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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	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.83, 32nd percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Hudson Valley Hospital Center
T1	Phelps HospitalSleepy Hollow, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Phelps Hospital
T1	Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	0.26, 70th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	—	0.74, 38th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare Ellis Hospital
T1	Good Samaritan Hospital Of SuffernSuffern, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.17, 65th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern
T1	Kenmore Mercy HospitalKenmore, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.99, 21st percentile	0.83, 9th percentile	Compare Kenmore Mercy Hospital
T1	Mount Sinai Beth IsraelNew York, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.82, 32nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Mount Sinai Beth Israel
T1	Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.96, 13th percentile	—	—	0.31, 45th percentile	Compare Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital
T1	Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	—	0.94, 24th percentile	0.64, 15th percentile	Compare Saratoga Hospital
T1	St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	1.15, 12th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare St John's Riverside Hospital
T1	St Marys HealthcareAmsterdam, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare St Marys Healthcare
T1	Harlem Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	—	0.80, 33rd percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Harlem Hospital Center
T1	Nyack HospitalNyack, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	—	0.45, 63rd percentile	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare Nyack Hospital
T1	South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare South Brooklyn Health
T1	Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.40, 4th percentile	1.24, 9th percentile	1.37, 6th percentile	—	0.90, 27th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
T1	Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.51, 2nd percentile	0.20, 74th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
T1	Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	2.17, 0th percentile	1.69, 4th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare Columbia Memorial Hospital
T1	Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
18	St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care	0.17, 80th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	—	0.31, 73rd percentile	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare St Joseph's Hospital Health Center
19	Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NY · Acute care	0.18, 80th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	2.96, 5th percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Mount Sinai South Nassau
T20	Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · Acute care	0.18, 80th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.26, 63rd percentile	3.91, 1st percentile	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.13, 72nd percentile	Compare Mount Sinai West
T20	Unity HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.18, 80th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	—	2.11, 2nd percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Unity Hospital
22	Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care	0.19, 79th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.54, 70th percentile	0.12, 81st percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Lenox Hill Hospital
23	Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · Acute care	0.23, 79th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.57, 68th percentile	0.41, 67th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Long Island Jewish Medical Center
24	Northern Westchester HospitalMount Kisco, NY · Acute care	0.26, 77th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.59, 67th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.07, 78th percentile	Compare Northern Westchester Hospital
25	John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care	0.27, 77th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	—	0.72, 40th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson
26	Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · Acute care	0.28, 77th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	2.75, 6th percentile	0.60, 49th percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Vassar Brothers Medical Center
27	St Francis Hospital - The Heart CenterRoslyn, NY · Acute care	0.28, 76th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.32, 65th percentile	0.05, 76th percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	0.07, 78th percentile	Compare St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center
28	North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · Acute care	0.30, 75th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare North Shore University Hospital
29	Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · Acute care	0.30, 75th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	3.10, 4th percentile	0.66, 44th percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare Westchester Medical Center
30	Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.40, 70th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	—	0.74, 37th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo
31	St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care	0.41, 69th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.53, 57th percentile	0.06, 79th percentile	Compare St Charles Hospital
32	Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care	0.46, 67th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.68, 25th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	0.46, 28th percentile	Compare Bellevue Hospital Center
33	St Barnabas HospitalBronx, NY · Acute care	0.47, 66th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.85, 30th percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare St Barnabas Hospital
34	Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.48, 66th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.63, 4th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare Bronxcare Hospital Center
35	Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.49, 65th percentile	1.75, 1st percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.54, 36th percentile	1.73, 20th percentile	0.67, 43rd percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare Rochester General Hospital
36	New York-Presbyterian/QueensFlushing, NY · Acute care	0.50, 65th percentile	0.62, 100th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare New York-Presbyterian/Queens
37	Wynn HospitalUtica, NY · Acute care	0.50, 65th percentile	1.50, 2nd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.96, 13th percentile	—	0.62, 47th percentile	0.65, 15th percentile	Compare Wynn Hospital
38	Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.51, 64th percentile	2.09, 0th percentile	0.64, 36th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Erie County Medical Center
39	Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY · Acute care	0.51, 63rd percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.12, 74th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Huntington Hospital
40	White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY · Acute care	0.52, 63rd percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	0.51, 72nd percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare White Plains Hospital Center
41	Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New YorkTroy, NY · Acute care	0.53, 62nd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York
42	Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.54, 61st percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	0.55, 45th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Kaleida Health
43	Plainview HospitalPlainview, NY · Acute care	0.56, 60th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.45, 63rd percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Plainview Hospital
44	Southside HospitalBay Shore, NY · Acute care	0.57, 59th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.05, 76th percentile	1.04, 39th percentile	1.11, 17th percentile	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare Southside Hospital
45	Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.58, 58th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.61, 31st percentile	—	0.94, 24th percentile	0.60, 17th percentile	Compare Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
46	Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland, NY · Acute care	0.60, 58th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
47	Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre, NY · Acute care	0.66, 54th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center
48	Oneida Health HospitalOneida, NY · Acute care	0.66, 53rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	1.44, 2nd percentile	Compare Oneida Health Hospital
49	Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip, NY · Acute care	0.67, 53rd percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.57, 25th percentile	0.70, 41st percentile	0.06, 79th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
50	Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island, NY · Acute care	0.67, 53rd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.08, 13th percentile	0.07, 76th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.29, 11th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	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).
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 (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).