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Hospitals in Kansas with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
16 Kansas hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc, LMH, Providence Medical Center. 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 | 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 | Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 150 | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc |
| 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 | Providence Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 400 | Compare Providence Medical Center |
| 4 | Stormont Vail Hospital | 0.43, 68th 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 | Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 0.43, 68th 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 |
| 6 | Menorah Medical Center | 0.51, 64th 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 |
| 7 | Saint Luke's South Hospital | 0.60, 57th 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 |
| 8 | Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 0.65, 54th 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. |
| 9 | AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 0.67, 53rd 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 |
| 10 | Salina Regional Health Center | 0.71, 51st 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 |
| 11 | Kansas Medical Center LLC | 0.75, 47th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 58 | Compare Kansas Medical Center LLC |
| 12 | University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 0.81, 43rd 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 |
| 13 | Wesley Medical Center | 0.85, 40th 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 |
| 14 | Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 0.87, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 68 | Compare Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc |
| 15 | University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 1.10, 27th 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 |
| 16 | University Of Kansas Hospital | 1.75, 9th 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 |
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).
- 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).