Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | C. diff infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T150 | The Villages Regional Hospital | 0.48, 26th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 315 | Compare The Villages Regional Hospital |
| 152 | Memorial Hospital Miramar | 0.48, 26th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 178 | Compare Memorial Hospital Miramar |
| 153 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 0.51, 24th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 897 | Compare Sarasota Memorial Hospital |
| 154 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 0.52, 23rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.70, 98th percentile | 235 min, 7th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 212 | Compare Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice |
| 155 | Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast | 0.53, 22nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 58 | Compare Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast |
| 156 | Gulf Breeze Hospital | 0.55, 21st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 77 | Compare Gulf Breeze Hospital |
| 157 | Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | 0.60, 18th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 332 | Compare Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital |
| 158 | AdventHealth North Pinellas | 0.61, 17th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 168 | Compare AdventHealth North Pinellas |
| 159 | Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 0.63, 16th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 672 | Compare Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc |
| 160 | Halifax Health Medical Center | 0.64, 16th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 709 | Compare Halifax Health Medical Center |
| 161 | Bartow Regional Medical Center | 0.65, 15th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 72 | Compare Bartow Regional Medical Center |
| 162 | AdventHealth Wauchula | 1.25, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 min, 79th percentile | — | 25 | Compare AdventHealth Wauchula |
| 163 | Jackson Hospital | 1.38, 3rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 100 | Compare Jackson 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).
- 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).