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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

42 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Emerson Hospital -, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton, Falmouth Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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42 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by central line bloodstream infections; 42 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	Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.26, 54th percentile	Compare Emerson Hospital -
T1	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	1.58, 4th percentile	—	—	0.88, 28th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
T1	Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	2.15, 3rd percentile	—	1.74, 5th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Falmouth Hospital
T1	Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Milford Regional Medical Center
T1	Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare Northeast Hospital Corporation
T1	Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.42, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sturdy Memorial Hospital
T1	UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
T1	UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	—	—	0.49, 59th percentile	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals
T1	Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Cape Cod Hospital
T1	Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.50, 7th percentile	0.04, 79th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center
T1	Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
T1	Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.17, 9th percentile	—	—	1.34, 10th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Brown University Health Morton Hospital
13	Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.14, 77th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	0.43, 73rd percentile	0.44, 65th percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Boston Medical Center
14	Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care	0.17, 76th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Berkshire Medical Center
15	Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care	0.23, 71st percentile	0.70, 98th percentile	1.20, 8th percentile	—	—	0.39, 68th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital
16	South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care	0.25, 70th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.41, 17th percentile	—	0.56, 53rd percentile	0.26, 52nd percentile	Compare South Shore Hospital
17	North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.81, 19th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	—	1.00, 21st percentile	0.46, 28th percentile	Compare North Shore Medical Center -
18	Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care	0.39, 59th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Saint Anne's Hospital
19	Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	0.41, 57th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center
20	MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care	0.42, 56th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.53, 13th percentile	—	1.61, 6th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare MelroseWakefield Healthcare
21	UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care	0.47, 51st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	2.23, 11th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
22	St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care	0.52, 47th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare St Vincent Hospital
23	Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care	0.52, 47th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Boston Medical Center-Brighton
24	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care	0.52, 47th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.64, 16th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
25	Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care	0.53, 46th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	0.63, 46th percentile	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Southcoast Hospitals Group
26	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.55, 44th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	3.75, 2nd percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
27	Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care	0.58, 42nd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	—	—	1.01, 21st percentile	0.59, 19th percentile	Compare Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
28	Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.60, 39th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.71, 24th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.33, 76th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Brigham And Women's Hospital
29	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.61, 38th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	1.32, 20th percentile	0.68, 61st percentile	0.57, 53rd percentile	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare Massachusetts General Hospital
30	Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care	0.62, 38th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare Winchester Hospital
31	Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care	0.62, 37th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.31, 45th percentile	Compare Marlborough Hospital
32	Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.62, 37th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	0.63, 28th percentile	1.53, 13th percentile	0.78, 54th percentile	1.03, 20th percentile	0.64, 16th percentile	Compare Tufts Medical Center
33	Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	0.66, 35th percentile	1.69, 1st percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.77, 54th percentile	0.67, 44th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Baystate Medical Center
34	Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Mount Auburn Hospital
35	Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	2.64, 7th percentile	0.62, 47th percentile	0.64, 15th percentile	Compare Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
36	Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Newton-Wellesley Hospital
37	Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care	0.78, 27th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.88, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.33, 73rd percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Cambridge Health Alliance
38	Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care	0.81, 25th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	0.60, 17th percentile	Compare Lowell General Hospital
39	Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care	0.88, 21st percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	1.71, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.60, 50th percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Holy Family Hospital
40	VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica PlainJamaica Plain, MA · Veterans Affairs	1.20, 10th percentile	—	0.74, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain
41	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care	1.28, 9th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.94, 3rd percentile	0.71, 12th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
42	The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care	3.26, 1st percentile	1.59, 1st percentile	1.70, 3rd percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	0.77, 35th percentile	1.12, 4th percentile	Compare The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc

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).