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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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#HospitalC. diff infectionslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
251NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care0.762213.0%10.4%15.5%1.04176 min0.94123Compare
252Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care0.784312.3%13.0%12.5%0.68174 min0.96140Compare
253Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute care0.7812—13.6%15.9%1.01171 min1.00170Compare
254MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care0.834311.2%11.3%13.6%0.98206 min1.06325Compare
255Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina, CA · Acute care0.851213.8%10.1%15.8%0.85190 min1.18193Compare
256Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care0.854310.3%7.7%15.4%0.83159 min1.02273Compare
257Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree, CA · Acute care0.9322—11.1%15.2%0.97154 min0.9259Compare
258Adventist Health ReedleyReedley, CA · Acute care0.93—3——14.7%—144 min1.0649Compare
259Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · Acute care0.98—38.8%9.4%15.9%0.90268 min1.03625Compare
260Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care1.0223—12.7%15.3%0.9576 min1.43104Compare
261Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora, CA · Acute care1.033211.3%10.8%15.2%1.16160 min1.16106Compare
262Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · Acute care1.074311.1%8.4%15.1%0.86185 min1.02317Compare
263San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas, CA · Acute care1.1022—9.7%15.5%0.87147 min1.14101Compare
264Sutter Lakeside HospitalLakeport, CA · Critical access1.2544—10.7%13.8%—131 min—30Compare
265Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care1.2812—9.6%15.8%0.92209 min1.0881Compare
266Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · Acute care1.3823—11.9%14.3%0.96231 min1.05229Compare
267Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach, CA · Acute care1.6311—9.6%14.8%0.90158 min1.25131Compare
268Chapman Global Medical CenterOrange, CA · Acute care1.682———15.2%0.98151 min1.4284Compare
269Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CenterDowney, CA · Acute care1.7033——14.9%0.92—1.03395Compare
27060th Medical Group (Travis AFB)Travis Afb, CA · Military1.75—5————139 min—385Compare
271Mad River Community HospitalArcata, CA · Acute care1.7513—11.2%14.9%1.02122 min0.9180Compare
272Fairchild Medical CenterYreka, CA · Critical access2.4123—15.8%15.4%—140 min—28Compare
273El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA · Acute care2.461211.8%12.1%15.3%0.89279 min0.97161Compare

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).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).