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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

41 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham, Emerson Hospital -, Holyoke Medical Center. 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 Massachusetts by mrsa bloodstream infections; 43 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	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	0.64, 16th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
T1	Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	—	0.26, 54th percentile	Compare Emerson Hospital -
T1	Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	—	0.63, 29th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Holyoke Medical Center
T1	Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Milford Regional Medical Center
T1	Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Mount Auburn Hospital
T1	Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	—	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Boston Medical Center-Brighton
T1	Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	—	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare Northeast Hospital Corporation
T1	Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	—	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Cape Cod Hospital
T1	Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center
10	Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care	0.33, 73rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.78, 27th percentile	1.88, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Cambridge Health Alliance
11	Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care	0.36, 70th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
12	Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care	0.39, 68th percentile	0.70, 98th percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	1.20, 8th percentile	—	—	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital
13	Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care	0.43, 65th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	0.60, 17th percentile	Compare Lowell General Hospital
14	Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.44, 65th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.14, 77th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	0.43, 73rd percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Boston Medical Center
15	Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care	0.49, 60th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Saint Anne's Hospital
16	St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care	0.49, 60th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare St Vincent Hospital
17	UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care	0.49, 59th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	—	—	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals
18	Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.51, 58th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.71, 24th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.33, 76th percentile	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Brigham And Women's Hospital
19	Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care	0.54, 56th percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Newton-Wellesley Hospital
20	South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care	0.56, 53rd percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.41, 17th percentile	—	0.26, 52nd percentile	Compare South Shore Hospital
21	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.57, 53rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.61, 38th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	1.32, 20th percentile	0.68, 61st percentile	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare Massachusetts General Hospital
22	Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care	0.58, 52nd percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.17, 76th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Berkshire Medical Center
23	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.59, 51st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.55, 44th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	3.75, 2nd percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
24	Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care	0.60, 50th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	1.71, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Holy Family Hospital
25	Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care	0.62, 47th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	2.64, 7th percentile	0.64, 15th percentile	Compare Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
26	Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care	0.63, 46th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Southcoast Hospitals Group
27	Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	0.67, 44th percentile	1.69, 1st percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.77, 54th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Baystate Medical Center
28	The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care	0.77, 35th percentile	1.59, 1st percentile	3.26, 1st percentile	1.70, 3rd percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	1.12, 4th percentile	Compare The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc
29	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care	0.88, 28th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.58, 4th percentile	—	—	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
30	UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care	0.91, 26th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	2.23, 11th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
31	North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care	1.00, 21st percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.81, 19th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	—	0.46, 28th percentile	Compare North Shore Medical Center -
32	Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care	1.01, 21st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	—	—	0.59, 19th percentile	Compare Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
33	Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	1.03, 20th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.63, 28th percentile	1.53, 13th percentile	0.78, 54th percentile	0.64, 16th percentile	Compare Tufts Medical Center
34	Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care	1.26, 12th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare Winchester Hospital
35	Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care	1.34, 10th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.17, 9th percentile	—	—	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Brown University Health Morton Hospital
36	Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care	1.50, 7th percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.04, 79th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center
37	MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care	1.61, 6th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.53, 13th percentile	—	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare MelroseWakefield Healthcare
38	MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care	1.65, 6th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.66, 15th percentile	Compare MetroWest Medical Center
39	Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care	1.74, 5th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	2.15, 3rd percentile	—	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Falmouth Hospital
40	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care	1.94, 3rd percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	1.28, 9th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.71, 12th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
41	Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care	2.42, 1st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sturdy Memorial Hospital

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).