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Hospitals in Missouri with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

42 Missouri hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center, Columbia MO VA Medical Center, Parkland Health Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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42 hospitals ranked in Missouri by central line bloodstream infections; 78 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower 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
T1	St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical CenterSt. Louis, MO · Veterans Affairs	0.00, 90th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	1.05, 10th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center
T1	Columbia MO VA Medical CenterColumbia, MO · Veterans Affairs	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	1.13, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Columbia MO VA Medical Center
T1	Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	—	—	2.99, 0th percentile	1.11, 4th percentile	Compare Parkland Health Center
T1	Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.26, 52nd percentile	Compare Lake Regional Health System
T1	Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	—	—	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Lee's Summit Medical Center
T1	SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.42, 3rd percentile	1.13, 9th percentile	—	—	2.66, 1st percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
T1	SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare SSM St Joseph Health Center
T1	Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
9	SSM Health DePaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton, MO · Acute care	0.12, 78th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.79, 34th percentile	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis
10	Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care	0.19, 74th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.74, 23rd percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	1.55, 26th percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Freeman Health System - Freeman West
11	Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.19, 74th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	1.46, 15th percentile	1.66, 22nd percentile	0.38, 69th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital South
12	Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.31, 65th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	0.50, 72nd percentile	0.86, 30th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital St Louis
13	Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care	0.42, 56th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.53, 38th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	0.80, 51st percentile	0.20, 79th percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Cox Medical Centers
14	Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care	0.46, 53rd percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	1.65, 3rd percentile	1.85, 7th percentile	—	1.42, 9th percentile	0.18, 64th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Jefferson
15	Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Southeast
16	University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care	0.47, 51st percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	0.67, 61st percentile	0.76, 36th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare University Of Missouri Health Care
17	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.49, 50th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	0.42, 74th percentile	1.15, 16th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis
18	St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.49, 49th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	0.91, 45th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City
19	NKC HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · Acute care	0.54, 45th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	0.55, 61st percentile	0.79, 53rd percentile	0.37, 70th percentile	0.36, 39th percentile	Compare NKC Health
20	Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care	0.56, 44th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	—	—	—	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Cox Medical Center Branson
21	Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.62, 38th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.33, 74th percentile	—	0.55, 55th percentile	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Missouri Baptist Medical Center
22	Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.13, 73rd percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	0.95, 24th percentile	0.35, 41st percentile	Compare Christian Hospital Northeast
23	St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	1.50, 27th percentile	0.64, 46th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
24	St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	3.89, 0th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare St Joseph Medical Center
25	Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.74, 29th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	1.65, 11th percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Research Medical Center
26	Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care	0.75, 28th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.25, 78th percentile	—	1.12, 17th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Saint Francis Medical Center
27	Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care	0.79, 27th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	—	—	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
28	Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.79, 26th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.55, 35th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	1.36, 30th percentile	0.73, 39th percentile	0.65, 15th percentile	Compare Barnes Jewish Hospital
29	Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care	0.81, 25th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	0.60, 66th percentile	0.68, 43rd percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Boone Hospital Center
30	SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care	0.90, 20th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.98, 32nd percentile	1.88, 16th percentile	0.74, 37th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare SSM St Clare Health Center
31	Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care	0.92, 19th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	1.54, 13th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Liberty Hospital
32	SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.96, 17th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	—	1.12, 17th percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
33	Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · Acute care	1.02, 15th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.76, 47th percentile	—	0.23, 78th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Centerpoint Medical Center
34	Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · Acute care	1.02, 15th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.99, 12th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	0.49, 72nd percentile	0.79, 35th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
35	Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care	1.04, 14th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	—	0.73, 38th percentile	0.75, 11th percentile	Compare Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital
36	Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care	1.08, 13th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph
37	Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care	1.09, 13th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.55, 35th percentile	1.19, 24th percentile	3.10, 4th percentile	0.52, 57th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Springfield
38	Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Acute care	1.10, 12th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	1.11, 10th percentile	1.26, 22nd percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Joplin
39	SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care	1.11, 12th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.78, 4th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare SSM St Joseph Hospital West
40	Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care	1.43, 6th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.76, 2nd percentile	1.74, 10th percentile	—	0.89, 27th percentile	0.24, 57th percentile	Compare Phelps County Regional Medical Center
41	Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care	1.61, 5th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	1.16, 9th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	0.28, 49th percentile	Compare Saint Luke's East Hospital
42	Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Veterans Affairs	3.29, 1st percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Kansas City VA 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.

Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
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).