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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	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	Merit Health WesleyHattiesburg, MS · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.46, 53rd percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.67, 44th percentile	0.19, 64th percentile	Compare Merit Health Wesley
T1	Merit Health River OaksFlowood, MS · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Merit Health River Oaks
T1	South Central Regional Medical CenterLaurel, MS · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	2.19, 0th percentile	0.39, 58th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	2.09, 2nd percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare South Central Regional Medical Center
4	Ochsner Rush HospitalMeridian, MS · Acute care	0.36, 73rd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.11, 10th percentile	—	0.78, 35th percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Ochsner Rush Hospital
5	Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian, MS · Acute care	0.37, 72nd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Anderson Regional Medical Center
6	Singing River Health SystemPascagoula, MS · Acute care	0.42, 69th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.32, 65th percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.97, 41st percentile	0.73, 38th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Singing River Health System
7	Singing River GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care	0.49, 65th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Singing River Gulfport
8	North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory, MS · Acute care	0.61, 57th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory
9	Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS · Acute care	0.83, 42nd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	1.27, 33rd percentile	0.60, 49th percentile	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Forrest General Hospital
10	Memorial Hospital At GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care	0.86, 39th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	—	1.07, 19th percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Memorial Hospital At Gulfport
11	BMH-Golden TriangleColumbus, MS · Acute care	0.92, 35th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.72, 57th percentile	1.02, 20th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare BMH-Golden Triangle
12	St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson, MS · Acute care	0.97, 32nd percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.71, 41st percentile	0.17, 65th percentile	Compare St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
13	Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS · Acute care	1.18, 24th percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	0.66, 34th percentile	0.56, 34th percentile	—	0.71, 40th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto
14	Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford, MS · Acute care	1.19, 24th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	0.30, 48th percentile	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms
15	University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care	1.35, 19th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	1.67, 22nd percentile	0.71, 40th percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare University Of Mississippi Medical Center
16	Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care	1.52, 14th percentile	2.43, 0th percentile	0.91, 19th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	2.33, 10th percentile	0.61, 48th percentile	0.59, 18th percentile	Compare Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
17	North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS · Acute care	2.36, 2nd percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	—	0.28, 75th percentile	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare North Mississippi Medical Center
18	Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · Acute care	2.96, 1st percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	—	2.80, 0th percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
19	Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth, MS · Acute care	4.20, 0th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.74, 23rd percentile	—	1.14, 16th percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	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).
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).