Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest catheter-associated urinary tract infections
46 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Anna Jaques Hospital, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, MelroseWakefield Healthcare. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Anna Jaques Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare Anna Jaques Hospital |
| T1 | Baystate Franklin Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.60, 18th percentile | Compare Baystate Franklin Medical Center |
| T1 | MelroseWakefield Healthcare | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 1.53, 13th percentile | — | 1.61, 6th percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare MelroseWakefield Healthcare |
| T1 | Saint Anne's Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.39, 59th percentile | 0.81, 43rd percentile | — | 0.49, 60th percentile | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare Saint Anne's Hospital |
| T1 | UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital |
| T1 | Winchester Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 1.15, 26th percentile | — | 1.26, 12th percentile | 0.68, 14th percentile | Compare Winchester Hospital |
| T1 | Heywood Hospital - | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Heywood Hospital - |
| T1 | Marlborough Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | — | — | — | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Marlborough Hospital |
| 9 | Berkshire Medical Center | 0.23, 65th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.17, 76th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Berkshire Medical Center |
| 10 | Baystate Medical Center | 0.29, 61st percentile | 1.69, 1st percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | 0.77, 54th percentile | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Baystate Medical Center |
| 11 | Cape Cod Hospital | 0.33, 57th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.25, 22nd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Cape Cod Hospital |
| 12 | Southcoast Hospitals Group | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.91, 36th percentile | — | 0.63, 46th percentile | 0.58, 19th percentile | Compare Southcoast Hospitals Group |
| 13 | Emerson Hospital - | 0.40, 50th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.63, 55th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.26, 54th percentile | Compare Emerson Hospital - |
| 14 | Mercy Medical Center | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.41, 57th percentile | 1.17, 25th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| 15 | Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 0.42, 48th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.67, 53rd percentile | 2.64, 7th percentile | 0.62, 47th percentile | 0.64, 15th percentile | Compare Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington |
| T16 | Milford Regional Medical Center | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.40, 33rd percentile | Compare Milford Regional Medical Center |
| T16 | UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | 2.23, 11th percentile | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus |
| 18 | Boston Medical Center-Brighton | 0.46, 43rd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.79, 45th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare Boston Medical Center-Brighton |
| 19 | St Vincent Hospital | 0.53, 37th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.32, 75th percentile | — | 0.49, 60th percentile | 0.72, 12th percentile | Compare St Vincent Hospital |
| 20 | Falmouth Hospital | 0.53, 37th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 2.15, 3rd percentile | — | 1.74, 5th percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare Falmouth Hospital |
| 21 | Boston Medical Center | 0.56, 35th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.14, 77th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | 0.43, 73rd percentile | 0.44, 65th percentile | 0.57, 19th percentile | Compare Boston Medical Center |
| 22 | Holyoke Medical Center | 0.63, 29th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Holyoke Medical Center |
| 23 | Tufts Medical Center | 0.63, 28th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 1.53, 13th percentile | 0.78, 54th percentile | 1.03, 20th percentile | 0.64, 16th percentile | Compare Tufts Medical Center |
| 24 | South Shore Hospital | 0.68, 26th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.25, 70th percentile | 1.41, 17th percentile | — | 0.56, 53rd percentile | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare South Shore Hospital |
| 25 | Lowell General Hospital | 0.69, 25th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 1.40, 17th percentile | — | 0.43, 65th percentile | 0.60, 17th percentile | Compare Lowell General Hospital |
| 26 | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | 0.69, 25th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 1.28, 9th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.94, 3rd percentile | 0.71, 12th percentile | Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth |
| 27 | Brigham And Women's Hospital | 0.71, 24th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.68, 52nd percentile | 0.33, 76th percentile | 0.51, 58th percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Brigham And Women's Hospital |
| 28 | UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals | 0.72, 24th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | 0.49, 59th percentile | 0.57, 20th percentile | Compare UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals |
| 29 | VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain | 0.74, 23rd percentile | — | 1.20, 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain |
| 30 | Mount Auburn Hospital | 0.74, 22nd percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.35, 73rd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Mount Auburn Hospital |
| 31 | North Shore Medical Center - | 0.81, 19th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.35, 62nd percentile | 2.01, 5th percentile | — | 1.00, 21st percentile | 0.46, 28th percentile | Compare North Shore Medical Center - |
| 32 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 0.88, 16th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.55, 44th percentile | 1.15, 26th percentile | 3.75, 2nd percentile | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.56, 20th percentile | Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 33 | Good Samaritan Medical Center | 0.89, 15th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.50, 7th percentile | 0.04, 79th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center |
| 34 | Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | 0.92, 14th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.36, 70th percentile | 0.56, 20th percentile | Compare Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital |
| 35 | Sturdy Memorial Hospital | 0.92, 14th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 2.42, 1st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Sturdy Memorial Hospital |
| 36 | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital | 1.01, 11th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.58, 42nd percentile | — | — | 1.01, 21st percentile | 0.59, 19th percentile | Compare Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital |
| 37 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 1.02, 11th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.61, 38th percentile | 1.32, 20th percentile | 0.68, 61st percentile | 0.57, 53rd percentile | 0.72, 12th percentile | Compare Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 38 | Northeast Hospital Corporation | 1.03, 11th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.12, 27th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare Northeast Hospital Corporation |
| 39 | Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 1.06, 10th percentile | 0.67, 99th percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.32, 75th percentile | — | 0.54, 56th percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare Newton-Wellesley Hospital |
| 40 | Brown University Health Morton Hospital | 1.17, 9th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | 1.34, 10th percentile | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Brown University Health Morton Hospital |
| 41 | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham | 1.18, 8th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.64, 16th percentile | Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham |
| 42 | Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital | 1.20, 8th percentile | 0.70, 98th percentile | 0.23, 71st percentile | — | — | 0.39, 68th percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital |
| 43 | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton | 1.58, 4th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | 0.88, 28th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton |
| 44 | The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc | 1.70, 3rd percentile | 1.59, 1st percentile | 3.26, 1st percentile | 0.44, 68th percentile | — | 0.77, 35th percentile | 1.12, 4th percentile | Compare The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc |
| 45 | Holy Family Hospital | 1.71, 2nd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.88, 21st percentile | — | — | 0.60, 50th percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Holy Family Hospital |
| 46 | Cambridge Health Alliance | 1.88, 2nd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | — | — | 0.33, 73rd percentile | 0.34, 42nd percentile | Compare Cambridge Health Alliance |
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.
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) 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).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) 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).