Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Rhode Island with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
7 Rhode Island hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: The Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, Kent County Memorial Hospital. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | The Miriam Hospital | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.15, 76th percentile | 0.34, 57th percentile | 0.59, 58th percentile | — | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare The Miriam Hospital |
| 2 | Rhode Island Hospital | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.76, 28th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.85, 41st percentile | — | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Rhode Island Hospital |
| 3 | Kent County Memorial Hospital | 1.01, 21st percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.82, 24th percentile | 0.55, 35th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare Kent County Memorial Hospital |
| 4 | Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island | 1.29, 11th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island |
| 5 | Landmark Medical Center | 1.49, 8th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.69, 25th percentile | — | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Landmark Medical Center |
| 6 | Roger Williams Medical Center | 1.59, 7th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Roger Williams Medical Center |
| 7 | Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital | 1.67, 5th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Our Lady Of Fatima 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.
- 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).