Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Missouri with the lowest serious complications
64 Missouri hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Mercy Hospital Jefferson, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.33, 74th percentile | — | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.58, 19th percentile | Compare Missouri Baptist Medical Center |
| 2 | Mercy Hospital Jefferson | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.46, 53rd percentile | 1.65, 3rd percentile | 1.85, 7th percentile | — | 1.42, 9th percentile | 0.18, 64th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Jefferson |
| T3 | Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.79, 27th percentile | 1.02, 11th percentile | 0.17, 80th percentile | — | — | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital |
| T3 | Mercy Hospital Springfield | 0.77, 95th percentile | 1.09, 13th 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 |
| 5 | University Of Missouri Health Care | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.47, 51st 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 |
| T6 | Christian Hospital Northeast | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.13, 73rd percentile | 1.06, 29th percentile | — | 0.95, 24th percentile | 0.35, 41st percentile | Compare Christian Hospital Northeast |
| T6 | Mercy Hospital South | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.19, 74th 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 |
| 8 | SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.12, 78th 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 |
| 9 | Parkland Health Center | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.03, 11th percentile | — | — | 2.99, 0th percentile | 1.11, 4th percentile | Compare Parkland Health Center |
| T10 | Lake Regional Health System | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare Lake Regional Health System |
| T10 | Liberty Hospital | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.92, 19th percentile | 0.85, 17th percentile | 1.54, 13th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Liberty Hospital |
| 12 | Saint Luke's East Hospital | 0.85, 85th percentile | 1.61, 5th percentile | 1.16, 9th percentile | 0.54, 62nd percentile | — | 0.56, 54th percentile | 0.28, 49th percentile | Compare Saint Luke's East Hospital |
| T13 | Boone Hospital Center | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.81, 25th 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 |
| T13 | Mercy Hospital Joplin | 0.87, 81st percentile | 1.10, 12th percentile | 1.11, 10th percentile | 1.26, 22nd percentile | — | 0.88, 28th percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Joplin |
| T15 | Mercy Hospital St Louis | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.31, 65th 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 |
| T15 | Belton Regional Medical Center | 0.89, 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Belton Regional Medical Center |
| T15 | Phelps County Regional Medical Center | 0.89, 75th percentile | 1.43, 6th percentile | 1.76, 2nd percentile | 1.74, 10th percentile | — | 0.89, 27th percentile | 0.24, 57th percentile | Compare Phelps County Regional Medical Center |
| T15 | Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.88, 28th percentile | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center |
| 19 | St Mary's Medical Center | 0.90, 73rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Mary's Medical Center |
| T20 | St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.05, 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center |
| T20 | SSM St Joseph Health Center | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare SSM St Joseph Health Center |
| T22 | Bothwell Regional Health Center | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Bothwell Regional Health Center |
| T22 | Mercy Hospital Southeast | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.63, 55th percentile | — | 0.51, 58th percentile | 0.57, 20th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Southeast |
| 24 | St Lukes Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.67, 34th 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 |
| T25 | Barnes Jewish Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.79, 26th 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 |
| T25 | Mercy Hospital Washington | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | 1.43, 16th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Washington |
| T25 | Citizens Memorial Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.38, 35th percentile | Compare Citizens Memorial Hospital |
| T25 | Moberly Regional Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.87, 7th percentile | Compare Moberly Regional Medical Center |
| T25 | Cameron Regional Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 1.57, 2nd percentile | Compare Cameron Regional Medical Center |
| T30 | University Health Lakewood Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.94, 24th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare University Health Lakewood Medical Center |
| T30 | Research Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.74, 29th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 1.65, 11th percentile | — | 0.51, 58th percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Research Medical Center |
| T32 | Mercy Hospital Lebanon | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Lebanon |
| T32 | Western Missouri Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.22, 60th percentile | Compare Western Missouri Medical Center |
| T32 | Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.65, 15th percentile | Compare Golden Valley Memorial Hospital |
| T32 | SSM St Joseph Hospital West | 0.97, 46th percentile | 1.11, 12th 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 |
| T32 | Fitzgibbon Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Fitzgibbon Hospital |
| T37 | Cox Medical Center Branson | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.56, 44th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | — | — | — | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Cox Medical Center Branson |
| T37 | Bates County Memorial Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Bates County Memorial Hospital |
| T37 | Centerpoint Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.76, 47th percentile | — | 0.23, 78th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Centerpoint Medical Center |
| T37 | Lee's Summit Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.71, 50th percentile | — | — | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Lee's Summit Medical Center |
| T37 | Missouri Delta Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | 0.46, 44th percentile | — | — | — | 1.44, 2nd percentile | Compare Missouri Delta Medical Center |
| T37 | Texas County Memorial Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.55, 2nd percentile | Compare Texas County Memorial Hospital |
| T43 | Saint Lukes North Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | 2.26, 3rd percentile | — | — | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Saint Lukes North Hospital |
| T43 | Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.04, 14th percentile | 0.79, 20th percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | — | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.75, 11th percentile | Compare Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital |
| T43 | Nevada Regional Medical Center | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Nevada Regional Medical Center |
| T43 | Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital |
| T47 | St Joseph Medical Center | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 3.89, 0th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| T47 | Northeast Regional Medical Center | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Northeast Regional Medical Center |
| T49 | Columbia MO VA Medical Center | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.13, 9th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Columbia MO VA Medical Center |
| T49 | Progress West Hospital | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Progress West Hospital |
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).