Health Proctor Hospital
T15	Swedish HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	1.33, 19th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare Swedish Hospital
18	Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin, IL · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	0.25, 64th percentile	1.05, 30th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Advocate Sherman Hospital
19	OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl CenterPeru, IL · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	—	0.75, 22nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl Center
20	Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston, IL · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.86, 22nd percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	—	—	1.20, 14th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston
T21	Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	1.07, 13th percentile	0.42, 47th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	0.78, 53rd percentile	0.50, 59th percentile	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
T21	Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginElgin, IL · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin
T21	The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	0.70, 59th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare The University Of Chicago Medical Center
T21	Carle Bromenn Medical CenterNormal, IL · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.56, 44th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.84, 42nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Carle Bromenn Medical Center
T21	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights, IL · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	2.19, 1st percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks
26	St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg, IL · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	2.79, 1st percentile	1.98, 1st percentile	0.89, 37th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare St Mary Medical Center
T27	Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.75, 47th percentile	—	1.07, 19th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Northwestern Medicine MCHenry
T27	FHN Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.78, 10th percentile	Compare FHN Memorial Hospital
T27	Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.97, 17th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.19, 64th percentile	Compare Advocate Trinity Hospital
T30	Graham Hospital AssociationCanton, IL · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Graham Hospital Association
T30	Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan, IL · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare Vista Medical Center East
T32	Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst, IL · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.11, 17th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
T32	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia, IL · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -Centralia
T32	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth BolingbrookBolingbrook, IL · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook
T35	Presence St Marys HospitalKankakee, IL · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	—	—	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Presence St Marys Hospital
T35	UW HealthRockford, IL · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.41, 56th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.73, 56th percentile	0.26, 76th percentile	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare UW Health
T37	Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris, IL · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
T37	John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.55, 45th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.41, 69th percentile	0.80, 51st percentile	1.09, 18th percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare John H Stroger Jr Hospital
T37	Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford, IL · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.61, 30th percentile	1.84, 8th percentile	—	0.41, 67th percentile	0.35, 41st percentile	Compare Saint Anthony Medical Center
T40	Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	1.11, 12th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	0.99, 40th percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.73, 12th percentile	Compare Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
T40	Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMelrose Park, IL · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.36, 53rd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
T42	St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	0.99, 40th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	0.18, 64th percentile	Compare St Alexius Medical Center
T42	Carle Health Pekin HospitalPekin, IL · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	1.23, 3rd percentile	Compare Carle Health Pekin Hospital
T42	OSF Heart Of Mary Medical CenterUrbana, IL · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare OSF Heart Of Mary Medical Center
T42	Holy Cross HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	3.39, 1st percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Holy Cross Hospital
T42	OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical CenterEvergreen Park, IL · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	0.39, 68th percentile	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center
T47	Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterMount Vernon, IL · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	4.70, 0th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.83, 8th percentile	—	1.19, 14th percentile	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
T47	Saint James HospitalPontiac, IL · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Saint James Hospital
T47	Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Jersey Community Hospital
T47	Carle Health Methodist HospitalPeoria, IL · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	0.30, 48th percentile	Compare Carle Health Methodist 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.

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).
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).