Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Rhode Island with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
10 Rhode Island hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Newport Hospital, Providence VA Medical Center, Westerly Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower 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 | ||
| T1 | Newport Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.84, 17th percentile | — | — | — | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Newport Hospital |
| T1 | Providence VA Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Providence VA Medical Center |
| T1 | Westerly Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 1.14, 4th percentile | Compare Westerly Hospital |
| T1 | Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | — | — | 1.67, 5th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital |
| T1 | Roger Williams Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.59, 7th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Roger Williams Medical Center |
| T1 | Landmark Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.69, 25th percentile | — | — | 1.49, 8th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Landmark Medical Center |
| 7 | The Miriam Hospital | 0.15, 76th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.34, 57th percentile | 0.59, 58th percentile | — | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare The Miriam Hospital |
| 8 | Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island | 0.51, 48th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.29, 11th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island |
| 9 | Rhode Island Hospital | 0.76, 28th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.85, 41st percentile | — | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Rhode Island Hospital |
| 10 | Kent County Memorial Hospital | 0.82, 24th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.55, 35th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.01, 21st percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare Kent County Memorial 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.
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- 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).