Surgical Complication Death Rate

Death rate among surgical inpatients who developed serious but treatable complications. Lower rates suggest hospitals better detect and respond to surgical complications.

Unit: per 1,000Lower is better: Yes

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Top US Hospitals — Lowest Surgical Complication Death Rate

#	Hospital	City, State	Score	vs National
1	UCI HEALTH-ORANGE	ORANGE, CA	82.98	Better than national avg
2	ST LUKES HOSPITAL	BETHLEHEM, PA	95.36	Better than national avg
3	HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL	HOUSTON, TX	103.18	Better than national avg
4	SEQUOIA HOSPITAL	REDWOOD CITY, CA	104.12	Better than national avg
5	PRINCETON BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	BIRMINGHAM, AL	105.27	Better than national avg
6	UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR	SAN DIEGO, CA	105.39	Better than national avg
7	NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS	NEW YORK, NY	110.18	Better than national avg
8	HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK HOSPITAL	HOUSTON, TX	111.17	Better than national avg
9	UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL	GAINESVILLE, FL	113.22	Better than national avg
10	HOUSTON METHODIST SUGARLAND HOSPITAL	SUGAR LAND, TX	113.88	Better than national avg
11	DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER	DELRAY BEACH, FL	114.48	Better than national avg
12	SPECTRUM HEALTH	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	115.33	Better than national avg
13	MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL	PHOENIX, AZ	115.44	Better than national avg
14	CORPUS CHRISTI MEDICAL CENTER,THE	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	116.63	Better than national avg
15	MAYO CLINIC	JACKSONVILLE, FL	117.75	Better than national avg
16	BETHESDA HOSPITAL EAST	BOYNTON BEACH, FL	118.02	Better than national avg
17	HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL	HUDSON, FL	118.14	Better than national avg
18	SOUTHERN HILLS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	LAS VEGAS, NV	118.27	Better than national avg
19	SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM	AKRON, OH	119.80	Better than national avg
20	HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL	ATLANTIS, FL	120.61	Better than national avg