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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. Leading: Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin, Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside. 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
T1	Memorial Health Meadows HospitalVidalia, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.84, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
T1	Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin
T1	Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	—	—	Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
T1	Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Emanuel Medical Center
T1	Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.21, 66th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Fairview Park Hospital
T1	NGMC Barrow, LLCWinder, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare NGMC Barrow, LLC
T1	Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Piedmont Macon North Hospital
T1	St Marys Good Samaritan HospitalGreensboro, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	1.41, 5th percentile	—	—	—	Compare St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
T1	Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	1.38, 9th percentile	Compare Memorial Satilla Health
T1	Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.76, 1st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
T1	Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	1.66, 4th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica
T1	Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC
T1	Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	2.21, 2nd percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	2.17, 3rd percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare Wellstar Douglas Medical Center
T1	Atrium Health Navicent PeachByron, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Atrium Health Navicent Peach
T1	Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical CenterCedartown, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center
T1	Bleckley Memorial HospitalCochran, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Bleckley Memorial Hospital
T1	Elbert Memorial HospitalElberton, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Elbert Memorial Hospital
T1	Higgins General HospitalBremen, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Higgins General Hospital
T1	Miller County HospitalColquitt, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Miller County Hospital
T1	Morgan Medical CenterMadison, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Morgan Medical Center
T1	SGMC Health LanierLakeland, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare SGMC Health Lanier
T1	University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare University McDuffie County Regional Medical Center
T1	Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical CenterJackson, GA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center
24	Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care	0.05, 79th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	Compare Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc
25	Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · Acute care	0.07, 78th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
26	Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care	0.07, 78th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Southern Regional Medical Center
27	Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers, GA · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.00, 16th percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	0.50, 64th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
28	Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · Acute care	0.10, 74th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.32, 64th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.16, 80th percentile	2.18, 12th percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center
29	St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care	0.10, 74th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.61, 38th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare
30	Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · Acute care	0.10, 74th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	3.99, 1st percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Piedmont Fayette Hospital
31	Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care	0.11, 73rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.15, 77th percentile	0.06, 76th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.99, 21st percentile	Compare Doctors Hospital
32	Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GA · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
T33	Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville, GA · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.99, 16th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
T33	Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton, GA · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	1.92, 1st percentile	1.47, 6th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	0.88, 38th percentile	—	1.93, 3rd percentile	Compare Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
35	Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.29, 21st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center
36	Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin, GA · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.63, 37th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	—	1.70, 21st percentile	1.47, 8th percentile	Compare Wellstar Spalding Medical Center
37	Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	0.54, 61st percentile	0.55, 69th percentile	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare Piedmont Henry Hospital
38	Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	2.00, 14th percentile	1.02, 20th percentile	Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
39	Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care	0.17, 65th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	1.26, 33rd percentile	1.20, 14th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
40	Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	1.29, 7th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	2.35, 2nd percentile	4.73, 0th percentile	0.44, 64th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Cherokee
41	Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Piedmont Newton Hospital
42	Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Colquitt Regional Medical Center
43	Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.31, 58th percentile	1.56, 13th percentile	0.58, 67th percentile	0.48, 61st percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Forsyth
44	Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.98, 22nd percentile	Compare Piedmont Walton Hospital
45	Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.16, 11th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	—	—	0.92, 25th percentile	Compare Emory Hillandale Hospital
46	Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	1.60, 12th percentile	0.31, 76th percentile	0.80, 33rd percentile	Compare Piedmont Augusta Hospital
47	Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care	0.24, 57th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	2.75, 1st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.55, 55th percentile	Compare Coliseum Medical Centers
48	East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	0.82, 42nd percentile	—	1.69, 5th percentile	Compare East Georgia Regional Medical Center
49	Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.74, 23rd percentile	1.38, 17th percentile	2.15, 12th percentile	0.40, 68th percentile	Compare Emory University Hospital Midtown
50	Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care	0.24, 55th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	1.56, 25th percentile	0.80, 34th percentile	Compare Wellstar Cobb 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).