Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest serious complications
126 Pennsylvania 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 | ||
| T49 | Jefferson Abington Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.33, 57th percentile | 0.69, 52nd percentile | 0.71, 58th percentile | 0.79, 34th percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Jefferson Abington Hospital |
| T49 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.60, 18th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City |
| T49 | Regional Hospital Of Scranton | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.44, 16th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Regional Hospital Of Scranton |
| T49 | Roxborough Memorial Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | 2.00, 1st percentile | — | — | — | 0.98, 6th percentile | Compare Roxborough Memorial Hospital |
| T49 | Uniontown Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.38, 60th percentile | 0.96, 12th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.65, 46th percentile | 0.65, 15th percentile | Compare Uniontown Hospital |
| T49 | Physicians Care Surgical Hospital | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Physicians Care Surgical Hospital |
| T57 | UPMC Somerset | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | 0.75, 47th percentile | — | — | 0.60, 17th percentile | Compare UPMC Somerset |
| T57 | Canonsburg General Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.63, 16th percentile | Compare Canonsburg General Hospital |
| T57 | UPMC Jameson | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.44, 6th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | — | 0.40, 68th percentile | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare UPMC Jameson |
| T57 | Advanced Surgical Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Advanced Surgical Hospital |
| T61 | Gettysburg Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.29, 6th percentile | 0.56, 60th percentile | — | 1.79, 4th percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare Gettysburg Hospital |
| T61 | UPMC Northwest | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.90, 20th percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | — | — | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare UPMC Northwest |
| T61 | Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital |
| T61 | Penn Highlands Huntingdon | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Huntingdon |
| T61 | UPMC St Margaret | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.86, 22nd percentile | 1.54, 4th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | — | 0.43, 65th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare UPMC St Margaret |
| T66 | Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.33, 42nd percentile | Compare Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital |
| T66 | UPMC Horizon | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 0.56, 35th percentile | — | — | — | 0.57, 19th percentile | Compare UPMC Horizon |
| T66 | Excela Health - Frick Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.86, 8th percentile | Compare Excela Health - Frick Hospital |
| T66 | UPMC McKeesport Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.76, 28th percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare UPMC McKeesport Hospital |
| T66 | Independence Health System Clarion Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.06, 5th percentile | Compare Independence Health System Clarion Hospital |
| T66 | Wellspan Surgery And Rehabilitation Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Wellspan Surgery And Rehabilitation Hospital |
| T72 | AHN Wexford Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 1.66, 3rd percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare AHN Wexford Hospital |
| T72 | Geisinger Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.79, 27th percentile | 0.55, 36th percentile | 1.01, 31st percentile | 0.54, 70th percentile | 0.65, 45th percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare Geisinger Medical Center |
| T72 | Grove City Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.53, 2nd percentile | Compare Grove City Medical Center |
| T72 | St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus |
| T72 | Warren General Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Warren General Hospital |
| T72 | St Mary Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.54, 45th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.46, 27th percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T78 | Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.57, 42nd percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | — | 0.64, 46th percentile | 0.58, 19th percentile | Compare Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center |
| T78 | The Washington Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.95, 34th percentile | — | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare The Washington Hospital |
| T78 | Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.94, 13th percentile | — | — | 1.38, 9th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center |
| T78 | Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At Windber | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At Windber |
| T78 | Edgewood Surgical Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Edgewood Surgical Hospital |
| T83 | Temple University Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.66, 35th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 0.26, 77th percentile | 0.72, 57th percentile | 0.78, 35th percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare Temple University Hospital |
| T83 | UPMC Mercy | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.33, 64th percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 0.28, 77th percentile | — | 1.49, 8th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare UPMC Mercy |
| T83 | Punxsutawney Area Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.56, 20th percentile | Compare Punxsutawney Area Hospital |
| T86 | Sharon Regional Medical Center | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Sharon Regional Medical Center |
| T86 | Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.57, 42nd percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 0.95, 34th percentile | — | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Geisinger-Community Medical Center |
| 88 | Wellspan York Hospital | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.36, 61st percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | 1.49, 14th percentile | 1.09, 37th percentile | 0.48, 60th percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare Wellspan York Hospital |
| 89 | UPMC Hamot | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.64, 36th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.92, 35th percentile | 1.69, 21st percentile | 0.97, 22nd percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare UPMC Hamot |
| T90 | Mount Nittany Medical Center | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.62, 30th percentile | 0.86, 40th percentile | — | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.84, 8th percentile | Compare Mount Nittany Medical Center |
| T90 | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.42, 55th percentile | 0.55, 36th percentile | 0.40, 70th percentile | 2.65, 7th percentile | 0.66, 44th percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital |
| T92 | Meadville Medical Center | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | — | — | 0.60, 50th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Meadville Medical Center |
| T92 | UPMC Carlisle | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.59, 33rd percentile | 2.40, 2nd percentile | — | — | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare UPMC Carlisle |
| T92 | Allegheny General Hospital | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.54, 45th percentile | 0.49, 41st percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | — | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.50, 25th percentile | Compare Allegheny General Hospital |
| T92 | UPMC Altoona | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | 0.45, 68th percentile | — | 0.43, 65th percentile | 0.66, 14th percentile | Compare UPMC Altoona |
| T92 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | 1.05, 26th percentile | — | — | 0.81, 43rd percentile | — | — | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton |
| T92 | Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.41, 57th percentile | 0.25, 64th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital |
| 98 | West Penn Hospital | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.48, 41st percentile | 1.58, 13th percentile | 0.60, 65th percentile | 0.52, 57th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare West Penn Hospital |
| 99 | Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.97, 17th percentile | 0.65, 27th percentile | 0.86, 39th percentile | — | 1.50, 8th percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital |
| 100 | Forbes Hospital | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 1.25, 22nd percentile | — | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.60, 18th percentile | Compare Forbes 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).