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Hospitals in Ohio with the lowest serious complications

116 Ohio hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hillcrest Hospital, Lake Health, Miami Valley Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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116 hospitals ranked in Ohio by serious complications; 77 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
1	Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights, OH · Acute care	0.59, 100th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	—	0.63, 47th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Hillcrest Hospital
2	Lake HealthConcord, OH · Acute care	0.69, 99th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.26, 63rd percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.91, 44th percentile	1.60, 6th percentile	0.95, 6th percentile	Compare Lake Health
3	Miami Valley HospitalDayton, OH · Acute care	0.72, 98th percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.85, 31st percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Miami Valley Hospital
4	Fairview HospitalCleveland, OH · Acute care	0.73, 97th percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	1.03, 20th percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Fairview Hospital
5	Christ HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care	0.74, 97th percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	0.82, 43rd percentile	1.21, 35th percentile	0.55, 55th percentile	0.33, 44th percentile	Compare Christ Hospital
6	Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron, OH · Acute care	0.76, 96th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.84, 8th percentile	Compare Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
T7	Parma Community General HospitalParma, OH · Acute care	0.77, 95th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Parma Community General Hospital
T7	Kettering Health Main CampusKettering, OH · Acute care	0.77, 95th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.05, 29th percentile	0.88, 46th percentile	0.62, 47th percentile	0.50, 25th percentile	Compare Kettering Health Main Campus
T9	Mercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care	0.78, 95th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	1.87, 7th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital
T9	HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman, OH · Acute care	0.78, 95th percentile	1.09, 13th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	—	0.54, 55th percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
11	The Jewish Hospital-Mercy HealthCincinnati, OH · Acute care	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.77, 28th percentile	0.72, 23rd percentile	0.57, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health
12	Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights, OH · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.45, 64th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Marymount Hospital
T13	Marion General HospitalMarion, OH · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare Marion General Hospital
T13	Bethesda NorthCincinnati, OH · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.13, 73rd percentile	1.44, 16th percentile	0.65, 63rd percentile	0.78, 35th percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Bethesda North
T15	UH Regional HospitalsChardon, OH · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	1.67, 5th percentile	0.20, 61st percentile	Compare UH Regional Hospitals
T15	MH St Joseph Warren HospitalWarren, OH · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.69, 32nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	—	0.41, 67th percentile	0.47, 26th percentile	Compare MH St Joseph Warren Hospital
T15	West Chester HospitalWest Chester, OH · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	—	1.35, 10th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare West Chester Hospital
T18	Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin, OH · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.91, 20th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.84, 8th percentile	Compare Dublin Methodist Hospital
T18	Mount Carmel St Ann'sWesterville, OH · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 52nd percentile	0.61, 65th percentile	1.18, 14th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Mount Carmel St Ann's
T18	University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood, OH · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	1.33, 19th percentile	—	2.61, 1st percentile	0.36, 39th percentile	Compare University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center
T18	Insight Hospital And Medical Center TrumbullWarren, OH · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Insight Hospital And Medical Center Trumbull
T22	Dayton VA Medical CenterDayton, OH · Veterans Affairs	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Dayton VA Medical Center
T22	Mercy Health - Clermont HospitalBatavia, OH · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital
T22	Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth, OH · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	1.58, 5th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.85, 30th percentile	0.59, 18th percentile	Compare Southern Ohio Medical Center
T22	Upper Valley Medical CenterTroy, OH · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.55, 45th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	—	1.21, 13th percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare Upper Valley Medical Center
T26	Kettering Health DaytonDayton, OH · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.70, 31st percentile	0.12, 74th percentile	1.27, 21st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.80, 33rd percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Kettering Health Dayton
T26	Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield, OH · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	1.22, 23rd percentile	—	0.99, 21st percentile	0.18, 64th percentile	Compare Springfield Regional Medical Center
T26	UH St John Medical CenterWestlake, OH · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare UH St John Medical Center
T26	Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield, OH · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	1.72, 10th percentile	—	0.39, 68th percentile	0.20, 61st percentile	Compare Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital
T26	University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna, OH · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.49, 14th percentile	—	2.38, 1st percentile	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
T26	Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical HospitalNew Albany, OH · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital
T32	Euclid HospitalEuclid, OH · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	1.18, 10th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.68, 14th percentile	Compare Euclid Hospital
T32	Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima, OH · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	2.14, 4th percentile	—	0.22, 79th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center
T34	Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	1.00, 16th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.30, 11th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Hospital
T34	University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria, OH · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.57, 59th percentile	—	0.65, 46th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
T34	University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.89, 20th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	1.34, 19th percentile	1.62, 24th percentile	1.35, 10th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC
T37	Firelands Regional Medical CenterSandusky, OH · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.56, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.71, 12th percentile	Compare Firelands Regional Medical Center
T37	Grady Memorial HospitalDelaware, OH · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Grady Memorial Hospital
T37	Berger HospitalCircleville, OH · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Berger Hospital
T40	Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon, OH · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	1.31, 20th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
T40	East Liverpool City HospitalEast Liverpool, OH · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.77, 11th percentile	Compare East Liverpool City Hospital
T40	MH St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalYoungstown, OH · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.20, 67th percentile	2.06, 4th percentile	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare MH St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
T40	Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalTiffin, OH · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
T44	University Hospitals Samaritan Medical CenterAshland, OH · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center
T44	Lutheran HospitalCleveland, OH · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.54, 36th percentile	—	—	1.85, 3rd percentile	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Lutheran Hospital
T46	Atrium Medical CenterFranklin, OH · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Atrium Medical Center
T46	Avita OntarioOntario, OH · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.26, 54th percentile	Compare Avita Ontario
T46	Doctors HospitalColumbus, OH · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	1.34, 7th percentile	0.21, 66th percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	0.59, 19th percentile	Compare Doctors Hospital
T46	Fisher-Titus HospitalNorwalk, OH · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Fisher-Titus Hospital
T46	Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis, OH · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	2.02, 2nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.82, 32nd percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Holzer 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).