Hospital rankings
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. Leading: Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Huntington Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Queens. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Hudson Valley Hospital Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Hudson Valley Hospital Center |
| T1 | Huntington Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.12, 74th percentile | 0.51, 63rd percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| T1 | New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.62, 100th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.50, 65th percentile | — | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare New York-Presbyterian/Queens |
| T1 | St Catherine Of Siena Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.70, 98th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.27, 21st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Catherine Of Siena Hospital |
| T1 | St Charles Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.41, 69th percentile | — | 0.53, 57th percentile | 0.06, 79th percentile | Compare St Charles Hospital |
| T1 | Northern Dutchess Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.58, 33rd percentile | — | — | 0.83, 31st percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Northern Dutchess Hospital |
| T1 | Phelps Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare Phelps Hospital |
| T1 | Plainview Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.56, 60th percentile | — | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare Plainview Hospital |
| T1 | Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.53, 37th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca |
| T1 | Kenmore Mercy Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.83, 9th percentile | Compare Kenmore Mercy Hospital |
| T1 | Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.82, 32nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai Beth Israel |
| T1 | Mount Sinai South Nassau | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.45, 44th percentile | 0.18, 80th percentile | 2.96, 5th percentile | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai South Nassau |
| T1 | Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.50, 2nd percentile | 0.40, 51st percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc |
| T1 | Saratoga Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.94, 24th percentile | 0.64, 15th percentile | Compare Saratoga Hospital |
| T1 | St Joseph Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.26, 63rd percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.07, 78th percentile | Compare St Joseph Hospital |
| T1 | Auburn Community Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Auburn Community Hospital |
| T1 | Flushing Hospital Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.19, 68th percentile | — | — | 0.75, 37th percentile | 0.74, 11th percentile | Compare Flushing Hospital Medical Center |
| T1 | Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.81, 19th percentile | 0.82, 43rd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall |
| T1 | Peconic Bay Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 1.11, 27th percentile | — | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Peconic Bay Medical Center |
| T1 | Queens Hospital Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.60, 31st percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | — | 0.77, 36th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Queens Hospital Center |
| T1 | United Memorial Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare United Memorial Medical Center |
| T1 | Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | 0.58, 58th percentile | — | 0.94, 24th percentile | 0.60, 17th percentile | Compare Wyckoff Heights Medical Center |
| T1 | HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | 1.99, 5th percentile | — | 1.15, 16th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus |
| T1 | St Joseph's Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 2.65, 0th percentile | — | — | — | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare St Joseph's Medical Center |
| 25 | Southside Hospital | 0.11, 78th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.05, 76th percentile | 0.57, 59th percentile | 1.04, 39th percentile | 1.11, 17th percentile | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare Southside Hospital |
| 26 | Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 0.11, 78th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.40, 70th percentile | — | 0.74, 37th percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo |
| 27 | Bassett Healthcare | 0.15, 76th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.83, 18th percentile | 1.88, 7th percentile | — | 0.36, 70th percentile | 0.64, 15th percentile | Compare Bassett Healthcare |
| 28 | Crouse Hospital | 0.17, 76th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.14, 73rd percentile | 1.08, 28th percentile | 0.84, 49th percentile | 0.57, 53rd percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Crouse Hospital |
| 29 | Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 0.17, 75th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.23, 79th percentile | 0.57, 68th percentile | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Long Island Jewish Medical Center |
| 30 | Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | 0.20, 74th percentile | 1.51, 2nd percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Brookdale Hospital Medical Center |
| 31 | Unity Hospital | 0.20, 73rd percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 0.18, 80th percentile | — | 2.11, 2nd percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Unity Hospital |
| 32 | Sisters Of Charity Hospital | 0.23, 71st percentile | 1.71, 1st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.89, 38th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.26, 76th percentile | 0.04, 80th percentile | Compare Sisters Of Charity Hospital |
| T33 | Nyack Hospital | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.37, 53rd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare Nyack Hospital |
| T33 | Kings County Hospital Center | 0.24, 71st percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 1.71, 10th percentile | — | 1.25, 12th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Kings County Hospital Center |
| 35 | Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | 0.25, 70th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.54, 56th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Jamaica Hospital Medical Center |
| T36 | Ellis Hospital | 0.26, 70th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 0.30, 60th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Ellis Hospital |
| T36 | The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl | 0.26, 70th percentile | 2.02, 0th percentile | 1.12, 9th percentile | 2.54, 2nd percentile | — | 0.25, 77th percentile | 1.09, 4th percentile | Compare The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl |
| 38 | John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.31, 59th percentile | 0.27, 77th percentile | — | 0.72, 40th percentile | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson |
| 39 | St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 0.28, 68th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.17, 80th percentile | — | 0.31, 73rd percentile | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare St Joseph's Hospital Health Center |
| 40 | St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 0.32, 65th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.05, 76th percentile | 0.28, 76th percentile | — | 0.56, 54th percentile | 0.07, 78th percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center |
| 41 | Garnet Health Medical Center | 0.33, 64th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 1.05, 30th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.67, 14th percentile | Compare Garnet Health Medical Center |
| 42 | Glens Falls Hospital | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 1.38, 4th percentile | 1.16, 9th percentile | 0.78, 45th percentile | — | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Glens Falls Hospital |
| 43 | Metropolitan Hospital Center | 0.35, 62nd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.48, 42nd percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Metropolitan Hospital Center |
| 44 | Mercy Medical Center | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.66, 54th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| 45 | North Shore University Hospital | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 0.30, 75th percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare North Shore University Hospital |
| 46 | NYU Langone Hospitals | 0.39, 59th percentile | 0.67, 99th percentile | 0.29, 61st percentile | 0.86, 40th percentile | 1.09, 38th percentile | 0.53, 57th percentile | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare NYU Langone Hospitals |
| 47 | Wynn Hospital | 0.41, 57th percentile | 1.50, 2nd percentile | 0.96, 13th percentile | 0.50, 65th percentile | — | 0.62, 47th percentile | 0.65, 15th percentile | Compare Wynn Hospital |
| 48 | Staten Island University Hospital | 0.42, 56th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.30, 60th percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Staten Island University Hospital |
| 49 | Harlem Hospital Center | 0.42, 56th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.56, 35th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.80, 33rd percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Harlem Hospital Center |
| 50 | SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 0.43, 55th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.44, 46th percentile | 1.43, 16th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.75, 37th percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare SUNY/Stony Brook University 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.
- 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).