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Hospitals in Washington with the lowest serious complications

47 Washington hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Evergreenhealth Medical Center, PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center, St Anthony Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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47 hospitals ranked in Washington by serious complications; 53 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	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	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
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1	Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · Acute care	0.75, 97th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.33, 74th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Evergreenhealth Medical Center
2	PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care	0.77, 95th percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center
3	St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.65, 35th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.36, 70th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare St Anthony Hospital
4	Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare Providence St Mary Medical Center
T5	Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	1.11, 9th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare Olympic Medical Center
T5	St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.10, 78th 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	Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.62, 38th 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
8	University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	1.17, 11th 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
T9	Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.44, 54th 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
T9	Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	1.09, 12th percentile	1.42, 5th percentile	1.21, 24th percentile	—	0.57, 52nd percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Swedish Edmonds Hospital
T11	St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.36, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.60, 6th percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare St Francis Community Hospital
T11	St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	0.57, 53rd percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare St Michael Medical Center
T11	Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	0.99, 16th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Grays Harbor Community Hospital
14	Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.26, 52nd percentile	Compare Highline Medical Center
15	Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	1.61, 5th percentile	1.25, 7th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.83, 32nd percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Providence Holy Family Hospital
16	Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	1.31, 6th percentile	—	—	0.89, 27th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Providence Centralia Hospital
T17	Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Cascade Valley Hospital
T17	PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	1.74, 9th percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare PeaceHealth St John Medical Center
T19	Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	2.29, 2nd percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Swedish Issaquah
T19	Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	—	—	0.48, 60th percentile	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
T19	PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	1.86, 7th percentile	—	0.65, 45th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente
T22	EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe, WA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare EvergreenHealth Monroe
T22	MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.99, 5th percentile	Compare MultiCare Covington Medical Center
T22	Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.60, 6th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Yakima Valley Memorial
25	Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	0.58, 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
T26	Astria Toppenish HospitalToppenish, WA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Astria Toppenish Hospital
T26	Kaiser Permanente Central HospitalSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital
T28	Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	0.65, 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
T28	Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.23, 3rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.44, 30th percentile	Compare Confluence Health Hospital
30	Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · Acute care	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.58, 42nd 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
31	Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	0.69, 13th percentile	Compare Multicare Auburn Medical Center
32	Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	1.42, 7th 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
T33	St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare St Clare Hospital
T33	Trios HealthKennewick, WA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	—	0.85, 17th percentile	—	—	—	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Trios Health
35	Island HospitalAnacortes, WA · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.84, 8th percentile	Compare Island Hospital
36	Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.96, 17th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.07, 29th percentile	—	1.45, 8th percentile	0.65, 15th percentile	Compare Harborview Medical Center
T37	Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · Acute care	1.15, 14th percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	1.48, 5th percentile	1.63, 11th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Skagit Valley Hospital
T37	Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · Acute care	1.15, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare Samaritan Hospital
T39	Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · Acute care	1.17, 12th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.42, 17th percentile	—	—	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare Multicare Valley Hospital
T39	Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care	1.17, 12th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	1.63, 3rd percentile	0.42, 69th percentile	—	1.18, 15th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
41	Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care	1.19, 11th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	—	0.97, 22nd percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
42	Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · Acute care	1.29, 7th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.89, 7th percentile	Compare Capital Medical Center
43	Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · Acute care	1.35, 5th percentile	1.01, 16th percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	1.24, 23rd percentile	—	0.72, 39th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
44	Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · Acute care	1.36, 5th percentile	0.58, 42nd 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
45	Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care	1.53, 2nd percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.25, 78th percentile	—	0.97, 23rd percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Deaconess Medical Center
46	Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)Seattle, WA · Veterans Affairs	1.68, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)
47	Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care	1.69, 1st percentile	1.00, 16th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Valley 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.

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).
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).