Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
8 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (hysterectomy) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower 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 | 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 | Brigham And Women's Hospital | 0.33, 76th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.71, 24th percentile | 0.68, 52nd percentile | 0.51, 58th percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Brigham And Women's Hospital |
| 2 | Boston Medical Center | 0.43, 73rd percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.14, 77th percentile | 0.56, 35th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | 0.44, 65th percentile | 0.57, 19th percentile | Compare Boston Medical Center |
| 3 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 0.68, 61st percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.61, 38th percentile | 1.02, 11th percentile | 1.32, 20th percentile | 0.57, 53rd percentile | 0.72, 12th percentile | Compare Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 4 | Baystate Medical Center | 0.77, 54th percentile | 1.69, 1st percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.29, 61st percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Baystate Medical Center |
| 5 | Tufts Medical Center | 0.78, 54th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.63, 28th percentile | 1.53, 13th percentile | 1.03, 20th percentile | 0.64, 16th percentile | Compare Tufts Medical Center |
| 6 | UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | 2.23, 11th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus |
| 7 | Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 2.64, 7th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.67, 53rd percentile | 0.62, 47th percentile | 0.64, 15th percentile | Compare Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington |
| 8 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 3.75, 2nd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.55, 44th percentile | 0.88, 16th percentile | 1.15, 26th percentile | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.56, 20th percentile | Compare Beth Israel Deaconess 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.
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (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).
- 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).