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Hospitals in Florida with the lowest C. diff infections

163 Florida 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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163 hospitals ranked in Florida by c. diff infections; 58 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
51	AdventHealth ZephyrhillsZephyrhills, FL · Acute care	0.06, 78th percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.24, 13th percentile	Compare AdventHealth Zephyrhills
52	Hialeah HospitalHialeah, FL · Acute care	0.08, 77th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Hialeah Hospital
53	HCA Florida Trinity HospitalTrinity, FL · Acute care	0.08, 77th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.56, 44th percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	0.20, 79th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.94, 24th percentile	Compare HCA Florida Trinity Hospital
T54	Naples Community HospitalNaples, FL · Acute care	0.08, 77th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.93, 18th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	1.07, 29th percentile	2.35, 9th percentile	0.87, 29th percentile	Compare Naples Community Hospital
T54	Palmetto General HospitalHialeah, FL · Acute care	0.08, 77th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.48, 15th percentile	—	0.61, 49th percentile	Compare Palmetto General Hospital
T56	Broward Health Imperial PointFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care	0.08, 76th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.55, 44th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	1.95, 15th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Broward Health Imperial Point
T56	HCA Florida University HospitalDavie, FL · Acute care	0.08, 76th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare HCA Florida University Hospital
58	Cape Coral HospitalCape Coral, FL · Acute care	0.09, 76th percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	1.14, 16th percentile	Compare Cape Coral Hospital
59	HCA Florida Capital HospitalTallahassee, FL · Acute care	0.09, 76th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.20, 67th percentile	0.30, 76th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.53, 7th percentile	Compare HCA Florida Capital Hospital
60	Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeNaples, FL · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.12, 73rd percentile	0.33, 74th percentile	—	1.23, 13th percentile	Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge
61	Flagler HospitalSaint Augustine, FL · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.84, 23rd percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.53, 56th percentile	Compare Flagler Hospital
62	HCA Florida Lake City HospitalLake City, FL · Acute care	0.10, 74th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare HCA Florida Lake City Hospital
63	HCA Florida South Tampa HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care	0.10, 74th percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	—	Compare HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital
T64	Oviedo Medical CenterOviedo, FL · Acute care	0.11, 74th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	—	—	0.55, 60th percentile	2.07, 13th percentile	—	Compare Oviedo Medical Center
T64	HCA Florida Poinciana HospitalKissimmee, FL · Acute care	0.11, 74th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital
66	HCA Florida Fawcett HospitalPort Charlotte, FL · Acute care	0.11, 74th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.97, 32nd percentile	—	1.30, 11th percentile	Compare HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital
67	Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care	0.11, 73rd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.46, 53rd percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	2.43, 8th percentile	1.14, 16th percentile	Compare Broward Health Medical Center
68	HCA Florida Putnam HospitalPalatka, FL · Acute care	0.11, 73rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare HCA Florida Putnam Hospital
69	Morton Plant North Bay HospitalNew Port Richey, FL · Acute care	0.12, 73rd percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
70	Orlando Health Sebastian River HospitalSebastian, FL · Acute care	0.12, 73rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	2.98, 0th percentile	—	—	Compare Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital
71	AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, FL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.26, 70th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.45, 68th percentile	0.36, 76th percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare AdventHealth Orlando
72	HCA Florida Orange Park HospitalOrange Park, FL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	1.61, 12th percentile	—	0.99, 22nd percentile	Compare HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
T73	Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach, FL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	1.71, 10th percentile	—	0.15, 81st percentile	Compare Delray Medical Center
T73	HCA Florida Northside HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.70, 31st percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	1.35, 10th percentile	Compare HCA Florida Northside Hospital
75	Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthFort Myers, FL · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.05, 76th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
76	HCA Florida Gulf Coast HospitalPanama City, FL · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	0.72, 98th percentile	0.78, 27th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	1.64, 11th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	Compare HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
77	Winter Haven HospitalWinter Haven, FL · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.10, 81st percentile	Compare Winter Haven Hospital
78	Orlando Health St Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, FL · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital
79	HCA Florida Citrus HospitalInverness, FL · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	—	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare HCA Florida Citrus Hospital
80	St Josephs HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.46, 67th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.37, 69th percentile	Compare St Josephs Hospital
81	Viera HospitalMelbourne, FL · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	Compare Viera Hospital
82	Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens, FL · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.86, 22nd percentile	0.67, 26th percentile	0.72, 49th percentile	—	1.15, 16th percentile	Compare Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
83	HCA Florida Bayonet Point HospitalHudson, FL · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.27, 77th percentile	—	1.07, 19th percentile	Compare HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital
T84	Homestead HospitalHomestead, FL · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.12, 12th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Homestead Hospital
T84	Ascension St Vincent's RiversideJacksonville, FL · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.85, 30th percentile	Compare Ascension St Vincent's Riverside
86	HCA Florida Largo HospitalLargo, FL · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.20, 79th percentile	Compare HCA Florida Largo Hospital
87	Ascension Sacred Heart BayPanama City, FL · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.20, 14th percentile	Compare Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
88	AdventHealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach, FL · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	1.59, 5th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
89	Lee Memorial HospitalFort Myers, FL · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.71, 40th percentile	Compare Lee Memorial Hospital
T90	AdventHealth Palm Coast ParkwayPalm Coast, FL · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway
T90	Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center Of DeltonDeltona, FL · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center Of Delton
T92	Tallahassee Memorial HealthcareTallahassee, FL · Acute care	0.17, 65th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	0.26, 63rd percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	1.90, 16th percentile	0.71, 40th percentile	Compare Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
T92	Orlando Health Bayfront HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care	0.17, 65th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.20, 74th percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	—	0.31, 73rd percentile	Compare Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital
94	Holmes Regional Medical CenterMelbourne, FL · Acute care	0.17, 65th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.17, 76th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	0.66, 62nd percentile	0.68, 43rd percentile	Compare Holmes Regional Medical Center
95	Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton, FL · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.26, 63rd percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	1.16, 36th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare Boca Raton Regional Hospital
96	Lakewood Ranch Medical CenterBradenton, FL · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	0.79, 20th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	—	1.28, 11th percentile	Compare Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
97	St Anthonys HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	1.42, 7th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	0.67, 52nd percentile	—	0.11, 81st percentile	Compare St Anthonys Hospital
98	Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.37, 72nd percentile	1.84, 17th percentile	1.19, 14th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
99	AdventHealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FL · Acute care	0.19, 64th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
100	AdventHealth TampaTampa, FL · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	1.13, 37th percentile	0.57, 53rd percentile	Compare AdventHealth Tampa

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).