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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest serious complications

50 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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50 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by serious complications; 34 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	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	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	Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care	0.67, 99th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2	Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care	0.70, 98th percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	1.20, 8th percentile	—	—	0.39, 68th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital
3	Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care	0.73, 97th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.50, 7th percentile	0.04, 79th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center
4	Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Boston Medical Center-Brighton
5	Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare Winchester Hospital
T6	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.58, 4th percentile	—	—	0.88, 28th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
T6	Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Milford Regional Medical Center
T6	Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Saint Anne's Hospital
T6	Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.59, 18th percentile	Compare Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -
10	North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.81, 19th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	—	1.00, 21st percentile	0.46, 28th percentile	Compare North Shore Medical Center -
11	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.61, 38th 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
T12	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.64, 16th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
T12	Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.60, 39th 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
T12	Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.17, 9th percentile	—	—	1.34, 10th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Brown University Health Morton Hospital
15	Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.50, 24th percentile	Compare Baystate Wing Hospital
16	Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center
T17	Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.60, 18th percentile	Compare Baystate Franklin Medical Center
T17	Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.78, 27th percentile	1.88, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.33, 73rd percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Cambridge Health Alliance
T17	Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.74, 11th percentile	Compare Baystate Noble Hospital
T20	Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	—	—	1.01, 21st percentile	0.59, 19th percentile	Compare Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
T20	Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.42, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sturdy Memorial Hospital
T22	UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	—	—	0.49, 59th percentile	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals
T22	UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	0.47, 51st 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
24	Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.26, 54th percentile	Compare Emerson Hospital -
T25	Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Cape Cod Hospital
T25	Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	1.71, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.60, 50th percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Holy Family Hospital
27	Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care	1.01, 33rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Heywood Hospital -
28	Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.31, 45th percentile	Compare Marlborough Hospital
29	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	0.55, 44th 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
30	Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Anna Jaques Hospital
31	Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	—	0.63, 29th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Holyoke Medical Center
32	New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare New England Baptist Hospital
T33	Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	0.67, 34th 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
T33	Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Mount Auburn Hospital
T33	Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	0.63, 46th percentile	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Southcoast Hospitals Group
T33	MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	—	—	—	—	1.65, 6th percentile	0.66, 15th percentile	Compare MetroWest Medical Center
37	Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care	1.10, 19th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
T38	Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care	1.11, 18th percentile	0.17, 76th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Berkshire Medical Center
T38	St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care	1.11, 18th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare St Vincent Hospital
40	Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.14, 77th 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
41	Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care	1.17, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	2.15, 3rd percentile	—	1.74, 5th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Falmouth Hospital
42	Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care	1.18, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare Northeast Hospital Corporation
43	Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care	1.20, 10th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	0.60, 17th percentile	Compare Lowell General Hospital
T44	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care	1.21, 10th percentile	1.28, 9th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.94, 3rd percentile	0.71, 12th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
T44	South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care	1.21, 10th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.41, 17th percentile	—	0.56, 53rd percentile	0.26, 52nd percentile	Compare South Shore Hospital
46	UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care	1.28, 7th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
47	Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	1.32, 6th percentile	0.62, 37th 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
48	MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care	1.36, 5th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.53, 13th percentile	—	1.61, 6th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare MelroseWakefield Healthcare
49	The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care	1.59, 1st percentile	3.26, 1st percentile	1.70, 3rd percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	0.77, 35th percentile	1.12, 4th percentile	Compare The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc
50	Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	1.69, 1st percentile	0.66, 35th 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

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.

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).
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).