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Hospitals in Kansas with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
12 Kansas hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: LMH, Saint Luke's South Hospital, University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus. 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 | ||||
| T1 | LMH | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 157 | Compare LMH |
| T1 | Saint Luke's South Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 110 min, 82nd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 202 | Compare Saint Luke's South Hospital |
| T1 | University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 378 | Compare University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus |
| 4 | Stormont Vail Hospital | 0.15, 80th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 586 | Compare Stormont Vail Hospital |
| 5 | Wesley Medical Center | 0.53, 56th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.66, 99th percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 859 | Compare Wesley Medical Center |
| 6 | AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 0.55, 55th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 504 | Compare AdventHealth Shawnee Mission |
| 7 | Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 0.55, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 351 | Compare Overland Park Regional Medical Center |
| 8 | University Of Kansas Hospital | 0.55, 54th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 307 min, 1st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 1,045 | Compare University Of Kansas Hospital |
| 9 | University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 0.64, 46th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 300 | Compare University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital |
| 10 | Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 0.79, 34th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 1,412 | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. |
| 11 | Menorah Medical Center | 1.14, 16th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 190 | Compare Menorah Medical Center |
| 12 | Salina Regional Health Center | 2.72, 1st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.5%, 1st percentile | 13.2%, 99th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 396 | Compare Salina Regional Health 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.
- 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).