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Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest serious complications

41 Maryland hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center, Atlantic General Hospital, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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41 hospitals ranked in Maryland by serious complications; 15 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	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	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
1	University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care	0.72, 98th percentile	1.51, 6th 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
T2	Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Atlantic General Hospital
T2	Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.89, 21st 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
T2	Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.45, 54th 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
T2	University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 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
6	University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.40, 58th 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
7	University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th 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
8	MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.29, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare MedStar Harbor Hospital
9	MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	1.19, 10th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital
10	Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Center
T11	Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	2.12, 1st percentile	Compare Garrett Regional Medical Center
T11	Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Union Hospital Of Cecil County
T13	Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.96, 13th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
T13	Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
15	Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.76, 28th percentile	1.46, 5th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	1.30, 11th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
T16	Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.47, 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
T16	Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	1.10, 18th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Saint Agnes Hospital
T18	Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	0.14, 77th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
T18	VA Maryland Healthcare System - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Veterans Affairs	0.97, 46th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare VA Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore
T20	MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
T20	University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	2.08, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	1.49, 8th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus
22	MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.38, 60th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	—	—	0.71, 41st percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
T23	Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	0.57, 43rd 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
T23	Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	0.99, 16th 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
T25	University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	1.02, 15th 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
T25	MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	0.20, 74th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
27	MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.67, 43rd percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
T28	Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
T28	Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare Carroll Hospital Center
T30	Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Calverthealth Medical Center
T30	Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	1.21, 10th 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
32	Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care	1.13, 16th percentile	0.32, 65th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.24, 77th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Suburban Hospital
33	Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.95, 17th percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	1.20, 14th percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
34	The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.17, 12th percentile	0.82, 25th 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
35	Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care	1.23, 9th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.63, 47th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Frederick Health Hospital
36	Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care	1.30, 6th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.08, 76th percentile	Compare Northwest Hospital Center
37	UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care	1.31, 6th percentile	0.13, 77th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
38	MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care	1.41, 4th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
39	Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.49, 2nd percentile	0.11, 78th 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
T40	Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.60, 1st percentile	0.63, 37th 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
T40	University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care	1.60, 1st percentile	1.51, 6th 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

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.

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).
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).