Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest C. diff infections
59 Alabama hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | C. diff infectionslower is better | 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 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 51 | Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 0.72, 12th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.36, 61st percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 1.42, 16th percentile | 2.27, 10th percentile | 0.36, 70th percentile | Compare Mobile Infirmary Medical Center |
| 52 | Prattville Baptist Hospital | 0.76, 11th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | 1.48, 5th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Prattville Baptist Hospital |
| 53 | Fayette Medical Center | 0.87, 7th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Fayette Medical Center |
| 54 | Thomas Hospital | 0.94, 6th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.67, 33rd percentile | 1.07, 10th percentile | 0.72, 50th percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | Compare Thomas Hospital |
| 55 | Citizens Baptist Medical Center | 0.96, 6th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Citizens Baptist Medical Center |
| 56 | Russell Medical Center | 0.99, 5th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | 0.73, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | Compare Russell Medical Center |
| 57 | St Vincents Blount | 1.09, 4th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare St Vincents Blount |
| 58 | Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | 1.10, 4th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 1.63, 5th percentile | 0.80, 19th percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | — | 2.39, 1st percentile | Compare Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc |
| 59 | Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center | 1.33, 3rd percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.57, 53rd percentile | Compare Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center |
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.
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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).