Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
87 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 51 | UPMC Memorial | 0.61, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 266 min, 3rd percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 104 | Compare UPMC Memorial |
| 52 | Penn State Health St. Joseph | 0.61, 38th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 180 | Compare Penn State Health St. Joseph |
| 53 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 0.62, 37th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.46, 3rd percentile | 236 min, 7th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 925 | Compare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
| 54 | Heritage Valley Beaver | 0.63, 36th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 361 | Compare Heritage Valley Beaver |
| 55 | UPMC Hamot | 0.64, 36th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 343 | Compare UPMC Hamot |
| 56 | Temple University Hospital | 0.66, 35th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 243 min, 6th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 891 | Compare Temple University Hospital |
| 57 | UPMC Altoona | 0.67, 34th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 398 | Compare UPMC Altoona |
| 58 | AHN Wexford Hospital | 0.67, 34th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 100 | Compare AHN Wexford Hospital |
| 59 | Meadville Medical Center | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 203 | Compare Meadville Medical Center |
| 60 | Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 0.69, 32nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.66, 99th percentile | 297 min, 1st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 195 | Compare Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital |
| 61 | Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 0.72, 30th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 261 min, 4th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 631 | Compare Milton S Hershey Medical Center |
| 62 | Philadelphia VA Medical Center | 0.75, 29th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | — | — | 390 | Compare Philadelphia VA Medical Center |
| 63 | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 0.76, 28th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 1,577 | Compare UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside |
| 64 | UPMC McKeesport Hospital | 0.76, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 198 | Compare UPMC McKeesport Hospital |
| 65 | Paoli Hospital | 0.77, 27th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 220 min, 12th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 261 | Compare Paoli Hospital |
| 66 | Jefferson Abington Hospital | 0.78, 27th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 17.1%, 1st percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 256 min, 4th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 667 | Compare Jefferson Abington Hospital |
| 67 | Geisinger Medical Center | 0.79, 27th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 553 | Compare Geisinger Medical Center |
| 68 | Forbes Hospital | 0.80, 26th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 261 min, 4th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 314 | Compare Forbes Hospital |
| 69 | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University Dr | 0.82, 25th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | — | — | 686 | Compare VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University Dr |
| 70 | UPMC St Margaret | 0.86, 22nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 250 | Compare UPMC St Margaret |
| 71 | Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | 0.86, 22nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 231 min, 8th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 142 | Compare Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center |
| 72 | Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 0.89, 20th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.66, 99th percentile | 290 min, 2nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 782 | Compare Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania |
| 73 | UPMC Northwest | 0.90, 20th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 173 | Compare UPMC Northwest |
| 74 | Jefferson Health- Northeast | 0.91, 19th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 316 min, 1st percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 464 | Compare Jefferson Health- Northeast |
| 75 | St Clair Hospital | 0.93, 18th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 328 | Compare St Clair Hospital |
| 76 | Pennsylvania Hospital | 0.97, 17th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 6.4%, 99th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 280 min, 2nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 475 | Compare Pennsylvania Hospital |
| 77 | Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | 0.97, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 783 | Compare Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital |
| 78 | UPMC Hanover | 0.99, 16th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 225 min, 10th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 100 | Compare UPMC Hanover |
| 79 | Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 1.00, 16th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 326 min, 1st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 305 | Compare Penn Presbyterian Medical Center |
| 80 | Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | 1.05, 14th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 123 | Compare Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital |
| 81 | Penn Highlands Dubois | 1.06, 14th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 244 | Compare Penn Highlands Dubois |
| 82 | Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | 1.07, 14th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 294 | Compare Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita |
| 83 | Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | 1.08, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 183 | Compare Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald |
| 84 | UPMC Jameson | 1.44, 6th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 175 | Compare UPMC Jameson |
| 85 | Nazareth Hospital | 1.46, 6th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 203 | Compare Nazareth Hospital |
| 86 | Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street | 1.54, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 187 | Compare Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street |
| 87 | Penn Highlands Mon Valley | 3.08, 1st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 210 | Compare Penn Highlands Mon Valley |
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.
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).