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Hospitals in Washington with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

39 Washington hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Highline Medical Center, Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System), St Clare Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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39 hospitals ranked in Washington by central line bloodstream infections; 61 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.26, 52nd percentile	Compare Highline Medical Center
T1	Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)Seattle, WA · Veterans Affairs	0.00, 90th percentile	1.68, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)
T1	St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare St Clare Hospital
T1	St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.36, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.60, 6th percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare St Francis Community Hospital
T1	Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	2.29, 2nd percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Swedish Issaquah
6	St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · Acute care	0.10, 78th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	0.65, 62nd percentile	0.61, 48th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare St Joseph Medical Center
7	Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care	0.18, 75th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	1.63, 3rd percentile	0.42, 69th percentile	—	1.18, 15th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
8	St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · Acute care	0.27, 69th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	0.57, 53rd percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare St Michael Medical Center
9	PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care	0.33, 64th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	1.86, 7th percentile	—	0.65, 45th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente
10	Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care	0.35, 62nd percentile	1.53, 2nd percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.25, 78th percentile	—	0.97, 23rd percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Deaconess Medical Center
11	Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · Acute care	0.41, 57th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	1.48, 5th percentile	1.63, 11th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Skagit Valley Hospital
12	Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · Acute care	0.43, 55th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	0.69, 13th percentile	Compare Multicare Auburn Medical Center
13	Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care	0.44, 54th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.70, 25th percentile	1.76, 9th percentile	1.63, 23rd percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital
14	Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · Acute care	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.60, 6th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Yakima Valley Memorial
15	Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.47, 51st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	—	—	0.48, 60th percentile	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
16	Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care	0.47, 51st percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	—	0.97, 22nd percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
17	PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care	0.49, 50th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center
18	Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · Acute care	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	2.80, 1st percentile	1.74, 20th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Providence St Peter Hospital
19	Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · Acute care	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	2.24, 3rd percentile	2.67, 7th percentile	0.61, 49th percentile	0.28, 49th percentile	Compare Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
20	Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · Acute care	0.58, 41st percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	2.97, 5th percentile	0.70, 41st percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics
21	Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · Acute care	0.59, 40th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare Providence St Mary Medical Center
22	Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care	0.59, 40th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.23, 3rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.44, 30th percentile	Compare Confluence Health Hospital
23	Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.62, 38th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.22, 79th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.76, 36th percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare Virginia Mason Medical Center
24	Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · Acute care	0.62, 37th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.42, 17th percentile	—	—	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare Multicare Valley Hospital
25	Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.95, 23rd percentile	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare Kadlec Regional Medical Center
26	St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care	0.65, 35th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.36, 70th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare St Anthony Hospital
27	Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.29, 7th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.89, 7th percentile	Compare Capital Medical Center
28	Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · Acute care	0.71, 31st percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.33, 74th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Evergreenhealth Medical Center
29	Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · Acute care	0.81, 25th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	1.11, 9th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare Olympic Medical Center
30	Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.96, 17th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.07, 29th percentile	—	1.45, 8th percentile	0.65, 15th percentile	Compare Harborview Medical Center
31	Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care	0.99, 16th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Grays Harbor Community Hospital
32	Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care	1.00, 16th percentile	1.69, 1st percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Valley Medical Center
33	Madigan AMC (Ft Lewis)Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, WA · Military	1.01, 16th percentile	—	2.22, 1st percentile	—	—	—	1.07, 5th percentile	Compare Madigan AMC (Ft Lewis)
34	Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · Acute care	1.01, 16th percentile	1.35, 5th percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	1.24, 23rd percentile	—	0.72, 39th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
35	Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA · Acute care	1.09, 12th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.42, 5th percentile	1.21, 24th percentile	—	0.57, 52nd percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Swedish Edmonds Hospital
36	University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	1.17, 11th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	1.26, 22nd percentile	1.72, 20th percentile	0.92, 25th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare University Of Washington Medical Center
37	PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care	1.17, 11th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	1.74, 9th percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare PeaceHealth St John Medical Center
38	Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	1.42, 7th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.48, 42nd percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	1.65, 22nd percentile	0.48, 61st percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Swedish Medical Center
39	Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care	1.61, 5th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	1.25, 7th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.83, 32nd percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Providence Holy Family 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).