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Hospitals in New Mexico with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

9 New Mexico hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Christus Southern New Mexico, Lovelace Medical Center, Memorial Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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9 hospitals ranked in New Mexico by surgical site infections (colon); 36 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	Christus Southern New MexicoAlamogordo, NM · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	98	Compare Christus Southern New Mexico
T1	Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	9.6%, 77th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	212 min, 14th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	254	Compare Lovelace Medical Center
T1	Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	13.9%, 8th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	206 min, 16th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	286	Compare Memorial Medical Center
4	Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · Acute care	0.61, 57th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	8.2%, 93rd percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	173 min, 34th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	248	Compare Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center
5	Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care	1.24, 23rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	161 min, 41st percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	168	Compare Mountain View Regional Medical Center
6	Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care	1.35, 19th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	280 min, 2nd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	623	Compare Presbyterian Hospital
7	Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · Acute care	1.44, 16th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	225 min, 10th percentile	0.81, 98th percentile	36	Compare Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center
8	UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care	1.58, 13th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	8.4%, 92nd percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.51, 2nd percentile	273 min, 2nd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	527	Compare UNM Hospital
9	San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington, NM · Acute care	2.24, 3rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	13.6%, 10th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	240	Compare San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc

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).