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

90 New York hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Phelps Hospital, Ellis Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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90 hospitals ranked in New York by surgical site infections (colon); 102 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	Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.3%, 44th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	128	Compare Hudson Valley Hospital Center
T1	Phelps HospitalSleepy Hollow, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.2%, 66th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	235	Compare Phelps Hospital
T1	Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	232 min, 8th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	368	Compare Ellis Hospital
T1	Good Samaritan Hospital Of SuffernSuffern, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st 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
T1	Kenmore Mercy HospitalKenmore, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	15.2%, 3rd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	236 min, 7th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	184	Compare Kenmore Mercy Hospital
T1	Mount Sinai Beth IsraelNew York, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	8.4%, 92nd percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	239 min, 7th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	1,111	Compare Mount Sinai Beth Israel
T1	Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	0.83, 97th percentile	72	Compare Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital
T1	Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	296 min, 1st percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	171	Compare Saratoga Hospital
T1	St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st 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
T1	St Marys HealthcareAmsterdam, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	9.3%, 82nd percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	155 min, 46th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	149	Compare St Marys Healthcare
T1	Harlem Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	2, 17th percentile	1, 1st percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	144 min, 53rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	268	Compare Harlem Hospital Center
T1	Nyack HospitalNyack, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	8.6%, 90th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	239 min, 7th percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	375	Compare Nyack Hospital
T1	South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st 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
T1	Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st 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
T1	Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	1, 1st percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	1.51, 2nd percentile	228 min, 9th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	1,120	Compare Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
T1	Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st 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
T1	Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.6%, 7th percentile	11.3%, 44th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	227 min, 10th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	424	Compare Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
18	St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care	0.17, 80th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	226 min, 10th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	431	Compare St Joseph's Hospital Health Center
19	Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NY · Acute care	0.18, 80th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	8.3%, 93rd percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	219 min, 12th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	435	Compare Mount Sinai South Nassau
T20	Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · Acute care	0.18, 80th 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
T20	Unity HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.18, 80th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	299 min, 1st percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	311	Compare Unity Hospital
22	Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care	0.19, 79th 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
23	Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · Acute care	0.23, 79th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	8.4%, 92nd percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	252 min, 5th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	1,025	Compare Long Island Jewish Medical Center
24	Northern Westchester HospitalMount Kisco, NY · Acute care	0.26, 77th 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
25	John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care	0.27, 77th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	12.2%, 100th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	235 min, 7th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	248	Compare John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson
26	Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · Acute care	0.28, 77th 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
27	St Francis Hospital - The Heart CenterRoslyn, NY · Acute care	0.28, 76th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	224 min, 10th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	364	Compare St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center
28	North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · Acute care	0.30, 75th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	252 min, 5th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	812	Compare North Shore University Hospital
29	Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · Acute care	0.30, 75th 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
30	Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.40, 70th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.5%, 8th percentile	14.9%, 4th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	307 min, 1st percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	387	Compare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo
31	St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care	0.41, 69th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.7%, 56th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	228 min, 9th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	231	Compare St Charles Hospital
32	Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care	0.46, 67th 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
33	St Barnabas HospitalBronx, NY · Acute care	0.47, 66th 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
34	Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.48, 66th 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
35	Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.49, 65th 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
36	New York-Presbyterian/QueensFlushing, NY · Acute care	0.50, 65th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	6.9%, 99th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.62, 100th percentile	280 min, 2nd percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	535	Compare New York-Presbyterian/Queens
37	Wynn HospitalUtica, NY · Acute care	0.50, 65th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	12.3%, 25th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.50, 2nd percentile	211 min, 14th percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	372	Compare Wynn Hospital
38	Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.51, 64th 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
39	Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY · Acute care	0.51, 63rd percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	8.3%, 93rd percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	408	Compare Huntington Hospital
40	White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY · Acute care	0.52, 63rd 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
41	Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New YorkTroy, NY · Acute care	0.53, 62nd 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
42	Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.54, 61st 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
43	Plainview HospitalPlainview, NY · Acute care	0.56, 60th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.9%, 72nd percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	245 min, 6th percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	204	Compare Plainview Hospital
44	Southside HospitalBay Shore, NY · Acute care	0.57, 59th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	284 min, 2nd percentile	1.10, 8th percentile	341	Compare Southside Hospital
45	Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.58, 58th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	9.6%, 77th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	218 min, 12th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	324	Compare Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
46	Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland, NY · Acute care	0.60, 58th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	13.2%, 13th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	181	Compare Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
47	Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre, NY · Acute care	0.66, 54th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	11.3%, 44th percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	238 min, 7th percentile	1.14, 4th percentile	375	Compare Mercy Medical Center
48	Oneida Health HospitalOneida, NY · Acute care	0.66, 53rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.9%, 52nd percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	160 min, 42nd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	101	Compare Oneida Health Hospital
49	Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip, NY · Acute care	0.67, 53rd 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
50	Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island, NY · Acute care	0.67, 53rd 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

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).