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Hospitals with the lowest serious complications

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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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T2794Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care1.40, 4th percentile1.46, 6th percentile1.14, 9th percentile1.09, 28th percentile—0.31, 74th percentile0.42, 31st percentileCompare Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
T2802Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City, AZ · Acute care1.41, 4th percentile1.82, 4th percentile0.59, 32nd percentile0.98, 32nd percentile—0.65, 46th percentile0.65, 15th percentileCompare Banner Boswell Medical Center
T2802Hilo Benioff Medical CenterHilo, HI · Acute care1.41, 4th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.40, 50th percentile0.51, 63rd percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.45, 29th percentileCompare Hilo Benioff Medical Center
T2802Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care1.41, 4th percentile0.25, 70th percentile0.20, 67th percentile0.71, 50th percentile—0.83, 32nd percentile0.46, 27th percentileCompare Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
T2802MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care1.41, 4th percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.55, 36th percentile0.54, 62nd percentile—0.50, 59th percentile0.18, 65th percentileCompare MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
T2806Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care1.42, 3rd percentile1.11, 12th percentile0.57, 34th percentile0.58, 59th percentile0.73, 56th percentile0.95, 24th percentile0.38, 36th percentileCompare Emory University Hospital
T2806Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care1.42, 3rd percentile1.14, 12th percentile0.40, 50th percentile0.90, 37th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.25, 77th percentile0.43, 30th percentileCompare Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
T2806SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care1.42, 3rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.13, 9th percentile——2.66, 1st percentile0.28, 50th percentileCompare SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
T2809Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip, NY · Acute care1.43, 3rd percentile0.44, 54th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.67, 53rd percentile1.57, 25th percentile0.70, 41st percentile0.06, 79th percentileCompare Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
T2809Hines Va Medical CenterHines, IL · Veterans Affairs1.43, 3rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.35, 55th percentile————Compare Hines Va Medical Center
T2809Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care1.43, 3rd percentile0.43, 55th percentile0.46, 44th percentile0.18, 80th percentile2.31, 10th percentile0.90, 27th percentile0.12, 72nd percentileCompare Mercy General Hospital
T2809Salem HospitalSalem, OR · Acute care1.43, 3rd percentile0.11, 78th percentile1.10, 10th percentile1.29, 21st percentile—0.34, 72nd percentile0.44, 29th percentileCompare Salem Hospital
T2809Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care1.43, 3rd percentile0.48, 50th percentile1.14, 9th percentile0.80, 44th percentile—0.77, 35th percentile0.22, 60th percentileCompare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
T2809Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical CenterHoboken, NJ · Acute care1.43, 3rd percentile—————0.74, 11th percentileCompare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center
T2815University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care1.44, 3rd percentile0.52, 47th percentile0.33, 57th percentile0.45, 67th percentile0.56, 68th percentile0.97, 22nd percentile0.35, 40th percentileCompare University Health System, Inc
T2815Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care1.44, 3rd percentile0.55, 45th percentile0.51, 39th percentile0.54, 61st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.51, 58th percentile0.53, 22nd percentileCompare Kaleida Health
T2815Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care1.44, 3rd percentile0.94, 18th percentile0.47, 42nd percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.29, 75th percentile0.36, 38th percentileCompare Lovelace Medical Center
T2815MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care1.44, 3rd percentile0.77, 28th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.90, 27th percentile0.38, 36th percentileCompare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
T2819Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care1.45, 3rd percentile0.33, 64th percentile0.93, 14th percentile0.66, 53rd percentile1.70, 21st percentile0.25, 77th percentile0.38, 36th percentileCompare Emory Decatur Hospital
T2819Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care1.45, 3rd percentile0.87, 21st percentile0.32, 58th percentile0.47, 66th percentile—1.03, 20th percentile0.45, 28th percentileCompare Shelby Baptist Medical Center
T2819Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care1.45, 3rd percentile0.85, 23rd percentile0.76, 21st percentile1.55, 13th percentile——0.67, 14th percentileCompare Trinity Regional Medical Center
T2819Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolis, AL · Acute care1.45, 3rd percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———0.00, 90th percentileCompare Whitfield Regional Hospital
T2823Portland Va Medical CenterPortland, OR · Veterans Affairs1.46, 3rd percentile0.22, 72nd percentile0.13, 73rd percentile————Compare Portland Va Medical Center
T2823Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care1.46, 3rd percentile0.66, 35th percentile0.33, 57th percentile0.50, 65th percentile0.95, 43rd percentile0.95, 23rd percentile0.28, 50th percentileCompare Tampa General Hospital
T2823Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care1.46, 3rd percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.73, 23rd percentile0.48, 66th percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.22, 13th percentile0.53, 22nd percentileCompare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
T2826Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS · Acute care1.47, 3rd percentile0.66, 34th percentile0.56, 34th percentile1.18, 24th percentile—0.71, 40th percentile0.30, 47th percentileCompare Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto
T2826Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House, NJ · Acute care1.47, 3rd percentile0.72, 30th percentile2.27, 1st percentile——0.00, 91st percentile0.92, 7th percentileCompare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc
T2826Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care1.47, 3rd percentile1.04, 14th percentile0.93, 14th percentile1.35, 19th percentile1.98, 15th percentile0.57, 52nd percentile0.65, 15th percentileCompare Presbyterian Hospital
T2826St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care1.47, 3rd percentile0.68, 33rd percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.51, 64th percentile—0.47, 62nd percentile0.26, 53rd percentileCompare St Mary's Hospital
T2830Aultman HospitalCanton, OH · Acute care1.48, 3rd percentile1.23, 10th percentile0.35, 55th percentile1.48, 15th percentile2.43, 8th percentile0.36, 70th percentile0.41, 33rd percentileCompare Aultman Hospital
T2830Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care1.48, 3rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.28, 61st percentile0.73, 49th percentile—0.80, 33rd percentile0.39, 35th percentileCompare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula
T2830Adventist Health White Memorial MontebelloMontebello, CA · Acute care1.48, 3rd percentile——————Compare Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
T2830Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield, IL · Acute care1.48, 3rd percentile1.05, 14th percentile1.13, 9th percentile0.78, 45th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.48, 61st percentile0.37, 38th percentileCompare Memorial Medical Center
T2830St Peters HealthHelena, MT · Acute care1.48, 3rd percentile1.70, 4th percentile2.24, 1st percentile2.23, 3rd percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.31, 45th percentileCompare St Peters Health
T2830University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care1.48, 3rd percentile0.47, 51st percentile0.84, 18th percentile1.94, 6th percentile—0.71, 40th percentile0.66, 15th percentileCompare University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
T2830MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care1.48, 3rd percentile0.84, 23rd percentile0.78, 20th percentile1.47, 15th percentile1.62, 24th percentile0.94, 24th percentile0.52, 23rd percentileCompare MUSC Medical Center
T2830Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care1.48, 3rd percentile0.25, 70th percentile0.52, 38th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.54, 56th percentile0.54, 21st percentileCompare Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
T2838Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care1.49, 2nd percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.17, 70th percentile0.41, 69th percentile2.12, 13th percentile0.32, 73rd percentile0.30, 47th percentileCompare Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
T2838Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care1.49, 2nd percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———0.70, 13th percentileCompare Ozarks Healthcare
T2838San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care1.49, 2nd percentile0.16, 76th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.33, 74th percentile—1.81, 4th percentile0.10, 75th percentileCompare San Joaquin General Hospital
T2841Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care1.50, 2nd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.40, 51st percentile1.59, 12th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.24, 56th percentileCompare Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc
T2841O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Acute care1.50, 2nd percentile0.35, 62nd percentile0.20, 68th percentile0.86, 40th percentile2.06, 14th percentile0.70, 41st percentile0.31, 45th percentileCompare O U Medical Center
T2841Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care1.50, 2nd percentile0.85, 23rd percentile0.18, 70th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.76, 36th percentile0.29, 48th percentileCompare Sinai-Grace Hospital
T2841Wynn HospitalUtica, NY · Acute care1.50, 2nd percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.96, 13th percentile0.50, 65th percentile—0.62, 47th percentile0.65, 15th percentileCompare Wynn Hospital
T2845Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute care1.51, 2nd percentile0.65, 35th percentile0.30, 60th percentile0.97, 33rd percentile0.61, 65th percentile0.75, 37th percentile0.48, 26th percentileCompare Cleveland Clinic
T2845Durham Va Medical CenterDurham, NC · Veterans Affairs1.51, 2nd percentile1.27, 9th percentile1.27, 7th percentile————Compare Durham Va Medical Center
T2845UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care1.51, 2nd percentile0.88, 21st percentile0.68, 26th percentile1.58, 13th percentile0.46, 72nd percentile0.94, 24th percentile0.88, 7th percentileCompare UNM Hospital
T2845Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care1.51, 2nd percentile0.20, 74th percentile0.10, 74th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.96, 23rd percentile0.16, 68th percentileCompare Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
T2849Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care1.53, 2nd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.96, 33rd percentile—1.26, 12th percentile0.32, 45th percentileCompare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
T2849Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care1.53, 2nd percentile0.35, 62nd percentile0.31, 59th percentile0.25, 78th percentile—0.97, 23rd percentile0.53, 22nd percentileCompare Deaconess 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).