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Hospitals with the lowest serious complications

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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2,908 hospitals ranked by serious complications; 2,511 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalSerious complicationslower is betterCentral line bloodstream infectionslower is betterCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is betterSurgical site infections (colon)lower is betterSurgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is betterMRSA bloodstream infectionslower is betterC. diff infectionslower is betterCompare
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T2692Bassett HealthcareCooperstown, NY · Acute care1.27, 7th percentile0.15, 76th percentile0.83, 18th percentile1.88, 7th percentile—0.36, 70th percentile0.64, 15th percentileCompare Bassett Healthcare
T2692Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville, NY · Acute care1.27, 7th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———0.32, 44th percentileCompare Nathan Littauer Hospital
T2703Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac LakeSaranac Lake, NY · Acute care1.28, 7th percentile—————0.84, 8th percentileCompare Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
T2703Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights, IL · Acute care1.28, 7th percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.73, 23rd percentile0.49, 65th percentile0.81, 50th percentile1.05, 19th percentile0.54, 21st percentileCompare Palos Community Hospital
T2703Medical Center HospitalOdessa, TX · Acute care1.28, 7th percentile0.99, 16th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile0.79, 45th percentile—0.71, 40th percentile0.28, 50th percentileCompare Medical Center Hospital
T2703St Marys Medical CenterHuntington, WV · Acute care1.28, 7th percentile1.16, 11th percentile0.51, 39th percentile1.28, 21st percentile—0.91, 26th percentile0.75, 11th percentileCompare St Marys Medical Center
T2703UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care1.28, 7th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———0.00, 90th percentileCompare UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
T2703Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw, MI · Acute care1.28, 7th percentile1.00, 16th percentile0.41, 49th percentile0.85, 40th percentile—0.58, 52nd percentile0.30, 47th percentileCompare Covenant Medical Center
T2703Taylor Regional HospitalCampbellsville, KY · Acute care1.28, 7th percentile—1.50, 4th percentile1.96, 6th percentile——1.14, 4th percentileCompare Taylor Regional Hospital
T2703St Barnabas HospitalBronx, NY · Acute care1.28, 7th percentile0.54, 45th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.47, 66th percentile—0.85, 30th percentile0.12, 72nd percentileCompare St Barnabas Hospital
T2711Va S. Arizona Healthcare SystemTucson, AZ · Veterans Affairs1.29, 7th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile————Compare Va S. Arizona Healthcare System
T2711Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care1.29, 7th percentile0.54, 45th percentile0.59, 32nd percentile2.35, 2nd percentile4.73, 0th percentile0.44, 64th percentile0.18, 65th percentileCompare Northside Hospital Cherokee
T2711Beloit Health SystemBeloit, WI · Acute care1.29, 7th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.17, 66th percentileCompare Beloit Health System
T2711Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · Acute care1.29, 7th percentile0.68, 33rd percentile0.90, 15th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——0.89, 7th percentileCompare Capital Medical Center
T2711Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake, VA · Acute care1.29, 7th percentile0.52, 47th percentile1.32, 6th percentile0.17, 80th percentile1.23, 34th percentile0.19, 79th percentile0.36, 38th percentileCompare Chesapeake General Hospital
T2711Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · Acute care1.29, 7th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———1.11, 4th percentileCompare Mary Lanning Healthcare
T2711Piedmont Medical CenterRock Hill, SC · Acute care1.29, 7th percentile0.32, 65th percentile0.19, 68th percentile0.26, 77th percentile—0.97, 23rd percentile0.10, 74th percentileCompare Piedmont Medical Center
T2711Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care1.29, 7th percentile1.24, 9th percentile0.46, 43rd percentile0.57, 59th percentile—1.07, 18th percentile0.18, 64th percentileCompare Detroit Receiving Hospital
T2719Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.34, 63rd percentile1.37, 6th percentile0.79, 45th percentile—1.32, 11th percentile0.47, 26th percentileCompare Bellin Memorial Hospital
T2719Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.25, 63rd percentile1.14, 26th percentile—0.48, 61st percentile0.57, 19th percentileCompare Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center
T2719Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix, AZ · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.61, 39th percentile0.10, 74th percentile1.04, 30th percentile0.52, 71st percentile0.35, 71st percentile0.25, 55th percentileCompare Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
T2719Community Hospital NorthIndianapolis, IN · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.65, 35th percentile0.39, 51st percentile0.36, 72nd percentile0.74, 55th percentile0.59, 51st percentile0.29, 48th percentileCompare Community Hospital North
T2719Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.24, 71st percentile0.60, 31st percentile0.55, 60th percentile—0.71, 41st percentile0.38, 36th percentileCompare Baptist Health - Fort Smith
T2719Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.28, 67th percentile0.19, 69th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.08, 76th percentileCompare Northwest Hospital Center
T2719Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.59, 41st percentile0.23, 65th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.49, 60th percentile0.25, 54th percentileCompare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
T2719Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls, OR · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——0.46, 27th percentileCompare Sky Lakes Medical Center
T2719Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.81, 19th percentile0.72, 50th percentile1.85, 17th percentile0.18, 80th percentile0.25, 54th percentileCompare Tucson Medical Center
T2719University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile1.42, 7th percentile0.80, 19th percentile0.87, 39th percentile3.01, 5th percentile0.91, 26th percentile0.24, 55th percentileCompare University Medical Center New Orleans
T2719Barstow Community HospitalBarstow, CA · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile—————0.50, 24th percentileCompare Barstow Community Hospital
T2719Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterBayonne, NJ · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———0.00, 90th percentileCompare Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
T2719Jackson Health SystemMiami, FL · Acute care1.30, 6th percentile0.08, 79th percentile0.07, 75th percentile0.60, 57th percentile1.50, 27th percentile0.74, 37th percentile0.05, 79th percentileCompare Jackson Health System
T2732AdventHealthmanchesterManchester, KY · Acute care1.31, 6th percentile—————0.42, 32nd percentileCompare AdventHealthmanchester
T2732MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care1.31, 6th percentile0.78, 27th percentile0.75, 22nd percentile1.41, 17th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 90th percentileCompare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T2732OHSU Hospital And ClinicsPortland, OR · Acute care1.31, 6th percentile0.80, 26th percentile0.84, 18th percentile1.17, 25th percentile1.38, 30th percentile0.94, 24th percentile0.73, 11th percentileCompare OHSU Hospital And Clinics
T2732Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, IncWatertown, SD · Acute care1.31, 6th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile——0.79, 10th percentileCompare Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc
T2732University Medical Center Of El PasoEl Paso, TX · Acute care1.31, 6th percentile0.69, 32nd percentile0.44, 45th percentile0.44, 68th percentile2.74, 6th percentile0.14, 81st percentile0.88, 7th percentileCompare University Medical Center Of El Paso
T2732Elliot HospitalManchester, NH · Acute care1.31, 6th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.96, 12th percentile1.05, 30th percentile1.51, 26th percentile0.27, 76th percentile0.43, 30th percentileCompare Elliot Hospital
T2732Lubbock Heart Hospital LpLubbock, TX · Acute care1.31, 6th percentile—————0.00, 90th percentileCompare Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp
T2732UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care1.31, 6th percentile0.13, 77th percentile0.48, 41st percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.35, 71st percentile0.10, 74th percentileCompare UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
T2740Summa Health SystemAkron, OH · Acute care1.32, 6th percentile0.79, 26th percentile0.46, 43rd percentile0.76, 46th percentile1.22, 35th percentile0.37, 69th percentile0.31, 46th percentileCompare Summa Health System
T2740Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care1.32, 6th percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.63, 28th percentile1.53, 13th percentile0.78, 54th percentile1.03, 20th percentile0.64, 16th percentileCompare Tufts Medical Center
T2740University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care1.32, 6th percentile0.88, 21st percentile0.58, 33rd percentile1.35, 19th percentile1.67, 22nd percentile0.71, 40th percentile0.17, 67th percentileCompare University Of Mississippi Medical Center
T2740Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care1.32, 6th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———0.61, 17th percentileCompare Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
T2740Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care1.32, 6th percentile0.56, 44th percentile0.42, 48th percentile1.09, 28th percentile1.19, 36th percentile1.89, 3rd percentile0.35, 40th percentileCompare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col
T2745University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · Acute care1.33, 6th percentile0.57, 43rd percentile0.49, 40th percentile0.90, 37th percentile1.29, 32nd percentile0.59, 51st percentile0.28, 50th percentileCompare University Of Colorado Hospital Authority
T2745Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care1.33, 6th percentile0.75, 29th percentile0.43, 46th percentile1.81, 8th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.72, 39th percentile0.41, 33rd percentileCompare Strong Memorial Hospital
T2745Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville, TX · Acute care1.33, 6th percentile2.07, 2nd percentile0.64, 28th percentile2.37, 2nd percentile—1.20, 14th percentile1.22, 3rd percentileCompare Hunt Regional Medical Center
T2745Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care1.33, 6th percentile0.85, 23rd percentile0.93, 14th percentile0.69, 51st percentile—1.64, 6th percentile0.07, 78th percentileCompare Slidell Memorial Hospital
T2745USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · Acute care1.33, 6th percentile1.03, 15th percentile0.30, 59th percentile0.47, 66th percentile—2.19, 2nd percentile0.47, 27th percentileCompare USA Health University Hospital
T2750University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, VT · Acute care1.34, 5th percentile0.71, 31st percentile1.13, 9th percentile1.29, 21st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.15, 80th percentile0.50, 25th percentileCompare University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care

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).