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Hospitals in Connecticut with the lowest C. diff infections

25 Connecticut hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Johnson Memorial Hospital, Windham Community Memorial Hospital, William W Backus Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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25 hospitals ranked in Connecticut by c. diff infections; 11 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
T1	Johnson Memorial HospitalStafford Springs, CT · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Johnson Memorial Hospital
T1	Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic, CT · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Windham Community Memorial Hospital
3	William W Backus HospitalNorwich, CT · Acute care	0.04, 79th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare William W Backus Hospital
4	Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	1.27, 21st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Middlesex Hospital
5	The Hospital Of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	0.52, 71st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare The Hospital Of Central Connecticut
T6	Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	1.22, 23rd percentile	1.56, 26th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	Compare Danbury Hospital
T6	St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.13, 26th percentile	—	0.53, 57th percentile	Compare St Vincent's Medical Center
8	Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	1.09, 12th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	1.03, 30th percentile	—	0.55, 55th percentile	Compare Stamford Hospital
9	MidState Medical CenterMeriden, CT · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.54, 61st percentile	—	0.30, 74th percentile	Compare MidState Medical Center
10	Griffin HospitalDerby, CT · Acute care	0.25, 55th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.14, 2nd percentile	Compare Griffin Hospital
11	Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare Norwalk Hospital
12	Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.44, 16th percentile	—	1.35, 10th percentile	Compare Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
13	Greenwich Hospital Association -Greenwich, CT · Acute care	0.26, 52nd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.37, 61st percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	1.13, 26th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Greenwich Hospital Association -
14	St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	1.39, 4th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	0.59, 66th percentile	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
15	Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	3.02, 4th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare Bridgeport Hospital
16	Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Saint Mary's Hospital
17	Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	—	1.57, 7th percentile	Compare Waterbury Hospital
T18	Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	0.70, 98th percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	0.46, 72nd percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	Compare Yale-New Haven Hospital
T18	Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.13, 77th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.92, 36th percentile	—	0.29, 75th percentile	Compare Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
20	Bristol HospitalBristol, CT · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Bristol Hospital
21	John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	1.94, 6th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect
22	Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT · Acute care	0.55, 21st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Manchester Memorial Hospital
23	Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	1.67, 22nd percentile	0.55, 55th percentile	Compare Hartford Hospital
24	Day Kimball HospitalPutnam, CT · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Day Kimball Hospital
25	Sharon HospitalSharon, CT · Acute care	0.85, 8th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Sharon Hospital

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).