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Hospitals in West Virginia with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
12 West Virginia hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mon Health Medical Center, Thomas Memorial Hospital, Wheeling Hospital, Inc. 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 | 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 | ||||
| 1 | Mon Health Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 189 | Compare Mon Health Medical Center |
| 2 | Thomas Memorial Hospital | 0.29, 76th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.68, 1st percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 266 | Compare Thomas Memorial Hospital |
| 3 | Wheeling Hospital, Inc | 0.43, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 203 min, 18th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 277 | Compare Wheeling Hospital, Inc |
| 4 | Camden Clark Medical Center | 0.54, 61st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 15.1%, 0th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 343 | Compare Camden Clark Medical Center |
| 5 | Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | 0.55, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 267 | Compare Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc |
| 6 | Weirton Medical Center, Inc | 0.75, 47th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 238 | Compare Weirton Medical Center, Inc |
| 7 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 0.91, 36th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 2.06, 0th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 531 | Compare West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc |
| 8 | St Marys Medical Center | 1.28, 21st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 440 | Compare St Marys Medical Center |
| 9 | Charleston Area Medical Center | 1.58, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.92, 1st percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 908 | Compare Charleston Area Medical Center |
| 10 | Berkeley Medical Center | 1.80, 8th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 241 | Compare Berkeley Medical Center |
| 11 | United Hospital Center, Inc | 2.03, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 375 | Compare United Hospital Center, Inc |
| 12 | Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | 2.05, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 322 | Compare Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc |
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).
- 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).