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Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

40 Maryland hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton, Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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40 hospitals ranked in Maryland by central line bloodstream infections; 16 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
T1	University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	0.50, 24th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton
T1	Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
T1	Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Atlantic General Hospital
T1	Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare Carroll Hospital Center
T1	University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center
7	MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care	0.11, 78th percentile	1.41, 4th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
8	Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.11, 78th percentile	1.49, 2nd percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	0.41, 69th percentile	2.12, 13th percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
9	UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care	0.13, 77th percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
10	Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care	0.14, 77th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
11	MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care	0.20, 74th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
12	Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care	0.21, 73rd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
13	Walter Reed National Military Medical CenBethesda, MD · Military	0.25, 70th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Walter Reed National Military Medical Cen
14	Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care	0.28, 68th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.96, 13th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
T15	Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care	0.28, 68th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.63, 47th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Frederick Health Hospital
T15	MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.28, 68th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.67, 43rd percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
17	Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care	0.28, 67th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.08, 76th percentile	Compare Northwest Hospital Center
18	Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care	0.32, 65th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.24, 77th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Suburban Hospital
19	MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care	0.38, 60th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	—	—	0.71, 41st percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
20	University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care	0.40, 58th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	1.04, 19th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
21	Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care	0.45, 54th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	1.03, 31st percentile	2.27, 10th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Meritus Medical Center
22	MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.29, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare MedStar Harbor Hospital
23	Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care	0.47, 51st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	1.75, 9th percentile	—	0.26, 76th percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
24	VA Maryland Healthcare System - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Veterans Affairs	0.52, 47th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare VA Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore
25	Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care	0.53, 46th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Union Hospital Of Cecil County
26	Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.57, 43rd percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	0.46, 67th percentile	0.13, 78th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.79, 10th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center Inc
27	Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.63, 37th percentile	1.60, 1st percentile	0.26, 62nd percentile	1.91, 6th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Greater Baltimore Medical Center
28	Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	1.10, 18th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Saint Agnes Hospital
29	Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care	0.76, 28th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.46, 5th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	1.30, 11th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
30	Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care	0.81, 25th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Calverthealth Medical Center
31	The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.82, 25th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	0.65, 62nd percentile	0.30, 74th percentile	0.36, 39th percentile	Compare The Johns Hopkins Hospital
32	Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care	0.89, 21st percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	1.70, 10th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.72, 39th percentile	0.50, 24th percentile	Compare Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
33	Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.95, 17th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	1.20, 14th percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
34	Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care	0.99, 16th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	1.29, 6th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	1.87, 16th percentile	0.83, 32nd percentile	0.42, 32nd percentile	Compare Holy Cross Hospital
35	University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.02, 15th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.91, 14th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	1.54, 26th percentile	0.59, 50th percentile	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Medical Center
36	MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care	1.19, 10th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital
37	Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care	1.21, 10th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	1.03, 30th percentile	—	0.62, 48th percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc
38	University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care	1.51, 6th percentile	0.72, 98th percentile	0.67, 26th percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center
39	University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care	1.51, 6th percentile	1.60, 1st percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center
40	University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care	2.08, 2nd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	1.49, 8th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus

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).