Hospital rankings

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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#	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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T2849	St Johns HospitalSpringfield, IL · Acute care	1.53, 2nd percentile	0.41, 56th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.25, 77th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare St Johns Hospital
T2852	Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care	1.54, 2nd percentile	0.17, 76th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	—	1.20, 14th percentile	0.79, 10th percentile	Compare Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc
T2852	University Of Toledo Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care	1.54, 2nd percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.72, 49th percentile	—	0.63, 46th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare University Of Toledo Medical Center
T2854	Community Medical CenterMissoula, MT · Acute care	1.55, 2nd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Community Medical Center
T2854	Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care	1.55, 2nd percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	0.30, 77th percentile	0.48, 60th percentile	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Candler Hospital
T2854	HCA Florida Memorial HospitalJacksonville, FL · Acute care	1.55, 2nd percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.26, 76th percentile	0.01, 81st percentile	Compare HCA Florida Memorial Hospital
T2854	Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland, FL · Acute care	1.55, 2nd percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.46, 8th percentile	0.47, 26th percentile	Compare Lakeland Regional Medical Center
2858	Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care	1.56, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Leonard J Chabert Medical Center
2859	Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · Acute care	1.57, 2nd percentile	0.27, 68th percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	—	—	0.35, 71st percentile	0.36, 39th percentile	Compare Crozer Chester Medical Center
T2860	Parkland Health & Hospital SystemDallas, TX · Acute care	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.94, 13th percentile	0.72, 49th percentile	1.02, 39th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.11, 73rd percentile	Compare Parkland Health & Hospital System
T2860	Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster, OH · Acute care	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	1.09, 18th percentile	1.87, 1st percentile	Compare Fairfield Medical Center
T2860	Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Gadsden Regional Medical Center
T2860	Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · Acute care	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	2.00, 14th percentile	1.02, 20th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
T2860	United Health Services Hospitals, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	1.44, 16th percentile	—	0.64, 46th percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare United Health Services Hospitals, Inc
T2865	Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville, TX · Acute care	1.59, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.69, 52nd percentile	—	—	0.78, 10th percentile	Compare Peterson Regional Medical Center
T2865	The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care	1.59, 1st percentile	3.26, 1st percentile	1.70, 3rd percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	0.77, 35th percentile	1.12, 4th percentile	Compare The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc
T2867	Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	1.60, 1st percentile	0.63, 37th percentile	0.26, 62nd percentile	1.91, 6th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Greater Baltimore Medical Center
T2867	Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care	1.60, 1st percentile	—	0.61, 31st percentile	1.77, 9th percentile	—	—	0.82, 9th percentile	Compare Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
T2867	University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care	1.60, 1st percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center
2870	Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · Acute care	1.62, 1st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	—	—	0.63, 46th percentile	0.62, 16th percentile	Compare Howard University Hospital Corp
2871	Oklahoma City Va Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Veterans Affairs	1.63, 1st percentile	0.70, 31st percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Oklahoma City Va Medical Center
T2872	Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak, MI · Acute care	1.64, 1st percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.61, 56th percentile	1.32, 32nd percentile	0.67, 43rd percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
T2872	Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg, VA · Acute care	1.64, 1st percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	0.58, 59th percentile	—	0.20, 79th percentile	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital
T2872	Deborah Heart And Lung CenterBrowns Mills, NJ · Acute care	1.64, 1st percentile	0.69, 32nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Deborah Heart And Lung Center
T2875	Alaska Native Medical CenterAnchorage, AK · Acute care	1.67, 1st percentile	1.34, 7th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	1.80, 8th percentile	—	1.84, 4th percentile	0.30, 48th percentile	Compare Alaska Native Medical Center
T2875	St Marys HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute care	1.67, 1st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare St Marys Hospital
T2877	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)
T2877	Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston, WV · Acute care	1.68, 1st percentile	1.30, 8th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.90, 27th percentile	1.45, 2nd percentile	Compare Thomas Memorial Hospital
T2879	Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	1.69, 1st percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.77, 54th percentile	0.67, 44th percentile	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Baystate Medical Center
T2879	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
2881	Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg, VA · Acute care	1.70, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	—	1.27, 12th percentile	0.49, 26th percentile	Compare Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
2882	Sisters Of Charity HospitalBuffalo, NY · Acute care	1.71, 1st percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.26, 76th percentile	0.04, 80th percentile	Compare Sisters Of Charity Hospital
2883	Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care	1.73, 1st percentile	0.93, 19th percentile	0.80, 20th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	0.44, 73rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Huntsville Hospital
T2884	Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · Acute care	1.74, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	1.87, 7th percentile	—	—	0.46, 27th percentile	Compare Central Vermont Medical Center
T2884	Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY · Acute care	1.74, 1st percentile	1.25, 9th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	1.63, 23rd percentile	0.96, 23rd percentile	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Pikeville Medical Center
2886	Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	1.75, 1st percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.54, 36th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	1.73, 20th percentile	0.67, 43rd percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare Rochester General Hospital
2887	Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care	1.79, 1st percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.41, 69th percentile	—	0.18, 80th percentile	0.73, 11th percentile	Compare Marshfield Medical Center
2888	Va New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque, NM · Veterans Affairs	1.85, 1st percentile	1.25, 9th percentile	1.57, 4th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Va New Mexico Healthcare System
2889	Memorial Hospital Of South BendSouth Bend, IN · Acute care	1.89, 1st percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	1.49, 15th percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare Memorial Hospital Of South Bend
2890	San Juan Va Medical CenterSan Juan, PR · Veterans Affairs	1.90, 1st percentile	0.38, 60th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare San Juan Va Medical Center
T2891	Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston, WV · Acute care	1.92, 1st percentile	0.96, 17th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	1.58, 13th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.64, 6th percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Charleston Area Medical Center
T2891	Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton, GA · Acute care	1.92, 1st percentile	1.47, 6th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	0.88, 38th percentile	—	1.93, 3rd percentile	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
2893	Harper University HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care	1.93, 1st percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.50, 65th percentile	—	0.90, 27th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Harper University Hospital
2894	Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care	1.98, 0th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	—	1.02, 20th percentile	0.60, 18th percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center South
2895	Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care	2.01, 0th percentile	0.96, 17th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.88, 39th percentile	1.52, 26th percentile	0.79, 34th percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital
2896	The University Of Vermont Health Network - ChamplPlattsburgh, NY · Acute care	2.02, 0th percentile	0.26, 70th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	2.54, 2nd percentile	—	0.25, 77th percentile	1.09, 4th percentile	Compare The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl
2897	White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · Acute care	2.03, 0th percentile	1.40, 7th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	1.37, 10th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare White River Medical Center
2898	West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown, WV · Acute care	2.06, 0th percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	1.59, 25th percentile	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc
2899	Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · Acute care	2.09, 0th percentile	0.64, 36th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Erie County Medical Center
2900	Marion Communtiy HospitalOcala, FL · Acute care	2.12, 0th percentile	0.10, 78th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.31, 20th percentile	—	0.29, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Marion Communtiy 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.

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).