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 | ||
| T100 | Albany Medical Center Hospital | 1.22, 9th percentile | 0.65, 35th percentile | 0.69, 25th percentile | 0.77, 46th percentile | 0.59, 67th percentile | 0.56, 54th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Albany Medical Center Hospital |
| T102 | Montefiore Medical Center | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.68, 26th percentile | 1.06, 29th percentile | 1.34, 32nd percentile | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Montefiore Medical Center |
| T102 | Nassau University Medical Center | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.55, 45th percentile | 0.18, 70th percentile | — | — | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.58, 19th percentile | Compare Nassau University Medical Center |
| 104 | Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | 1.24, 8th percentile | 1.16, 11th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center |
| T105 | Oswego Hospital | 1.25, 8th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Oswego Hospital |
| T105 | Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic | 1.25, 8th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic |
| 107 | St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore | 1.26, 8th percentile | 1.29, 8th percentile | 1.38, 5th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.47, 26th percentile | Compare St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore |
| T108 | Bassett Healthcare | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.15, 76th percentile | 0.83, 18th percentile | 1.88, 7th percentile | — | 0.36, 70th percentile | 0.64, 15th percentile | Compare Bassett Healthcare |
| T108 | Nathan Littauer Hospital | 1.27, 7th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Nathan Littauer Hospital |
| T110 | Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake | 1.28, 7th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.84, 8th percentile | Compare Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake |
| T110 | St Barnabas Hospital | 1.28, 7th percentile | 0.54, 45th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.47, 66th percentile | — | 0.85, 30th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare St Barnabas Hospital |
| 112 | Strong Memorial Hospital | 1.33, 6th percentile | 0.75, 29th percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 1.81, 8th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.72, 39th percentile | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare Strong Memorial Hospital |
| 113 | Ellis Hospital | 1.37, 4th percentile | 0.26, 70th percentile | 0.30, 60th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Ellis Hospital |
| 114 | Glens Falls Hospital | 1.38, 4th percentile | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 1.16, 9th percentile | 0.78, 45th percentile | — | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Glens Falls Hospital |
| T115 | Bronx VA Medical Center | 1.40, 4th percentile | 0.71, 30th percentile | 0.99, 12th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Bronx VA Medical Center |
| T115 | Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | 1.40, 4th percentile | 1.24, 9th percentile | 1.37, 6th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.90, 27th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center |
| 117 | Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 0.44, 54th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.67, 53rd percentile | 1.57, 25th percentile | 0.70, 41st percentile | 0.06, 79th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center |
| 118 | Kaleida Health | 1.44, 3rd percentile | 0.55, 45th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 0.54, 61st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.51, 58th percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare Kaleida Health |
| T119 | University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.84, 18th percentile | 1.94, 6th percentile | — | 0.71, 40th percentile | 0.66, 15th percentile | Compare University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center |
| T119 | Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 0.25, 70th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.54, 56th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Jamaica Hospital Medical Center |
| T121 | Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | 1.50, 2nd percentile | 0.00, 90th 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 |
| T121 | Wynn Hospital | 1.50, 2nd percentile | 0.41, 57th percentile | 0.96, 13th percentile | 0.50, 65th percentile | — | 0.62, 47th percentile | 0.65, 15th percentile | Compare Wynn Hospital |
| 123 | Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | 1.51, 2nd percentile | 0.20, 74th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Brookdale Hospital Medical Center |
| 124 | United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 0.83, 24th percentile | 0.72, 24th percentile | 1.44, 16th percentile | — | 0.64, 46th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare United Health Services Hospitals, Inc |
| 125 | Sisters Of Charity Hospital | 1.71, 1st percentile | 0.23, 71st 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 |
| 126 | Rochester General Hospital | 1.75, 1st percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 0.54, 36th percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | 1.73, 20th percentile | 0.67, 43rd percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare Rochester General Hospital |
| 127 | The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl | 2.02, 0th percentile | 0.26, 70th 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 |
| 128 | Erie County Medical Center | 2.09, 0th percentile | 0.64, 36th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | — | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.33, 42nd percentile | Compare Erie County Medical Center |
| 129 | Columbia Memorial Hospital | 2.17, 0th percentile | 1.69, 4th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.68, 14th percentile | Compare Columbia Memorial Hospital |
| 130 | Arnot Ogden Medical Center | 2.28, 0th percentile | 1.55, 5th percentile | 0.18, 70th percentile | 1.43, 16th percentile | — | 1.34, 10th percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Arnot Ogden 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).