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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

33 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Berkshire Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth, Holyoke Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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33 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by surgical site infections (colon); 51 more match but have no reported value.

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

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).