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Hospitals in New York with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
102 New York hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream infectionslower 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 51 | Long Island Community Hospital | 0.43, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 261 min, 4th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 306 | Compare Long Island Community Hospital |
| 52 | Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 0.44, 54th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.9%, 1st percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 437 | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center |
| 53 | Mount Sinai West | 0.44, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 272 min, 3rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 1,028 | Compare Mount Sinai West |
| 54 | Northern Westchester Hospital | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 259 | Compare Northern Westchester Hospital |
| T55 | University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 0.47, 51st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 511 | Compare University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center |
| T55 | Westchester Medical Center | 0.47, 51st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 235 min, 7th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 895 | Compare Westchester Medical Center |
| 57 | Rochester General Hospital | 0.48, 50th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.75, 1st percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 528 | Compare Rochester General Hospital |
| 58 | Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | 0.48, 50th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 586 | Compare Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center |
| 59 | Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 0.52, 47th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 295 min, 1st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 365 | Compare Vassar Brothers Medical Center |
| 60 | Elmhurst Hospital Center | 0.53, 46th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 278 min, 2nd percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 545 | Compare Elmhurst Hospital Center |
| 61 | St Barnabas Hospital | 0.54, 45th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 301 min, 1st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 446 | Compare St Barnabas Hospital |
| 62 | Nassau University Medical Center | 0.55, 45th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 530 | Compare Nassau University Medical Center |
| 63 | Kaleida Health | 0.55, 45th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.44, 3rd percentile | 230 min, 9th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 986 | Compare Kaleida Health |
| 64 | Montefiore Medical Center | 0.58, 41st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 1,491 | Compare Montefiore Medical Center |
| 65 | Samaritan Medical Center | 0.60, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 260 min, 4th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 287 | Compare Samaritan Medical Center |
| 66 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 0.63, 36th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.40, 100th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 2,262 | Compare New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
| 67 | Erie County Medical Center | 0.64, 36th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 2.09, 0th percentile | 325 min, 1st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 526 | Compare Erie County Medical Center |
| 68 | Albany Medical Center Hospital | 0.65, 35th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 266 min, 3rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 732 | Compare Albany Medical Center Hospital |
| 69 | Albany VA Medical Center | 0.67, 34th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | — | — | 975 | Compare Albany VA Medical Center |
| 70 | Bronx VA Medical Center | 0.71, 30th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | — | — | 1,192 | Compare Bronx VA Medical Center |
| 71 | Mount Sinai Hospital | 0.72, 30th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 248 min, 5th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 1,171 | Compare Mount Sinai Hospital |
| 72 | Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 0.74, 29th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 269 | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern |
| 73 | Strong Memorial Hospital | 0.75, 29th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.33, 6th percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 900 | Compare Strong Memorial Hospital |
| 74 | Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System) | 0.78, 27th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | — | — | 899 | Compare Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System) |
| 75 | White Plains Hospital Center | 0.79, 26th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 292 | Compare White Plains Hospital Center |
| 76 | Bellevue Hospital Center | 0.79, 26th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 912 | Compare Bellevue Hospital Center |
| 77 | Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York | 0.81, 25th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 238 | Compare Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York |
| 78 | Geneva General Hospital | 0.82, 25th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.84, 96th percentile | 132 | Compare Geneva General Hospital |
| 79 | South Brooklyn Health | 0.82, 24th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 371 | Compare South Brooklyn Health |
| 80 | United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 0.83, 24th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 500 | Compare United Health Services Hospitals, Inc |
| 81 | SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn | 0.86, 22nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 376 | Compare SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn |
| 82 | Lenox Hill Hospital | 0.88, 21st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 652 | Compare Lenox Hill Hospital |
| 83 | Syracuse VA Medical Center | 0.92, 19th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | — | — | 398 | Compare Syracuse VA Medical Center |
| 84 | St Peter's Hospital | 0.95, 18th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 341 min, 0th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 482 | Compare St Peter's Hospital |
| 85 | Jacobi Medical Center | 1.02, 15th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 220 min, 12th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 561 | Compare Jacobi Medical Center |
| 86 | Richmond University Medical Center | 1.08, 13th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 473 | Compare Richmond University Medical Center |
| 87 | St John's Riverside Hospital | 1.15, 12th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 218 min, 12th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 385 | Compare St John's Riverside Hospital |
| 88 | Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | 1.16, 11th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 229 min, 9th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 171 | Compare Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center |
| 89 | F F Thompson Hospital | 1.18, 11th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 113 | Compare F F Thompson Hospital |
| 90 | Highland Hospital | 1.23, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 304 min, 1st percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 261 | Compare Highland Hospital |
| 91 | Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | 1.24, 9th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 411 | Compare Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center |
| 92 | VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn | 1.26, 9th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | — | — | 1,000 | Compare VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn |
| 93 | St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore | 1.29, 8th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 18.2%, 0th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 257 | Compare St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore |
| 94 | Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital | 1.31, 8th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 242 | Compare Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital |
| 95 | Arnot Ogden Medical Center | 1.55, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 2.28, 0th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 266 | Compare Arnot Ogden Medical Center |
| 96 | Bronxcare Hospital Center | 1.63, 4th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 579 | Compare Bronxcare Hospital Center |
| 97 | Columbia Memorial Hospital | 1.69, 4th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 2.17, 0th percentile | 243 min, 6th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 124 | Compare Columbia Memorial Hospital |
| 98 | Maimonides Medical Center | 1.74, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 6.2%, 99th percentile | 17.2%, 0th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 711 | Compare Maimonides Medical Center |
| 99 | UPMC Chautauqua | 1.81, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 171 min, 35th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 95 | Compare UPMC Chautauqua |
| 100 | Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus | 1.82, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 464 | Compare Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus |
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).
- 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).