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Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest C. diff infections

94 Georgia 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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94 hospitals ranked in Georgia by c. diff infections; 55 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	Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.25, 55th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.18, 11th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	1.48, 15th percentile	1.75, 20th percentile	0.48, 61st percentile	Compare Northside Hospital
T52	Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.78, 46th percentile	1.24, 34th percentile	0.10, 82nd percentile	Compare Piedmont Hospital, Inc
T52	Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	0.59, 41st percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.49, 60th percentile	Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
54	St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare St Mary's Hospital
T55	AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.31, 11th percentile	Compare AdventHealth Redmond
T55	Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	1.81, 8th percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Archbold Memorial Hospital
57	Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	1.26, 8th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.92, 36th percentile	0.89, 46th percentile	1.65, 5th percentile	Compare Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus
58	Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek, GA · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	1.33, 8th percentile	1.51, 4th percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	—	0.71, 41st percentile	Compare Emory Johns Creek Hospital
T59	Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup, GA · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital
T59	Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	1.33, 8th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	2.81, 6th percentile	1.30, 11th percentile	Compare Grady Memorial Hospital
61	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	1.74, 9th percentile	1.77, 19th percentile	0.73, 38th percentile	Compare Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
62	Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.70, 32nd percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.16, 25th percentile	0.70, 60th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Gwinnett
63	Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville, GA · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Navicent Health Baldwin
64	Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	1.26, 8th percentile	1.85, 3rd percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Tift Regional Medical Center
T65	Hamilton Medical CenterDalton, GA · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Hamilton Medical Center
T65	Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.32, 64th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	1.97, 15th percentile	1.59, 6th percentile	Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc
67	Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	1.22, 35th percentile	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
68	Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.70, 31st percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.70, 41st percentile	Compare Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins
69	Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	0.56, 44th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	1.19, 36th percentile	1.89, 3rd percentile	Compare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col
70	Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	1.48, 15th percentile	—	0.28, 75th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc
71	AdventHealth GordonCalhoun, GA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.86, 22nd percentile	—	1.11, 27th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare AdventHealth Gordon
72	Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	—	0.82, 19th percentile	2.86, 1st percentile	—	—	Compare Crisp Regional Hospital
73	Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper, GA · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc
T74	Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.42, 3rd percentile	1.11, 12th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.58, 59th percentile	0.73, 56th percentile	0.95, 24th percentile	Compare Emory University Hospital
T74	Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.66, 53rd percentile	1.70, 21st percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare Emory Decatur Hospital
76	Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	2.02, 5th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.89, 27th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center
77	Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Union General Hospital
78	Dodge County HospitalEastman, GA · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Dodge County Hospital
79	Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	2.73, 0th percentile	1.86, 7th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Duluth
80	Stephens County HospitalToccoa, GA · Acute care	0.44, 29th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Stephens County Hospital
81	Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care	0.44, 29th percentile	1.55, 2nd percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	0.30, 77th percentile	0.48, 60th percentile	Compare Candler Hospital
82	Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · Acute care	0.47, 27th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	0.68, 43rd percentile	Compare Wellstar Paulding Medical Center
83	Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · Acute care	0.47, 27th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc
84	St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	2.17, 0th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	1.46, 15th percentile	—	0.23, 78th percentile	Compare St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah
85	Southeastern Regional Medical Center, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	—	—	0.63, 56th percentile	1.65, 22nd percentile	—	Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc
86	Turning Point HospitalMoultrie, GA · Acute care	0.70, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Turning Point Hospital
87	SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · Acute care	0.74, 11th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	0.54, 70th percentile	0.41, 67th percentile	Compare SGMC Health
88	Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest, GA · Acute care	0.82, 9th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
89	Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Upson Regional Medical Center
90	Putnam General HospitalEatonton, GA · Critical access	0.96, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Putnam General Hospital
91	Jeff Davis HospitalHazlehurst, GA · Critical access	1.06, 5th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Jeff Davis Hospital
92	Memorial Hospital And ManorBainbridge, GA · Acute care	1.23, 3rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Memorial Hospital And Manor
93	Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden CampusSaint Marys, GA · Acute care	1.25, 3rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus
94	Dwight Eisenhower AMC (Ft Gordon)Fort Gordon, GA · Military	1.68, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Dwight Eisenhower AMC (Ft Gordon)

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).