Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Rhode Island with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
5 Rhode Island hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Westerly Hospital, Kent County Memorial Hospital, Roger Williams Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Westerly Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 1.14, 4th percentile | Compare Westerly Hospital |
| T1 | Kent County Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.82, 24th percentile | 0.55, 35th percentile | — | 1.01, 21st percentile | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare Kent County Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Roger Williams Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 1.59, 7th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Roger Williams Medical Center |
| 4 | The Miriam Hospital | 0.59, 58th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.15, 76th percentile | 0.34, 57th percentile | — | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare The Miriam Hospital |
| 5 | Rhode Island Hospital | 0.85, 41st percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.76, 28th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | — | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Rhode Island 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.
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (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).