Utah hospital infection and safety ratings
How 32 Utah hospitals compare with the national benchmark on six infections patients can catch in the hospital, and on serious complications, according to Medicare (CMS). Utah ranks #1 of 50 states on our infection index.
Infection index
0.75
−0.25 vs U.S. U.S. = 1.00
Worse on 1+ infection
0 of 29
0% of reporting hospitals; U.S. 5%
Serious complications
0 worse
0 better than national (CMS PSI 90)
Utah results by infection
The Utah ratio adds up the infections reported by the state's hospitals and divides by the number CMS predicts; below 1.00 means fewer than predicted. Compare it with the U.S. ratio: CMS's predictions come from a fixed baseline period and infections have fallen since, so most ratios are now below 1.00. Counts show how many Utah hospitals CMS rated better than, no different from or worse than national.
| Infection | Utah ratio | U.S. ratio | Better | No different | Worse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central line infectionsCentral line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | 0.46 | 0.58 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Catheter UTIsCatheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | 0.44 | 0.47 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Colon surgery infectionsSurgical site infections after colon surgery | 0.64 | 0.83 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Hysterectomy infectionsSurgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | 0.28 | 1.02 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MRSAMRSA bloodstream infections | 0.47 | 0.68 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| C. diffC. diff intestinal infections | 0.36 | 0.34 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
– means too few predicted infections to calculate a reliable ratio.
All 32 Utah hospitals with safety results
Listed from fewest problems to most: hospitals worse on no infection come first, then by how many infections they were better on. Most hospitals are no different from the national benchmark.
Showing the first 25 of 32 hospitals
| Hospital | Infections |
|---|---|
| Lds HospitalSalt Lake City 4 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ✓CLABSICentral line infections: better than national. ✓CAUTICatheter UTIs: better than national. ✓ColonColon surgery infections: better than national. =Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: no different from national. =MRSAMRSA: no different from national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| University Health Care/Univ Hospitals and ClinicsSalt Lake City 4 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ✓CLABSICentral line infections: better than national. ✓CAUTICatheter UTIs: better than national. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. =Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: no different from national. ✓MRSAMRSA: better than national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| McKay-Dee Hospital CenterOgden 3 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. ✓CAUTICatheter UTIs: better than national. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ✓MRSAMRSA: better than national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| St. George Regional HospitalSt George 3 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. ✓CAUTICatheter UTIs: better than national. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ✓MRSAMRSA: better than national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| Utah Valley Regional Medical CenterProvo 3 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ✓CLABSICentral line infections: better than national. ✓CAUTICatheter UTIs: better than national. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. =MRSAMRSA: no different from national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| Cottonwood Hospital Med CntrMurray 2 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. =CAUTICatheter UTIs: no different from national. ✓ColonColon surgery infections: better than national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. =MRSAMRSA: no different from national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| St Marks HospitalSalt Lake City 2 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. ✓CAUTICatheter UTIs: better than national. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. =Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: no different from national. =MRSAMRSA: no different from national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| American Fork HospitalAmerican Fork 1 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. =MRSAMRSA: no different from national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalCedar City 1 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| Logan Regional HospitalLogan 1 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. =CAUTICatheter UTIs: no different from national. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. =MRSAMRSA: no different from national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| Mountain View HospitalPayson 1 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| Ogden Regional Medical CenterOgden 1 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. =CAUTICatheter UTIs: no different from national. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. =MRSAMRSA: no different from national. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| Timpanogos Regional HospitalOrem 1 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. ✓C. diffC. diff: better than national. |
| Alta View HospitalSandy 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Ashley Valley Medical CenterVernal 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Brigham City Community HospitalBrigham City Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. ·C. diffC. diff: not reported. |
| Cache Valley Speciality HospitalNorth Logan Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. ·C. diffC. diff: not reported. |
| Castleview HospitalPrice 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Davis Hospital and Medical CenterLayton 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. =CAUTICatheter UTIs: no different from national. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. =Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: no different from national. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Intermountain Health Layton HospitalLayton 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Intermountain Health Spanish Fork HospitalSpanish Fork 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Jordan Valley Medical CenterWest Jordan 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. =CAUTICatheter UTIs: no different from national. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. =MRSAMRSA: no different from national. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Lakeview HospitalBountiful 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Lone Peak HospitalDraper 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Milford Memorial HospitalMilford 0 better · 0 worse Critical Access | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. =CAUTICatheter UTIs: no different from national. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. ·C. diffC. diff: not reported. |
| Mountain West Medical CenterTooele 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Park City Medical CenterPark City 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Riverton HospitalRiverton 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. =ColonColon surgery infections: no different from national. =Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: no different from national. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Salt Lake Regional Medical CenterSalt Lake City 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| Sevier Valley HospitalRichfield Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. ·C. diffC. diff: not reported. |
| Uintah Basin Medical CenterRoosevelt 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national Acute care | ·CLABSICentral line infections: not reported. ·CAUTICatheter UTIs: not reported. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. =C. diffC. diff: no different from national. |
| VA Salt Lake City Healthcare - George E. Wahlen VA Medical CenterSalt Lake City 0 better · 0 worse Complications: same as national VA | =CLABSICentral line infections: no different from national. =CAUTICatheter UTIs: no different from national. ·ColonColon surgery infections: not reported. ·Hyst.Hysterectomy infections: not reported. ·MRSAMRSA: not reported. ·C. diffC. diff: not reported. |
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How Utah compares with its neighbors
| Rank | State | Infection index | Worse on 1+ infection | Complications worse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | 0.75 | 0% (0 of 29) | 0 |
| #3 | Nevada | 0.80 | 8% (2 of 24) | 0 |
| #10 | Wyoming | 0.88 | 0% (0 of 8) | 0 |
| #11 | Colorado | 0.89 | 2% (1 of 51) | 2 |
| #17 | Arizona | 0.94 | 7% (4 of 55) | 6 |
| #20 | Idaho | 0.96 | 0% (0 of 18) | 0 |
Infection index: 1.00 is the U.S. level; lower is better (0.90 means about 10% fewer infections than U.S. hospitals overall, relative to what CMS predicts).
Questions about Utah hospital safety
Which Utah hospitals are better than national on infections?
13 Utah hospitals were better than national on at least one infection and worse on none, led by Lds Hospital (Salt Lake City), University Health Care/Univ Hospitals and Clinics (Salt Lake City), McKay-Dee Hospital Center (Ogden), St. George Regional Hospital (St George), Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (Provo), Cottonwood Hospital Med Cntr (Murray). All 13 are listed on this page.
How does Utah compare with other states on hospital infections?
Utah ranks #1 of 50 states on HospitalsInEachState.com's infection index (lower is better), at 0.75. Averaged across the infections with enough data, its hospitals reported about 25% fewer infections than U.S. hospitals overall, relative to what CMS predicts. 0 of 29 reporting hospitals (0%) were worse than national on at least one infection, compared with 5% nationwide.
What if my hospital is worse than national on an infection?
A "worse" result means CMS found the hospital reported significantly more of that infection than predicted during the measurement period. It covers one type of infection over a past period and does not mean every patient is at higher risk. If you have a planned procedure, ask your doctor or the hospital what it is doing about the result and how it applies to your care. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.
Why isn't my hospital listed?
Only hospitals with at least one CMS infection comparison or a serious-complications result are listed. Hospitals with too few procedures or patient days, such as many small rural, critical access and specialty hospitals, often have no comparison. A missing result is not a bad sign. Every hospital still has its own page in the Utah hospital directory.
Use this data
You're welcome to use these results with a link to this page.
Source: CMS Care Compare, Healthcare-Associated Infections (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025) and Complications and Deaths (Jul 2022 – Jun 2024) files. "Better", "no different" and "worse" are CMS's own statistical comparisons with the national benchmark. The state ratios and infection index are HospitalsInEachState.com's calculation from the same data, not CMS ratings. Each facility is counted once by its CMS Certification Number. Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data.
Infection and complication results are one part of hospital quality and do not capture every service. Talk to your doctor about which hospital is right for your care. About the data. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.