Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New York with the lowest serious complications
130 New York hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower 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 | ||
| T49 | Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.82, 32nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai Beth Israel |
| T49 | St James Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare St James Hospital |
| T49 | Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | 0.58, 58th percentile | — | 0.94, 24th percentile | 0.60, 17th percentile | Compare Wyckoff Heights Medical Center |
| T49 | Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 2.63, 0th percentile | Compare Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc |
| T55 | Southside Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.11, 78th percentile | 0.05, 76th percentile | 0.57, 59th percentile | 1.04, 39th percentile | 1.11, 17th percentile | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare Southside Hospital |
| T55 | F F Thompson Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | 1.18, 11th percentile | 0.91, 14th percentile | 1.78, 9th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare F F Thompson Hospital |
| T55 | Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center |
| T58 | Northport VA Medical Center | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Northport VA Medical Center |
| T58 | Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Bertrand Chaffee Hospital |
| 60 | Harlem Hospital Center | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.56, 35th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.80, 33rd percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Harlem Hospital Center |
| T61 | Flushing Hospital Medical Center | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.19, 68th percentile | — | — | 0.75, 37th percentile | 0.74, 11th percentile | Compare Flushing Hospital Medical Center |
| T61 | Peconic Bay Medical Center | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 1.11, 27th percentile | — | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Peconic Bay Medical Center |
| T63 | Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.17, 75th 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 |
| T63 | Mount Sinai Hospital | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.72, 30th percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 0.81, 43rd percentile | 1.78, 18th percentile | 0.65, 45th percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai Hospital |
| 65 | St Marys Healthcare | 1.04, 28th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Marys Healthcare |
| T66 | Auburn Community Hospital | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Auburn Community Hospital |
| T66 | Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.11, 78th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.40, 70th percentile | — | 0.74, 37th percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo |
| T66 | SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.86, 22nd percentile | 0.49, 40th percentile | 1.36, 18th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn |
| T69 | SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.43, 55th 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 |
| T69 | Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System) | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.63, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System) |
| T69 | Unity Hospital | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.20, 73rd percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 0.18, 80th percentile | — | 2.11, 2nd percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Unity Hospital |
| T72 | Albany VA Medical Center | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.80, 19th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Albany VA Medical Center |
| T72 | New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc. | 1.07, 23rd percentile | — | 0.45, 44th percentile | — | — | 0.54, 56th percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc. |
| T74 | Phelps Hospital | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare Phelps Hospital |
| T74 | Saratoga Hospital | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.94, 24th percentile | 0.64, 15th percentile | Compare Saratoga Hospital |
| T74 | Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | 0.28, 77th percentile | 2.75, 6th percentile | 0.60, 49th percentile | 0.35, 40th percentile | Compare Vassar Brothers Medical Center |
| T74 | South Brooklyn Health | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.82, 24th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare South Brooklyn Health |
| T74 | Richmond University Medical Center | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 1.08, 13th percentile | 0.07, 76th percentile | 0.67, 53rd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.29, 11th percentile | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Richmond University Medical Center |
| T79 | St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.32, 65th percentile | 0.05, 76th percentile | 0.28, 76th percentile | — | 0.56, 54th percentile | 0.07, 78th percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center |
| T79 | Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.81, 19th percentile | 0.82, 43rd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall |
| T81 | Jones Memorial Hospital | 1.11, 18th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Jones Memorial Hospital |
| T81 | HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | 1.99, 5th percentile | — | 1.15, 16th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus |
| T83 | St Joseph Hospital | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.26, 63rd percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.07, 78th percentile | Compare St Joseph Hospital |
| T83 | Staten Island University Hospital | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.42, 56th 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 |
| T83 | Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | 1.12, 17th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare Newark-Wayne Community Hospital |
| T86 | VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - NY Div. | 1.13, 16th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - NY Div. |
| T86 | Elmhurst Hospital Center | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 1.34, 19th percentile | — | 0.84, 31st percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Elmhurst Hospital Center |
| 88 | Jacobi Medical Center | 1.14, 15th percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.79, 20th percentile | 1.46, 15th percentile | — | 0.66, 44th percentile | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Jacobi Medical Center |
| T89 | Corning Hospital | 1.15, 14th percentile | — | 1.47, 5th percentile | 0.68, 52nd percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Corning Hospital |
| T89 | Geneva General Hospital | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.82, 25th percentile | 0.74, 23rd percentile | 1.37, 18th percentile | — | — | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Geneva General Hospital |
| T91 | Bellevue Hospital Center | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 0.68, 25th percentile | 0.46, 67th percentile | — | 0.54, 56th percentile | 0.46, 28th percentile | Compare Bellevue Hospital Center |
| T91 | Chenango Memorial Hospital | 1.16, 13th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.20, 3rd percentile | Compare Chenango Memorial Hospital |
| 93 | Crouse Hospital | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.17, 76th percentile | 0.14, 73rd percentile | 1.08, 28th percentile | 0.84, 49th percentile | 0.57, 53rd percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Crouse Hospital |
| T94 | Canton-Potsdam Hospital | 1.18, 12th percentile | 2.38, 1st percentile | 1.66, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Canton-Potsdam Hospital |
| T94 | St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.17, 80th percentile | — | 0.31, 73rd percentile | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare St Joseph's Hospital Health Center |
| T94 | Kings County Hospital Center | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 1.71, 10th percentile | — | 1.25, 12th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Kings County Hospital Center |
| 97 | St Peter's Hospital | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.95, 18th percentile | 0.66, 27th percentile | 0.69, 51st percentile | 2.60, 8th percentile | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare St Peter's Hospital |
| T98 | VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn | 1.21, 10th percentile | 1.26, 9th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn |
| T98 | Syracuse VA Medical Center | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.92, 19th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Syracuse VA Medical Center |
| T100 | Westchester Medical Center | 1.22, 9th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.30, 75th percentile | 3.10, 4th percentile | 0.66, 44th percentile | 0.68, 14th percentile | Compare Westchester 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.
- 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 (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).