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

19 Mississippi hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Merit Health Wesley, Merit Health River Oaks, South Central Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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19 hospitals ranked in Mississippi by surgical site infections (colon); 90 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T1	Merit Health WesleyHattiesburg, MS · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	14.7%, 1st percentile	14.3%, 6th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	154 min, 46th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	211	Compare Merit Health Wesley
T1	Merit Health River OaksFlowood, MS · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	1, 1st percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	134 min, 62nd percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	106	Compare Merit Health River Oaks
T1	South Central Regional Medical CenterLaurel, MS · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	16.9%, 1st percentile	2.19, 0th percentile	128 min, 67th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	285	Compare South Central Regional Medical Center
4	Ochsner Rush HospitalMeridian, MS · Acute care	0.36, 73rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.9%, 4th percentile	13.9%, 8th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	169 min, 36th percentile	1.13, 5th percentile	215	Compare Ochsner Rush Hospital
5	Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian, MS · Acute care	0.37, 72nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.7%, 35th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	185 min, 27th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	260	Compare Anderson Regional Medical Center
6	Singing River Health SystemPascagoula, MS · Acute care	0.42, 69th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.2%, 3rd percentile	15.0%, 3rd percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	176 min, 32nd percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	551	Compare Singing River Health System
7	Singing River GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care	0.49, 65th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	13.1%, 14th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	165 min, 39th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	130	Compare Singing River Gulfport
8	North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory, MS · Acute care	0.61, 57th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	14.4%, 6th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	161 min, 41st percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	95	Compare North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory
9	Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS · Acute care	0.83, 42nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	13.7%, 10th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	224 min, 10th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	537	Compare Forrest General Hospital
10	Memorial Hospital At GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care	0.86, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.1%, 3rd percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	157 min, 44th percentile	1.16, 3rd percentile	445	Compare Memorial Hospital At Gulfport
11	BMH-Golden TriangleColumbus, MS · Acute care	0.92, 35th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	138 min, 58th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	328	Compare BMH-Golden Triangle
12	St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson, MS · Acute care	0.97, 32nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.3%, 2nd percentile	13.6%, 10th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	250 min, 5th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	571	Compare St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
13	Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS · Acute care	1.18, 24th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	259 min, 4th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	161	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto
14	Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford, MS · Acute care	1.19, 24th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	157 min, 44th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	217	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms
15	University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care	1.35, 19th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	189 min, 25th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	710	Compare University Of Mississippi Medical Center
16	Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care	1.52, 14th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	16.1%, 6th percentile	2.43, 0th percentile	211 min, 14th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	639	Compare Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
17	North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS · Acute care	2.36, 2nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	16.1%, 1st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	203 min, 18th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	650	Compare North Mississippi Medical Center
18	Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · Acute care	2.96, 1st percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	121 min, 73rd percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	160	Compare Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
19	Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth, MS · Acute care	4.20, 0th percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	138 min, 58th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	164	Compare Magnolia Regional Health 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 (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Overall star rating: CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate: Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department: Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient: Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds: Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).