Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
83 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by MRSA 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 | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | 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 | 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 | ||
| 51 | St Lukes Hospital | 0.70, 41st percentile | 0.61, 100th percentile | 0.23, 72nd percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | 2.14, 12th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| 52 | Reading Hospital | 0.71, 40th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.49, 49th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | 1.42, 16th percentile | 3.02, 5th percentile | 0.36, 39th percentile | Compare Reading Hospital |
| 53 | Doylestown Hospital | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 0.56, 44th percentile | 0.80, 19th percentile | 1.35, 19th percentile | — | 0.60, 18th percentile | Compare Doylestown Hospital |
| 54 | Temple University Hospital | 0.78, 35th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 0.26, 77th percentile | 0.72, 57th percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare Temple University Hospital |
| 55 | Jefferson Abington Hospital | 0.79, 34th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.33, 57th percentile | 0.69, 52nd percentile | 0.71, 58th percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Jefferson Abington Hospital |
| 56 | St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus |
| 57 | Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.36, 61st percentile | 0.80, 20th percentile | 1.43, 16th percentile | 0.66, 62nd percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Main Line Hospital Lankenau |
| 58 | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 0.86, 30th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 0.76, 28th percentile | 0.48, 41st percentile | 0.35, 73rd percentile | — | 0.60, 18th percentile | Compare UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside |
| 59 | Allegheny General Hospital | 0.87, 29th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.54, 45th percentile | 0.49, 41st percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | — | 0.50, 25th percentile | Compare Allegheny General Hospital |
| 60 | St Mary Medical Center | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.54, 45th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.46, 27th percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| 61 | UPMC Passavant | 0.92, 25th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.71, 24th percentile | 0.97, 33rd percentile | — | 0.68, 14th percentile | Compare UPMC Passavant |
| 62 | Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | 0.93, 25th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.13, 77th percentile | 0.96, 13th percentile | 0.72, 49th percentile | — | 0.77, 11th percentile | Compare Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center |
| 63 | St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus | 0.95, 23rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.39, 51st percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | — | 0.20, 61st percentile | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus |
| 64 | UPMC Hamot | 0.97, 22nd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.64, 36th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.92, 35th percentile | 1.69, 21st percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare UPMC Hamot |
| 65 | Pennsylvania Hospital | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.97, 17th percentile | 0.26, 63rd percentile | 1.09, 28th percentile | 0.72, 57th percentile | 0.40, 33rd percentile | Compare Pennsylvania Hospital |
| 66 | Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | 1.08, 18th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.31, 59th percentile | 0.69, 52nd percentile | — | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital |
| 67 | Nazareth Hospital | 1.10, 18th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 1.46, 6th percentile | 0.55, 36th percentile | — | — | 0.63, 16th percentile | Compare Nazareth Hospital |
| 68 | Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | 1.12, 17th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.19, 74th percentile | 0.13, 73rd percentile | 0.40, 71st percentile | — | 0.36, 39th percentile | Compare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital |
| 69 | Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | 1.16, 15th percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 0.48, 42nd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita |
| 70 | Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 1.16, 15th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.57, 42nd percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 0.95, 34th percentile | — | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Geisinger-Community Medical Center |
| 71 | Indiana Regional Medical Center | 1.17, 15th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.41, 57th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.68, 14th percentile | Compare Indiana Regional Medical Center |
| 72 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 1.22, 13th percentile | 1.46, 3rd percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.48, 66th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
| 73 | UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 1.31, 11th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.55, 35th percentile | 0.71, 51st percentile | 0.61, 65th percentile | 0.67, 14th percentile | Compare UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals |
| 74 | Penn State Health St. Joseph | 1.36, 10th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.61, 38th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 1.04, 30th percentile | — | 0.75, 11th percentile | Compare Penn State Health St. Joseph |
| 75 | Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | 1.37, 10th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.37, 61st percentile | 0.54, 36th percentile | — | — | 0.11, 73rd percentile | Compare Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital |
| 76 | Paoli Hospital | 1.38, 10th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.77, 27th percentile | 0.69, 25th percentile | 1.51, 14th percentile | — | 0.42, 32nd percentile | Compare Paoli Hospital |
| 77 | Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 1.38, 9th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.94, 13th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center |
| 78 | Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 1.45, 8th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 1.00, 16th percentile | 0.62, 30th percentile | 1.05, 29th percentile | — | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Penn Presbyterian Medical Center |
| 79 | UPMC Mercy | 1.49, 8th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.33, 64th percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 0.28, 77th percentile | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare UPMC Mercy |
| 80 | Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | 1.50, 8th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.97, 17th percentile | 0.65, 27th percentile | 0.86, 39th percentile | — | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital |
| 81 | Jefferson Health- Northeast | 1.57, 7th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.91, 19th percentile | 0.49, 41st percentile | 0.39, 71st percentile | — | 0.35, 41st percentile | Compare Jefferson Health- Northeast |
| 82 | Gettysburg Hospital | 1.79, 4th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.29, 6th percentile | 0.56, 60th percentile | — | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare Gettysburg Hospital |
| 83 | UPMC Hanover | 2.58, 1st percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.99, 16th percentile | 1.06, 10th percentile | 2.11, 4th percentile | — | 0.78, 10th percentile | Compare UPMC Hanover |
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.
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).