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Hospitals in Arkansas with the lowest C. diff infections

34 Arkansas hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Ashley County Medical Center, Johnson Regional Medical Center, CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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34 hospitals ranked in Arkansas by c. diff infections; 56 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	Ashley County Medical CenterCrossett, AR · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ashley County Medical Center
T1	Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Johnson Regional Medical Center
T1	CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.16, 15th percentile	Compare CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs
T1	Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Siloam Springs Regional Hospital
T1	White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	2.03, 0th percentile	1.40, 7th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	1.37, 10th percentile	Compare White River Medical Center
T1	National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.16, 9th percentile	3.19, 0th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare National Park Medical Center
T1	North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
T1	Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ouachita County Medical Center
T1	Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs CountyMalvern, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County
T1	Unity Health - JacksonvilleJacksonville, AR · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Unity Health - Jacksonville
11	Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · Acute care	0.05, 79th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.62, 5th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.48, 66th percentile	1.01, 39th percentile	0.64, 46th percentile	Compare Northwest Medical Center-Springdale
12	CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · Acute care	0.11, 74th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.05, 76th percentile	0.56, 59th percentile	—	0.27, 76th percentile	Compare CHI-St Vincent Infirmary
13	Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · Acute care	0.14, 71st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Saline Memorial Hospital
14	St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare St Marys Regional Medical Center
15	Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.77, 36th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
16	Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.72, 98th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.37, 72nd percentile	1.78, 18th percentile	0.98, 22nd percentile	Compare Washington Regional Medical Center
17	Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	1.68, 10th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.26, 76th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas
T18	Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	3.34, 3rd percentile	1.16, 15th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock
T18	Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	2.56, 1st percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.85, 7th percentile	—	0.78, 35th percentile	Compare Jefferson Regional Medical Center
20	Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.48, 8th percentile	Compare Baxter Health
21	Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	1.94, 6th percentile	—	0.82, 32nd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock
22	White County Medical CenterSearcy, AR · Acute care	0.35, 41st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	1.25, 12th percentile	Compare White County Medical Center
23	Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	—	0.71, 41st percentile	Compare Baptist Health - Fort Smith
24	Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello, AR · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County
25	Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · Acute care	0.43, 31st percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	0.74, 38th percentile	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.
26	University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · Acute care	0.47, 26th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.45, 73rd percentile	1.33, 10th percentile	Compare University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
27	Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · Acute care	0.49, 26th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	—	0.83, 32nd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway
28	South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC
29	St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare St Vincent Medical Center/North
30	Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock, AR · Acute care	0.61, 17th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	1.69, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC
31	Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould, AR · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	0.63, 29th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Arkansas Methodist Medical Center
32	Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant, AR · Acute care	0.86, 8th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore
33	Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · Acute care	0.90, 7th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	1.19, 10th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	1.81, 18th percentile	1.44, 9th percentile	Compare Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc
34	St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · Acute care	0.92, 7th percentile	3.16, 0th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	—	0.94, 24th percentile	Compare St Bernards 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).