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. Leading: New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Hospital For Special Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Queens. 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 | ||
| 1 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 0.40, 100th percentile | 0.63, 36th percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | 0.72, 50th percentile | 0.31, 76th percentile | 0.74, 37th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
| T2 | Hospital For Special Surgery | 0.62, 100th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.17, 67th percentile | Compare Hospital For Special Surgery |
| T2 | New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 0.62, 100th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.50, 65th percentile | — | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare New York-Presbyterian/Queens |
| 4 | NYU Langone Hospitals | 0.67, 99th percentile | 0.39, 59th 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 |
| 5 | St Catherine Of Siena Hospital | 0.70, 98th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.27, 21st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Catherine Of Siena Hospital |
| 6 | Huntington Hospital | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.12, 74th percentile | 0.51, 63rd percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| 7 | White Plains Hospital Center | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 0.68, 26th percentile | 0.52, 63rd percentile | 0.51, 72nd percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare White Plains Hospital Center |
| T8 | Garnet Health Medical Center | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.33, 64th 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 |
| T8 | Nyack Hospital | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.37, 53rd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.08, 77th percentile | Compare Nyack Hospital |
| 10 | Northern Dutchess Hospital | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.58, 33rd percentile | — | — | 0.83, 31st percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Northern Dutchess Hospital |
| T11 | Northwell Hospital Glen Cove | 0.85, 85th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.09, 75th percentile | Compare Northwell Hospital Glen Cove |
| T11 | Mount Sinai South Nassau | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th 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 |
| T13 | Mercy Medical Center | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.66, 54th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| T13 | Northern Westchester Hospital | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.69, 25th percentile | 0.26, 77th percentile | 0.59, 67th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.07, 78th percentile | Compare Northern Westchester Hospital |
| T13 | St John's Riverside Hospital | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 1.15, 12th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.56, 54th percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare St John's Riverside Hospital |
| 16 | Long Island Community Hospital | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.43, 54th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | 2.22, 3rd percentile | — | 0.86, 29th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Long Island Community Hospital |
| T17 | Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.74, 29th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.17, 65th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern |
| T17 | Putnam Hospital Center | 0.88, 78th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.36, 39th percentile | Compare Putnam Hospital Center |
| T17 | Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus | 0.88, 78th percentile | 1.82, 4th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.87, 39th percentile | — | 1.66, 5th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus |
| T17 | Queens Hospital Center | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.60, 31st percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | — | 0.77, 36th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Queens Hospital Center |
| T21 | St Charles Hospital | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.41, 69th percentile | — | 0.53, 57th percentile | 0.06, 79th percentile | Compare St Charles Hospital |
| T21 | UPMC Chautauqua | 0.89, 75th percentile | 1.81, 4th percentile | 1.02, 11th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare UPMC Chautauqua |
| T21 | Bronxcare Hospital Center | 0.89, 75th percentile | 1.63, 4th percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | 0.48, 66th percentile | — | 0.93, 25th percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare Bronxcare Hospital Center |
| T24 | Maimonides Medical Center | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 1.74, 4th percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 0.69, 51st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.27, 11th percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Maimonides Medical Center |
| T24 | United Memorial Medical Center | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare United Memorial Medical Center |
| 26 | St Joseph's Medical Center | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 2.65, 0th percentile | — | — | — | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare St Joseph's Medical Center |
| T27 | Mount Sinai West | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.44, 54th percentile | 0.26, 63rd percentile | 0.18, 80th percentile | 3.91, 1st percentile | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.13, 72nd percentile | Compare Mount Sinai West |
| T27 | St Anthony Community Hospital | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Anthony Community Hospital |
| T27 | Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.60, 58th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center |
| T27 | Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills |
| T31 | John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.26, 69th 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 |
| T31 | Plainview Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.56, 60th percentile | — | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare Plainview Hospital |
| T31 | Metropolitan Hospital Center | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.35, 62nd percentile | 0.48, 42nd percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Metropolitan Hospital Center |
| T31 | Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | 0.96, 13th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital |
| T31 | Bon Secours Community Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare Bon Secours Community Hospital |
| T31 | Oneida Health Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.66, 53rd percentile | — | — | 1.44, 2nd percentile | Compare Oneida Health Hospital |
| T37 | North Shore University Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 0.30, 75th percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare North Shore University Hospital |
| T37 | Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital |
| T37 | Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.79, 20th percentile | 0.53, 62nd percentile | — | 0.51, 58th percentile | 0.49, 25th percentile | Compare Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York |
| T37 | Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | 1.20, 24th percentile | — | 0.61, 48th percentile | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center |
| T37 | Samaritan Medical Center | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.96, 13th percentile | 2.63, 2nd percentile | — | 1.03, 20th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Samaritan Medical Center |
| T37 | Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.31, 8th percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | — | — | 0.85, 30th percentile | 0.33, 42nd percentile | Compare Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital |
| T37 | Olean General Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.84, 3rd percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | 1.76, 9th percentile | — | 0.76, 36th percentile | 1.13, 4th percentile | Compare Olean General Hospital |
| 44 | Kenmore Mercy Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.83, 9th percentile | Compare Kenmore Mercy Hospital |
| T45 | Hudson Valley Hospital Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Hudson Valley Hospital Center |
| T45 | Lenox Hill Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.88, 21st percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 0.19, 79th percentile | 0.54, 70th percentile | 0.12, 81st percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Lenox Hill Hospital |
| T45 | Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.53, 37th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca |
| T45 | Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.77, 46th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.29, 3rd percentile | Compare Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc |
| T49 | Highland Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | 1.23, 10th percentile | 0.46, 43rd percentile | 1.00, 31st percentile | 0.51, 71st percentile | 1.21, 14th percentile | 0.40, 33rd percentile | Compare Highland Hospital |
| T49 | Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Montefiore Mount Vernon 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.
- 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).