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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
101	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.67, 26th percentile	1.22, 23rd percentile	—	0.30, 74th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles
T102	Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.26, 76th percentile	Compare Peninsula Medical Center
T102	Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Woodland Memorial Hospital
104	Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care	0.24, 55th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	1.48, 15th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Providence St Mary Medical Center
T105	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.25, 55th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	2.46, 2nd percentile	1.82, 18th percentile	0.44, 65th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco
T105	Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care	0.25, 55th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	1.08, 13th percentile	1.49, 5th percentile	0.37, 72nd percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare Salinas Valley Health Medical Center
107	Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care	0.25, 55th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Desert Valley Hospital
108	UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
109	Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care	0.26, 54th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	—	0.77, 35th percentile	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
110	Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	2.57, 2nd percentile	2.57, 8th percentile	0.37, 70th percentile	Compare Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
T111	Chino Valley Medical CenterChino, CA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Chino Valley Medical Center
T111	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.84, 23rd percentile	1.00, 12th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
113	Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.45, 63rd percentile	Compare Oroville Hospital
114	Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care	0.26, 52nd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.04, 14th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Montclair Hospital Medical Center
115	Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	0.57, 34th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Whittier Hospital Medical Center
116	Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Sutter Solano Medical Center
117	Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	—	1.63, 6th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Sierra Vista
118	Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	1.18, 24th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	Compare Adventist Health Hanford
119	Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.45, 67th percentile	—	1.64, 6th percentile	Compare Adventist Health And Rideout
120	Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana, CA · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	1.57, 7th percentile	Compare Coastal Communities Hospital
121	Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley, CA · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	—	2.27, 1st percentile	—	—	—	Compare Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District
122	Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	Compare Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
123	St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare St Mary Medical Center
124	Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	1.38, 4th percentile	0.43, 54th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	0.74, 47th percentile	0.42, 74th percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
125	John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio, CA · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.70, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
126	Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.79, 35th percentile	Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
T127	Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Coast Plaza Hospital
T127	Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	0.46, 67th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	1.03, 20th percentile	Compare Kern Medical Center
129	Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.23, 79th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
130	Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.62, 48th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca
131	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FremontFremont, CA · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	1.09, 13th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	—	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont
132	Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma, CA · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Petaluma Valley Hospital
133	Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	1.00, 12th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.40, 68th percentile	Compare Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
T134	Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care	0.32, 45th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Natividad Medical Center
T134	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care	0.32, 45th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	1.33, 8th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro
136	Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet, CA · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.44, 64th percentile	Compare Hemet Global Medical Center
137	California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.62, 6th percentile	Compare California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal
T138	Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey, CA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
T138	Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	0.18, 80th percentile	—	0.58, 52nd percentile	Compare Doctors Medical Center
140	Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.65, 36th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	1.26, 33rd percentile	0.75, 37th percentile	Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center
141	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City, CA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.08, 13th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	0.82, 43rd percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay
142	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.71, 30th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	2.20, 3rd percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond
143	Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	1.08, 10th percentile	1.56, 13th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Hospital
144	Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside, CA · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.78, 20th percentile	0.88, 39th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside
145	St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.08, 75th percentile	1.65, 11th percentile	—	1.49, 8th percentile	Compare St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton
146	PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.69, 32nd percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.86, 30th percentile	Compare PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
T147	Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Sutter Davis Hospital
T147	Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville, CA · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Watsonville Community Hospital
149	Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	Compare Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
150	UCI Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	1.75, 4th percentile	0.87, 16th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	—	1.73, 5th percentile	Compare UCI Health - Los Alamitos

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).