Surgical Wound Complication Rate

Rate of abdominal wound dehiscence (reopening) following surgery. This serious complication usually requires additional surgery and significantly longer recovery.

Unit: per 1,000Lower is better: Yes

Browse by State

AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY

Top US Hospitals — Lowest Surgical Wound Complication Rate

#	Hospital	City, State	Score	vs National
1	NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	NEW YORK, NY	0.84	Same as national avg
2	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL	KANSAS CITY, KS	1.16	Same as national avg
3	MUSC MEDICAL CENTER	CHARLESTON, SC	1.18	Same as national avg
4	MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL	NEW YORK, NY	1.19	Same as national avg
5	THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	PHILADELPHIA, PA	1.20	Same as national avg
6	ST LUKES HOSPITAL	BETHLEHEM, PA	1.26	Same as national avg
7	LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER	NEW HYDE PARK, NY	1.27	Same as national avg
8	HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	HACKENSACK, NJ	1.28	Same as national avg
9	UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	DES MOINES, IA	1.29	Same as national avg
10	INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER	MURRAY, UT	1.30	Same as national avg
11	CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL	WESTON, FL	1.31	Same as national avg
12	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL	BOSTON, MA	1.31	Same as national avg
13	PROMEDICA TOLEDO HOSPITAL	TOLEDO, OH	1.31	Same as national avg
14	HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	1.32	Same as national avg
15	BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER	BOSTON, MA	1.33	Same as national avg
16	UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	1.34	Same as national avg
17	THE NEBRASKA METHODIST HOSPITAL	OMAHA, NE	1.35	Same as national avg
18	REX HOSPITAL	RALEIGH, NC	1.35	Same as national avg
19	MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	WASHINGTON, DC	1.37	Same as national avg
20	ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL	NASHVILLE, TN	1.37	Same as national avg