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Hospitals in California with the lowest C. diff infections

273 California 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.

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273 hospitals ranked in California by c. diff infections; 104 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
51	Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
52	Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove, CA · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	1.95, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center
53	Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	0.31, 74th percentile	Compare Eden Medical Center
54	Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.18, 80th percentile	2.31, 10th percentile	0.90, 27th percentile	Compare Mercy General Hospital
55	Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.41, 69th percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare Sutter Roseville Medical Center
56	Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Paradise Valley Hospital
57	San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning, CA · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
58	Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.14, 71st percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.49, 49th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
59	Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	1.18, 36th percentile	0.83, 31st percentile	Compare Saint Agnes Medical Center
60	Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	—	0.41, 67th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Bakersfield
61	La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma, CA · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
T62	Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.30, 75th percentile	Compare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
T62	PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare PIH Health Downey Hospital
T62	Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	1.48, 8th percentile	Compare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center
65	Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare Palmdale Regional Medical Center
66	Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	3.42, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.75, 1st percentile	Compare Adventist Health Simi Valley
67	Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.97, 17th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.38, 71st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital
68	California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.87, 21st percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	2.19, 3rd percentile	0.71, 58th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare California Hospital Medical Center La
69	Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Washington Hospital
T70	Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	0.80, 51st percentile	1.67, 5th percentile	Compare Adventist Health White Memorial
T70	Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	—	0.42, 56th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	—	—	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
T70	Doctors Hospital Of MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Doctors Hospital Of Manteca
T73	Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	1.95, 1st percentile	2.03, 5th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
T73	Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.65, 36th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.03, 30th percentile	—	1.09, 18th percentile	Compare Scripps Mercy Hospital
T75	Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.15, 77th percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	1.04, 30th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Northridge Hospital Medical Center
T75	Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	—	—	Compare Sutter Delta Medical Center
77	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.81, 1st percentile	—	1.71, 5th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley
T78	Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.61, 30th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Adventist Health Sonora
T78	Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.34, 73rd percentile	—	0.38, 69th percentile	Compare Enloe Health
80	California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.19, 64th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	1.76, 4th percentile	Compare California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital
81	USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.73, 4th percentile	0.26, 62nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
82	Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Corona Regional Medical Center
T83	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.80, 26th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	1.86, 7th percentile	—	0.30, 75th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek
T83	Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City, CA · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Menifee Global Medical Center
85	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney, CA · Acute care	0.20, 61st percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.91, 19th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.55, 55th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey
T86	Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	0.21, 61st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.51, 63rd percentile	—	0.74, 38th percentile	Compare Scripps Green Hospital
T86	Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · Acute care	0.21, 61st percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	2.02, 2nd percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	—	1.07, 19th percentile	Compare Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
T86	St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care	0.21, 61st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.55, 7th percentile	Compare St Bernardine Medical Center
89	Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	2.35, 1st percentile	Compare Memorial Hospital Of Gardena
T90	Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.54, 69th percentile	0.68, 42nd percentile	Compare Eisenhower Medical Center
T90	Pacifica Hospital Of The ValleySun Valley, CA · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.29, 6th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley
92	Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.46, 63rd percentile	Compare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
93	San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.64, 36th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.77, 36th percentile	Compare San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
94	Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi, CA · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.37, 61st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	1.66, 5th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Lodi Memorial
95	Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.27, 68th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	—	1.43, 9th percentile	Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
96	French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.94, 1st percentile	—	—	Compare French Hospital Medical Center
97	Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	—	0.91, 15th percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	Compare Emanuel Medical Center
T98	Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.10, 78th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.34, 73rd percentile	0.88, 46th percentile	0.38, 69th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario
T98	Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	—	—	1.87, 3rd percentile	Compare Mission Community Hospital
100	Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care	0.24, 57th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.11, 17th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

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).