Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
31 Maryland hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center, Atlantic General Hospital, Frederick Health Hospital. 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 | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower 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 | Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center | 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 | Atlantic General Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Atlantic General Hospital |
| T1 | Frederick Health Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.21, 67th percentile | — | 0.63, 47th percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Frederick Health Hospital |
| T1 | MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | — | 0.67, 43rd percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T1 | University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center | 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 | Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.14, 77th percentile | 0.41, 48th percentile | — | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center |
| T1 | Northwest Hospital Center | 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 |
| T1 | UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | 0.13, 77th percentile | 0.48, 41st percentile | — | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | Compare UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center |
| 9 | MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center | 0.23, 78th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.20, 74th percentile | 0.16, 71st percentile | — | 0.93, 25th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center |
| 10 | Saint Agnes Hospital | 0.30, 75th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.45, 44th percentile | — | 1.10, 18th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Saint Agnes Hospital |
| 11 | University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center | 0.36, 72nd percentile | 1.60, 1st percentile | 1.51, 6th percentile | 0.85, 17th percentile | — | 0.66, 45th percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center |
| 12 | Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore | 0.41, 69th percentile | 1.49, 2nd percentile | 0.11, 78th percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | 2.12, 13th percentile | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore |
| 13 | Mercy Medical Center Inc | 0.46, 67th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.57, 43rd percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | 0.13, 78th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.79, 10th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center Inc |
| 14 | Carroll Hospital Center | 0.53, 62nd percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.19, 69th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.55, 21st percentile | Compare Carroll Hospital Center |
| 15 | MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 0.54, 62nd percentile | 1.41, 4th percentile | 0.11, 78th percentile | 0.55, 36th percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center |
| 16 | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | 0.60, 57th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.95, 17th percentile | 1.01, 11th percentile | — | 1.20, 14th percentile | 0.56, 20th percentile | Compare Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
| 17 | Holy Cross Germantown Hospital | 0.65, 54th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.76, 28th percentile | 1.46, 5th percentile | — | 1.30, 11th percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Holy Cross Germantown Hospital |
| 18 | Holy Cross Hospital | 0.65, 54th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.99, 16th percentile | 1.29, 6th percentile | 1.87, 16th percentile | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.42, 32nd percentile | Compare Holy Cross Hospital |
| 19 | Western Maryland Regional Medical Center | 0.77, 46th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.41, 48th percentile | — | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Western Maryland Regional Medical Center |
| 20 | Suburban Hospital | 0.81, 43rd percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.32, 65th percentile | 0.82, 19th percentile | — | 0.24, 77th percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Suburban Hospital |
| 21 | The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 0.83, 42nd percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.82, 25th percentile | 0.60, 31st percentile | 0.65, 62nd percentile | 0.30, 74th percentile | 0.36, 39th percentile | Compare The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 22 | Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc | 0.84, 41st percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.96, 13th percentile | — | 0.79, 34th percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc |
| 23 | University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton | 0.92, 35th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | — | 1.26, 12th percentile | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton |
| 24 | University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center | 1.00, 31st percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 1.51, 6th percentile | 0.67, 26th percentile | — | 0.66, 45th percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center |
| 25 | Meritus Medical Center | 1.03, 31st percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.45, 54th percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 2.27, 10th percentile | 0.36, 70th percentile | 0.21, 61st percentile | Compare Meritus Medical Center |
| 26 | Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc | 1.03, 30th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.89, 15th percentile | — | 0.62, 48th percentile | 0.56, 20th percentile | Compare Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc |
| 27 | University Of Maryland Medical Center | 1.37, 18th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.91, 14th percentile | 1.54, 26th percentile | 0.59, 50th percentile | 0.33, 42nd percentile | Compare University Of Maryland Medical Center |
| 28 | University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center | 1.40, 17th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.40, 58th percentile | 0.44, 45th percentile | — | 1.04, 19th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center |
| 29 | Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | 1.70, 10th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.89, 21st percentile | 1.01, 11th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.72, 39th percentile | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc |
| 30 | Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center | 1.75, 9th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | — | 0.26, 76th percentile | 0.35, 40th percentile | Compare Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center |
| 31 | Greater Baltimore Medical Center | 1.91, 6th percentile | 1.60, 1st percentile | 0.63, 37th percentile | 0.26, 62nd percentile | 0.92, 44th percentile | 0.23, 78th percentile | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare Greater Baltimore 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.
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (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).