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Hospitals with the lowest C. diff infections

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2,985 hospitals ranked by c. diff infections; 2,434 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalC. diff infectionslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Larkin Community HospitalSouth Miami, FL · Acute care0.001——9.7%17.7%0.91127 min1.13146Compare
T1Lasalle General HospitalJena, LA · Acute care0.001———15.1%—137 min1.1046Compare
T1Marion Communtiy HospitalOcala, FL · Acute care0.001211.8%11.9%17.0%2.12114 min1.03545Compare
T1Memorial Hospital BiloxiBiloxi, MS · Acute care0.0011—11.5%15.6%1.01153 min1.02—Compare
T1Merit Health River OaksFlowood, MS · Acute care0.001113.3%10.0%15.0%0.89134 min1.07106Compare
T1Monroe County Medical CenterTompkinsville, KY · Acute care0.0015—11.0%16.8%—128 min0.9249Compare
T1Neosho Memorial Regional Medical CenterChanute, KS · Critical access0.0014—13.1%15.8%—119 min—25Compare
T1Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN · Acute care0.001114.1%10.3%15.4%0.81162 min0.96196Compare
T1Samaritan Pacific Community HospitalNewport, OR · Critical access0.0014—12.5%15.2%—200 min—48Compare
T1St Lucie Medical CenterPort Saint Lucie, FL · Acute care0.001211.1%10.9%17.5%0.86108 min1.00282Compare
T1St Marys HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute care0.001311.8%12.3%15.1%1.67148 min1.00355Compare
T1Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital CompanyWeston, WV · Acute care0.0013——15.9%1.0798 min1.0570Compare
T1University Of Michigan Health - Sparrow EatonCharlotte, MI · Critical access0.0014—9.6%15.0%—168 min—25Compare
T1673Rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)Jber, AK · Military0.00—4————124 min——Compare
T1AD Hospital East, LLCHouston, TX · Acute care0.00————15.3%1.05—1.204Compare
T1Abbeville Area Medical CenterAbbeville, SC · Critical access0.00————15.0%—128 min—25Compare
T1AdCare Hospital Of Worcester IncWorcester, MA · Acute care0.00————16.4%——0.93114Compare
T1Adams Memorial HospitalDecatur, IN · Critical access0.00—4—11.9%15.2%—127 min—35Compare
T1Alliance Health CenterMeridian, MS · Acute care0.00————14.4%——0.93134Compare
T1Anderson Regional Medical Center South CampusMeridian, MS · Acute care0.00————————140Compare
T1Ascension St John SapulpaSapulpa, OK · Critical access0.00————14.5%—137 min—25Compare
T1Aspen Valley Hospital DistrictAspen, CO · Critical access0.00—4——15.0%———25Compare
T1Aspire HospitalConroe, TX · Acute care0.00————————30Compare
T1Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital And ClinicsLaurium, MI · Critical access0.00———11.8%16.0%—96 min—25Compare
T1Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedford, WI · Critical access0.00—4—12.3%14.4%—154 min—15Compare
T1Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill, WI · Critical access0.00———10.7%15.2%—123 min—25Compare
T1Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical CenterCedartown, GA · Critical access0.00————15.1%—96 min—25Compare
T1Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs CountyMalvern, AR · Acute care0.00————15.0%0.99100 min1.0172Compare
T1Bella Vista HospitalMayaguez, PR · Acute care0.00————15.0%———199Compare
T1Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterParamus, NJ · Acute care0.00————14.7%1.10145 min1.19496Compare
T1Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River Falls, WI · Critical access0.00————14.5%—102 min—25Compare
T1Blanchfield ACH (Ft Campbell)Fort Campbell, KY · Military0.00—4————154 min——Compare
T1Bleckley Memorial HospitalCochran, GA · Critical access0.00————14.9%—127 min—25Compare
T1Bon Secours Richmond Community HospitalRichmond, VA · Acute care0.00————14.9%—111 min0.91104Compare
T1Bucyrus Community HospitalBucyrus, OH · Critical access0.00————14.9%—118 min—15Compare
T1Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County HospitalElizabethtown, NC · Critical access0.00————15.0%—193 min—35Compare
T1CentraCare Health - MonticelloMonticello, MN · Critical access0.00—4——14.5%—132 min—39Compare
T1Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityCherokee, NC · Acute care0.00————15.5%——0.9826Compare
T1Christus Mother Frances Hospital- JacksonvilleJacksonville, TX · Critical access0.00—5——14.8%—96 min—25Compare
T1Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.00—4——14.6%0.96130 min0.9688Compare
T1Claiborne Medical CenterTazewell, TN · Acute care0.00—4——16.0%0.97126 min1.0285Compare
T1College Hospital Costa MesaCosta Mesa, CA · Acute care0.00———————1.13122Compare
T1Community Memorial Hospital - OjaiOjai, CA · Critical access0.00————15.0%—114 min—91Compare
T1Concord Hospital- FranklinFranklin, NH · Critical access0.00————15.6%—130 min—25Compare
T1Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee, WA · Critical access0.00————15.0%—112 min—48Compare
T1Council Oak Comprehensive HealthcareTulsa, OK · Acute care0.00————14.9%——1.0640Compare
T1Cox Barton County HospitalLamar, MO · Critical access0.00—5——14.8%—91 min—25Compare
T1Darnall AMC (Ft Cavazos)Fort Cavazos, TX · Military0.00—4————179 min—285Compare
T1Doctors' Center BayamonBayamon, PR · Acute care0.00—2——16.6%———146Compare
T1Elbert Memorial HospitalElberton, GA · Critical access0.00————15.0%—118 min—25Compare

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).