Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kansas with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
16 Kansas hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: NMC Health, Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc, Salina Regional Health Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower 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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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | NMC Health | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 89th percentile | — | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare NMC Health |
| T1 | Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.67, 26th percentile | 0.87, 39th percentile | — | — | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc |
| T1 | Salina Regional Health Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.91, 15th percentile | 0.71, 51st percentile | — | 2.72, 1st percentile | 0.76, 11th percentile | Compare Salina Regional Health Center |
| T1 | University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.81, 43rd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus |
| 5 | Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 0.37, 60th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.19, 68th percentile | 0.65, 54th percentile | — | 0.79, 34th percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. |
| 6 | Stormont Vail Hospital | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 1.07, 10th percentile | 0.43, 68th percentile | 0.70, 58th percentile | 0.15, 80th percentile | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Stormont Vail Hospital |
| 7 | University Of Kansas Hospital | 0.59, 41st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.19, 68th percentile | 1.75, 9th percentile | 1.14, 36th percentile | 0.55, 54th percentile | 0.43, 31st percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Hospital |
| 8 | Wesley Medical Center | 0.71, 31st percentile | 0.66, 99th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.53, 56th percentile | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare Wesley Medical Center |
| 9 | Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 0.78, 27th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.54, 36th percentile | 0.43, 68th percentile | 1.85, 17th percentile | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Overland Park Regional Medical Center |
| 10 | University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 0.79, 27th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 1.10, 27th percentile | — | 0.64, 46th percentile | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital |
| 11 | AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 0.84, 23rd percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.29, 60th percentile | 0.67, 53rd percentile | 0.84, 49th percentile | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare AdventHealth Shawnee Mission |
| 12 | Wichita VA Medical Center | 0.88, 21st percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 2.13, 1st percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Wichita VA Medical Center |
| 13 | Menorah Medical Center | 0.89, 21st percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.20, 67th percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | — | 1.14, 16th percentile | 0.20, 61st percentile | Compare Menorah Medical Center |
| 14 | Hays Medical Center | 0.94, 18th percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 0.82, 19th percentile | — | — | — | 1.06, 5th percentile | Compare Hays Medical Center |
| 15 | Kansas Heart Hospital | 1.38, 7th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Kansas Heart Hospital |
| 16 | Providence Medical Center | 2.06, 2nd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Providence Medical Center |
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.
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- 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).