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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
151	Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding, CA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.20, 74th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	0.62, 56th percentile	—	0.61, 49th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center Redding
T152	Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena, CA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Adventist Health St Helena
T152	Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.77, 27th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital
154	Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.17, 76th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.76, 46th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center
T155	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City, CA · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.98, 12th percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	0.61, 49th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City
T155	East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
157	California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	1.72, 10th percentile	—	0.44, 64th percentile	Compare California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
T158	UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	0.38, 71st percentile	0.67, 61st percentile	0.72, 40th percentile	Compare UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
T158	Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.55, 44th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	1.35, 19th percentile	—	0.30, 75th percentile	Compare Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
T158	San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.99, 21st percentile	Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital
T161	Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee, CA · Critical access	0.38, 36th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Tahoe Forest Hospital
T161	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	1.05, 14th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	—	0.60, 50th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
163	Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.69, 42nd percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center
164	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.38, 35th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA
165	Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.64, 100th percentile	0.95, 17th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	0.15, 80th percentile	Compare Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
T166	Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	0.73, 49th percentile	—	0.80, 33rd percentile	Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula
T166	Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.97, 17th percentile	1.05, 10th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	—	1.10, 18th percentile	Compare Tri-City Medical Center
T168	Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care	0.39, 34th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.32, 65th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.49, 60th percentile	Compare Providence St. Jude Medical Center
T168	Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.39, 34th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Chinese Hospital
T170	El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care	0.39, 34th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.99, 12th percentile	1.38, 18th percentile	0.71, 58th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare El Camino Health
T170	Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care	0.39, 34th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	—	1.02, 20th percentile	Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center
172	Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Providence Mission Hospital
173	Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	1.14, 16th percentile	Compare Desert Regional Medical Center
174	Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	1.17, 9th percentile	2.12, 4th percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	Compare Palomar Health Downtown Campus
175	Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	1.49, 14th percentile	—	1.21, 13th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital South Sacramento
176	Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.20, 79th percentile	—	0.77, 36th percentile	Compare Grossmont Hospital
T177	Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.09, 13th percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.95, 24th percentile	Compare Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
T177	St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.74, 49th percentile	—	1.57, 7th percentile	Compare St Johns Regional Medical Center
T177	NMC San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Military	0.40, 33rd percentile	—	0.95, 18th percentile	1.56, 4th percentile	—	—	—	Compare NMC San Diego
180	Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care	0.41, 33rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	2.05, 4th percentile	—	0.40, 68th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center
181	Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton, CA · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	1.70, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Adventist Health Twin Cities
182	Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.82, 25th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	Compare Antelope Valley Hospital
183	Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care	0.42, 32nd percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	—	1.65, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare Center
184	Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	1.40, 4th percentile	1.46, 6th percentile	1.14, 9th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	—	0.31, 74th percentile	Compare Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
185	Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.08, 79th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	0.73, 56th percentile	0.75, 37th percentile	Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
186	Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care	0.43, 31st percentile	—	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Colusa Medical Center
187	MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	1.65, 4th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.85, 41st percentile	3.23, 4th percentile	1.23, 13th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center
188	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills, CA · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	2.67, 1st percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills
189	Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care	0.44, 30th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Adventist Health Tulare
190	Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · Acute care	0.44, 29th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.42, 67th percentile	Compare Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
T191	MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care	0.45, 29th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare MarinHealth Medical Center
T191	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	0.45, 29th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	0.37, 76th percentile	0.86, 30th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care
193	Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.04, 19th percentile	Compare Providence St. Joseph Hospital
194	UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.12, 12th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	1.84, 8th percentile	—	1.78, 4th percentile	Compare UCLA West Valley Medical Center
T195	St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care	0.46, 28th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Elizabeth Community Hospital
T195	John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care	0.46, 28th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	2.73, 1st percentile	1.88, 16th percentile	0.24, 77th percentile	Compare John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
197	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care	0.46, 27th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.55, 44th percentile	0.65, 28th percentile	1.41, 17th percentile	—	0.68, 43rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
198	Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care	0.47, 27th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.89, 20th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	0.23, 79th percentile	Compare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance
199	Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	1.16, 11th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.23, 78th percentile	Compare Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
200	UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · Acute care	0.49, 26th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.24, 9th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.01, 20th percentile	Compare UCI Health - Fountain 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).