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Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest C. diff infections

59 Alabama hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital, Medical Center Enterprise, Russellville Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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59 hospitals ranked in Alabama by c. diff infections; 40 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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
T1	Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital
T1	Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Medical Center Enterprise
T1	Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Russellville Hospital
T1	Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Troy Regional Medical Center
T1	Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Lakeland Community Hospital
T1	Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.86, 16th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus
T1	Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolis, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Whitfield Regional Hospital
T1	D W McMillan Memorial HospitalBrewton, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare D W McMillan Memorial Hospital
T1	Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentre, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Floyd Cherokee Medical Center
T1	Medical Center BarbourEufaula, AL · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Medical Center Barbour
T1	North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare North Alabama Shoals Hospital
T1	St Vincent's ChiltonClanton, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Vincent's Chilton
T1	Tanner Medical Center-East AlabamaWedowee, AL · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama
T1	The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler HospitalGreenville, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler Hospital
15	North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · Acute care	0.03, 80th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare North Alabama Medical Center
16	Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care	0.05, 79th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.58, 58th percentile	—	2.69, 1st percentile	Compare Riverview Regional Medical Center
17	Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care	0.06, 78th percentile	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Gadsden Regional Medical Center
18	Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care	0.06, 78th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.97, 3rd percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.21, 13th percentile	Compare Walker Baptist Medical Center
19	Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.60, 100th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.84, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Flowers Hospital
20	Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.05, 29th percentile	—	0.76, 36th percentile	Compare Cullman Regional Medical Center
21	Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Crestwood Medical Center
22	USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	Compare USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC
23	Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare Grandview Medical Center
24	Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Baldwin Health
25	Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Highlands Medical Center
26	St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	1.07, 13th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.38, 69th percentile	Compare St. Vincent's East
27	Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	1.73, 1st percentile	0.93, 19th percentile	0.80, 20th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	0.44, 73rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	Compare Huntsville Hospital
28	Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.13, 17th percentile	Compare Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus
29	St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	1.33, 8th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare St Vincent's Birmingham
30	Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care	0.32, 45th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	1.29, 9th percentile	1.36, 6th percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	—	2.36, 1st percentile	Compare Marshall Medical Centers
31	Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.76, 36th percentile	Compare Springhill Medical Center
32	DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	1.38, 6th percentile	—	—	—	Compare DeKalb Regional Medical Center
33	Dale Medical CenterOzark, AL · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Dale Medical Center
34	University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	1.64, 23rd percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare University Of Alabama Hospital
35	Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care	0.41, 33rd percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	—	0.38, 69th percentile	Compare Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health System
36	Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care	0.42, 32nd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	1.00, 12th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Andalusia Health
37	Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.19, 79th percentile	0.55, 69th percentile	0.90, 27th percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center East
38	Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care	0.44, 29th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.45, 45th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Athens Limestone Hospital
39	Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.87, 21st percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	1.03, 20th percentile	Compare Shelby Baptist Medical Center
40	Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	—	0.62, 48th percentile	Compare Southeast Health Medical Center
41	USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · Acute care	0.47, 27th percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	1.03, 15th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	2.19, 2nd percentile	Compare USA Health University Hospital
42	Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	1.08, 10th percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	0.39, 75th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
43	Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care	0.51, 23rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	2.66, 1st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Helen Keller Hospital
44	Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.10, 78th percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	Compare Princeton Baptist Medical Center
45	St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Vincent's St Clair
46	Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Coosa Valley Medical Center
47	Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care	0.60, 18th percentile	1.98, 0th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	—	1.02, 20th percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center South
48	DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care	0.64, 16th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	0.30, 77th percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	Compare DCH Regional Medical Center
49	North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette, AL · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare North Baldwin Infirmary
50	The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care	0.71, 12th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	1.75, 19th percentile	0.54, 56th percentile	Compare The East Alabama Healthcare Authority

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).