The following hospitals had the highest rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the U.S., according to data from CMS' Hospital Compare website.
All nine hospitals had a Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections score above 3.5, compared to the national average of 1.
The figures are based on data collected from April 2018 through March 2019.
California
St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital (Camarillo)
Victor Valley Global Medical Center (Victorville)
Florida
Bartow Regional Medical Center
Indiana
Franciscan Health Munster
Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham
Montana
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital
North Carolina
Rutherford Regional Medical Center (Rutherfordton)
Watauga Medical Center (Boone)
Pennsylvania
Grand View Hospital (Sellersville)
Editor's note: This article was updated March 11 at 12:15 p.m.