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Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

36 Maryland hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital, Union Hospital Of Cecil County. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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36 hospitals ranked in Maryland by mrsa bloodstream infections; 20 more match but have no reported value.

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

MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
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).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).