Hospital rankings
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.
| # | 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 251 | NorthBay Medical Center | 0.76, 11th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.98, 16th percentile | 0.66, 27th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.92, 25th percentile | Compare NorthBay Medical Center |
| 252 | Providence St Joseph Hospital | 0.78, 10th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.67, 10th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Providence St Joseph Hospital |
| 253 | Lompoc Valley Medical Center | 0.78, 10th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | — | 0.61, 31st percentile | — | — | — | Compare Lompoc Valley Medical Center |
| 254 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 0.83, 8th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 1.49, 5th percentile | 0.34, 73rd percentile | — | 0.49, 60th percentile | Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center |
| 255 | Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital | 0.85, 8th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 0.20, 79th percentile | — | 0.44, 64th percentile | Compare Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital |
| 256 | Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 0.85, 8th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 0.76, 21st percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center |
| 257 | Hi-Desert Medical Center | 0.93, 7th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Hi-Desert Medical Center |
| 258 | Adventist Health Reedley | 0.93, 7th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Adventist Health Reedley |
| 259 | Huntington Hospital | 0.98, 6th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.62, 37th percentile | 1.45, 5th percentile | — | — | 0.42, 66th percentile | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| 260 | Greater El Monte Community Hospital | 1.02, 5th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.87, 22nd percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Greater El Monte Community Hospital |
| 261 | Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | 1.03, 5th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.66, 27th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital |
| 262 | Saint John's Health Center | 1.07, 5th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.27, 12th percentile | Compare Saint John's Health Center |
| 263 | San Dimas Community Hospital | 1.10, 4th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare San Dimas Community Hospital |
| 264 | Sutter Lakeside Hospital | 1.25, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Sutter Lakeside Hospital |
| 265 | Community Hospital Of Huntington Park | 1.28, 3rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.86, 22nd percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Community Hospital Of Huntington Park |
| 266 | Redlands Community Hospital | 1.38, 3rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.49, 49th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 1.13, 26th percentile | — | 0.48, 60th percentile | Compare Redlands Community Hospital |
| 267 | Huntington Beach Hospital | 1.63, 2nd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Huntington Beach Hospital |
| 268 | Chapman Global Medical Center | 1.68, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Chapman Global Medical Center |
| 269 | Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center | 1.70, 1st percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.82, 25th percentile | 4.73, 0th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center |
| 270 | 60th Medical Group (Travis AFB) | 1.75, 1st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare 60th Medical Group (Travis AFB) |
| 271 | Mad River Community Hospital | 1.75, 1st percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Mad River Community Hospital |
| 272 | Fairchild Medical Center | 2.41, 0th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Fairchild Medical Center |
| 273 | El Centro Regional Medical Center | 2.46, 0th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 2.85, 1st percentile | 2.30, 1st percentile | — | — | — | Compare El Centro Regional Medical Center |
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).