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Hospitals in Texas with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
128 Texas hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Houston Methodist West Hospital, Knapp Medical Center, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Houston Methodist West Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 302 | Compare Houston Methodist West Hospital |
| T1 | Knapp Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 233 | Compare Knapp Medical Center |
| T1 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 630 | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F |
| T1 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 0.00, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 255 | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton |
| T1 | Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 143 min, 54th percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 302 | Compare Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos |
| T1 | Doctors Hospital Of Laredo | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 183 | Compare Doctors Hospital Of Laredo |
| T1 | Laredo Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 326 | Compare Laredo Medical Center |
| T1 | Resolute Health Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 128 | Compare Resolute Health Hospital |
| T1 | South Texas Health System | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 106 min, 86th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 870 | Compare South Texas Health System |
| T1 | St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 102 | Compare St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage |
| T1 | Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 369 | Compare Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Dallas Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 172 | Compare Dallas Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Medical City Lewisville | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 202 | Compare Medical City Lewisville |
| T1 | Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 386 | Compare Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South |
| T1 | Woodland Heights Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 117 | Compare Woodland Heights Medical Center |
| T1 | HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | 0.00, 91st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 423 | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest |
| T1 | The Hospitals Of Providence - Memorial Campus | 0.00, 91st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 486 | Compare The Hospitals Of Providence - Memorial Campus |
| T1 | The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain Campus | 0.00, 91st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 114 | Compare The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain Campus |
| 19 | Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS Healthc | 0.13, 81st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 642 | Compare Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS Healthc |
| 20 | BSA Hospital | 0.13, 81st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 445 | Compare BSA Hospital |
| 21 | University Medical Center Of El Paso | 0.14, 81st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | 240 min, 6th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 354 | Compare University Medical Center Of El Paso |
| 22 | Methodist Richardson Medical Center | 0.15, 80th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.19, 2nd percentile | 518 | Compare Methodist Richardson Medical Center |
| 23 | Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 0.16, 80th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 881 | Compare Baylor St Lukes Medical Center |
| 24 | Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 0.16, 80th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 574 | Compare Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center |
| T25 | Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 0.23, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 487 | Compare Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth |
| T25 | Medical City Fort Worth | 0.23, 78th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 320 | Compare Medical City Fort Worth |
| 27 | Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | 0.24, 78th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 230 | Compare Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital |
| 28 | Midland Memorial Hospital | 0.26, 76th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 15.1%, 3rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 540 | Compare Midland Memorial Hospital |
| 29 | Medical City Denton | 0.26, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 208 | Compare Medical City Denton |
| 30 | United Regional Health Care System | 0.27, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 565 | Compare United Regional Health Care System |
| 31 | Ascension Providence | 0.27, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 237 | Compare Ascension Providence |
| 32 | Covenant Medical Center | 0.29, 75th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 470 | Compare Covenant Medical Center |
| 33 | Ascension Seton Williamson | 0.31, 74th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 277 | Compare Ascension Seton Williamson |
| 34 | Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 207 min, 16th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 483 | Compare Baptist Beaumont Hospital |
| 35 | Hendrick Medical Center | 0.34, 72nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 615 | Compare Hendrick Medical Center |
| 36 | Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 0.35, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 292 | Compare Methodist Hospital Stone Oak |
| 37 | HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 0.36, 70th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 118 min, 76th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 620 | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood |
| 38 | JPS Health Network | 0.36, 70th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 612 | Compare JPS Health Network |
| 39 | University Health System | 0.36, 70th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 366 min, 0th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 1,034 | Compare University Health System |
| 40 | Houston Methodist Hospital | 0.37, 70th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 6.0%, 100th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 1,299 | Compare Houston Methodist Hospital |
| 41 | Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 0.38, 68th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.61, 100th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 358 | Compare Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital |
| 42 | Methodist Hospital | 0.39, 68th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 1,048 | Compare Methodist Hospital |
| 43 | Sierra Medical Center | 0.39, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 283 | Compare Sierra Medical Center |
| T44 | Christus St Michael Health System | 0.42, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 724 | Compare Christus St Michael Health System |
| T44 | Medical City Dallas Hospital | 0.42, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 963 | Compare Medical City Dallas Hospital |
| 46 | Medical City Arlington | 0.42, 66th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 131 min, 64th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 420 | Compare Medical City Arlington |
| 47 | HCA Houston Healthcare West | 0.43, 65th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 104 min, 87th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 302 | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare West |
| 48 | Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 0.45, 64th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 135 min, 61st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 631 | Compare Corpus Christi Medical Center,The |
| 49 | Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 243 min, 6th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 1,515 | Compare Memorial Hermann Hospital System |
| 50 | Baylor University Medical Center | 0.48, 61st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 264 min, 3rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 914 | Compare Baylor University Medical Center |
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).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).