Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Washington with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
33 Washington hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Cascade Valley Hospital, Highline Medical Center, St Francis Community Hospital. 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Cascade Valley Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Cascade Valley Hospital |
| T1 | Highline Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.79, 20th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare Highline Medical Center |
| T1 | St Francis Community Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.36, 53rd percentile | — | 1.60, 6th percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare St Francis Community Hospital |
| T1 | Capital Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.29, 7th percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.90, 15th percentile | — | — | 0.89, 7th percentile | Compare Capital Medical Center |
| T1 | Olympic Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.81, 25th percentile | 1.11, 9th percentile | — | — | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare Olympic Medical Center |
| T1 | Multicare Auburn Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.43, 55th percentile | 0.30, 59th percentile | — | 0.49, 60th percentile | 0.69, 13th percentile | Compare Multicare Auburn Medical Center |
| T1 | Yakima Valley Memorial | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.37, 53rd percentile | — | 1.60, 6th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Yakima Valley Memorial |
| 8 | St Joseph Medical Center | 0.17, 80th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.10, 78th percentile | 0.16, 71st percentile | 0.65, 62nd percentile | 0.61, 48th percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| 9 | Virginia Mason Medical Center | 0.22, 79th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.76, 36th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Virginia Mason Medical Center |
| 10 | Deaconess Medical Center | 0.25, 78th percentile | 1.53, 2nd percentile | 0.35, 62nd percentile | 0.31, 59th percentile | — | 0.97, 23rd percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare Deaconess Medical Center |
| 11 | Evergreenhealth Medical Center | 0.33, 74th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.71, 31st percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.34, 42nd percentile | Compare Evergreenhealth Medical Center |
| 12 | Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | 0.42, 69th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.18, 75th percentile | 1.63, 3rd percentile | — | 1.18, 15th percentile | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center |
| 13 | St Michael Medical Center | 0.61, 57th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.27, 69th percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | — | 0.57, 53rd percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare St Michael Medical Center |
| 14 | PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | 0.64, 55th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.49, 50th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center |
| 15 | Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 0.68, 52nd percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.48, 41st percentile | — | 0.97, 22nd percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital |
| 16 | Valley Medical Center | 0.87, 39th percentile | 1.69, 1st percentile | 1.00, 16th percentile | 0.44, 45th percentile | — | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Valley Medical Center |
| 17 | Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 0.91, 36th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.18, 70th percentile | 2.97, 5th percentile | 0.70, 41st percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics |
| 18 | Swedish Medical Center | 1.00, 31st percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 1.42, 7th percentile | 0.48, 42nd percentile | 1.65, 22nd percentile | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Swedish Medical Center |
| 19 | Harborview Medical Center | 1.07, 29th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.96, 17th percentile | 0.68, 26th percentile | — | 1.45, 8th percentile | 0.65, 15th percentile | Compare Harborview Medical Center |
| 20 | Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 1.17, 25th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.65, 35th percentile | 0.83, 18th percentile | 0.75, 54th percentile | 0.95, 23rd percentile | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare Kadlec Regional Medical Center |
| 21 | Swedish Edmonds Hospital | 1.21, 24th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 1.09, 12th percentile | 1.42, 5th percentile | — | 0.57, 52nd percentile | 0.43, 30th percentile | Compare Swedish Edmonds Hospital |
| 22 | Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | 1.24, 23rd percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 0.22, 65th percentile | — | 0.72, 39th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital |
| 23 | University Of Washington Medical Center | 1.26, 22nd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 1.17, 11th percentile | 1.23, 8th percentile | 1.72, 20th percentile | 0.92, 25th percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare University Of Washington Medical Center |
| 24 | Providence Holy Family Hospital | 1.37, 18th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 1.61, 5th percentile | 1.25, 7th percentile | — | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare Providence Holy Family Hospital |
| 25 | Multicare Valley Hospital | 1.42, 17th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | — | — | 0.55, 21st percentile | Compare Multicare Valley Hospital |
| 26 | Swedish Issaquah | 1.59, 12th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.82, 19th percentile | — | 2.29, 2nd percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Swedish Issaquah |
| 27 | Skagit Valley Hospital | 1.63, 11th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.41, 57th percentile | 1.48, 5th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Skagit Valley Hospital |
| 28 | PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | 1.74, 9th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 1.17, 11th percentile | 0.49, 41st percentile | — | 0.67, 44th percentile | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare PeaceHealth St John Medical Center |
| 29 | Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 1.76, 9th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.44, 54th percentile | 0.70, 25th percentile | 1.63, 23rd percentile | 0.23, 78th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital |
| 30 | PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | 1.86, 7th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.33, 64th percentile | 0.48, 41st percentile | — | 0.65, 45th percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente |
| 31 | Confluence Health Hospital | 2.23, 3rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.44, 30th percentile | Compare Confluence Health Hospital |
| 32 | Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | 2.24, 3rd percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.58, 42nd percentile | 0.15, 71st percentile | 2.67, 7th percentile | 0.61, 49th percentile | 0.28, 49th percentile | Compare Providence Regional Medical Center Everett |
| 33 | Providence St Peter Hospital | 2.80, 1st percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 0.58, 42nd percentile | 0.78, 21st percentile | 1.74, 20th percentile | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.49, 25th percentile | Compare Providence St Peter 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).