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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
201	Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	1.94, 6th percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare Dominican Hospital
T202	PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care	0.50, 25th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	0.45, 73rd percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
T202	Adventist Health ClearlakeClearlake, CA · Critical access	0.50, 25th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Adventist Health Clearlake
204	Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.50, 25th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.73, 29th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	0.35, 76th percentile	1.16, 15th percentile	Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital
205	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.80, 26th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	1.59, 7th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento
206	Barstow Community HospitalBarstow, CA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Barstow Community Hospital
207	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
T208	Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
T208	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno, CA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno
210	Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Palomar Medical Center Poway
211	Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.39, 51st percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center
212	Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	—	0.44, 64th percentile	Compare Temecula Valley Hospital
213	College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	1.12, 9th percentile	—	—	—	Compare College Medical Center
214	Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Victor Valley Global Medical Center
215	Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care	0.54, 22nd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.24, 9th percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.25, 12th percentile	Compare Ventura County Medical Center
216	Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.54, 21st percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.45, 45th percentile	1.77, 9th percentile	—	0.71, 41st percentile	Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
217	Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care	0.54, 21st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	2.04, 2nd percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	2.34, 3rd percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	Compare Garfield Medical Center
218	Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	0.54, 21st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.03, 15th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	4.13, 1st percentile	0.63, 47th percentile	Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
219	USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care	0.55, 21st percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	1.33, 7th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	0.69, 42nd percentile	Compare USC Arcadia Hospital
220	UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care	0.55, 21st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.42, 47th percentile	0.45, 67th percentile	0.55, 69th percentile	0.36, 71st percentile	Compare UCI Health-Orange
221	San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care	0.55, 21st percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	1.10, 27th percentile	—	—	Compare San Ramon Regional Medical Center
222	Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	0.65, 28th percentile	1.29, 21st percentile	1.39, 30th percentile	1.24, 13th percentile	Compare Riverside Community Hospital
223	Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Marshall Medical Center
224	St Rose HospitalHayward, CA · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	0.75, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare St Rose Hospital
225	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville, CA · Acute care	0.57, 20th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.56, 13th percentile	—	0.15, 80th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville
226	Highland HospitalOakland, CA · Acute care	0.57, 20th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.68, 10th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	Compare Highland Hospital
227	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch
228	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care	0.59, 19th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	1.03, 20th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park
229	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	0.59, 19th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	1.39, 9th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa
230	MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	0.60, 18th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	1.98, 15th percentile	1.27, 11th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center
231	Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah, CA · Acute care	0.61, 17th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.89, 15th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	—	Compare Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
232	Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyTehachapi, CA · Critical access	0.63, 16th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
233	UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.63, 16th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	1.22, 23rd percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.49, 60th percentile	Compare UCSF Medical Center
234	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.63, 16th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.76, 21st percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	—	0.16, 80th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
235	Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.63, 16th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	1.44, 28th percentile	0.50, 59th percentile	Compare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
236	Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA · Critical access	0.64, 16th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Adventist Health Howard Memorial
237	Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.64, 15th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	0.93, 43rd percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	Compare Keck Hospital Of USC
238	Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care	0.65, 15th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Sonoma Valley Hospital
239	Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · Acute care	0.66, 15th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	1.46, 5th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.34, 10th percentile	Compare Orange County Global Medical Center
240	San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo, CA · Acute care	0.66, 15th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare San Mateo Medical Center
241	Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael, CA · Acute care	0.66, 14th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	—	—	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital
242	Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	1.48, 6th percentile	1.90, 2nd percentile	0.27, 77th percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
243	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville, CA · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	2.44, 2nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville
244	John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	—	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
245	Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro
246	Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	—	0.45, 64th percentile	Compare Clovis Community Medical Center
247	Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	0.70, 13th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.81, 50th percentile	0.84, 31st percentile	Compare Community Regional Medical Center
248	University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.71, 12th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	1.56, 7th percentile	Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center
249	Providence Redwood Memorial HospitalFortuna, CA · Critical access	0.73, 12th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital
250	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · Acute care	0.73, 12th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	1.16, 11th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	1.01, 31st percentile	—	1.38, 9th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos

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).